| Assay Method Information | |
| | Cytopathic Effect Assay with RSV A2 in HEp-2 Cells |
| Description: | Test compounds were dissolved in DMSO and then prepared in eight half-log dilutions in MEM medium with 50 μg/mL gentamicin and 2% FBS (MA-104 cells only). Each dilution was added to 5 wells of a 96-well plate with 80-100% HEp-2 cells. Three wells of each dilution were infected with respiratory syncytial virus A2 (ATCC VR-1540) and two wells remained uninfected as toxicity controls. After maximum cytopathic effect (CPE) was observed microscopically in untreated virus control wells, plates were stained with neutral red dye for approximately 2 hours, then supernatant dye was removed and the incorporated dye was extracted in 50:50 Sorensen citrate buffer/ethanol and read on a spectrophotometer. Optical density values were normalized based on cell and virus controls, then the concentration of test compound required to inhibit CPE by 50% (EC50) was calculated by regression analysis. The reported EC50 value is the mean of at least two experiments. |
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