Assay Method Information

Assay Name:  Inhibition Assay
Description:  mPGES-1 microsome fractions were prepared from CHO-K1 cells transiently transfected with plasmid encoding the human mPGES-1cDNA. Microsomes were diluted with potassium phosphate buffer containing reduced glutathione (pH7.4), and DMSO containing test compound or DMSO alone was added (such that DMSO final concentration would be 1% in each) and incubated at 4° C. for 20 minutes. Then, the enzymatic reactions were initiated by the addition of PGH2 substrate (final concentration 1 μM) and incubated at 4° C. for 60 seconds. The reaction was terminated by the addition of a citrate solution (final citrate concentration 50 mM) containing ferric chloride (final concentration 1 mg/mL). PGE2 production in the enzyme reaction aliquot was measured using HTRF kit (Cisbio International, catalogue #62P2APEC). The solution free of test compound was used as positive control, and the solution free of test compound and microsome sample was used as negative control. 100% activity was defined as PGE2 production in the positive control minus PGE2 production in negative control. IC50 value was calculated by standard method.
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