| Assay Method Information | |
| | Capsaicin-based Assay |
| Description: | One day prior to assay, TRPV1/CHO cells were seeded in 96-well clear-bottom black plates (20,000 cells/well) in growth media. On the day of the experiment, the cells were washed with 0.2 mL 1x Hank's Balanced Salt Solution (Life Technologies) containing 1.6 mM CaCl2 and 20 mM HEPES, pH 7.4 ("wash buffer"). Subsequently, the cells were loaded by incubation in 0.1 mL of wash buffer containing Fluo-4 at 3 uM final concentration. After 1 hour, the cells were washed twice with 0.2 mL wash buffer and resuspended in 0.1 mL wash buffer. The plates were then transferred to a Fluorescence Imaging Plate Reader (Molecular Devices). Fluorescence intensity was monitored for 15 seconds to establish a baseline. Subsequently, test compounds diluted in assay buffer (1x Hank's Balanced Salt Solution containing 1 mM CaCl2 and 20 mM HEPES, pH 7.4) containing 1% DMSO were added to the cell plate and fluorescence was monitored for 2 minutes. The final concentration of the compound was adjusted to range from 100 uM to 1.5625 uM. If the test compound was an especially potent antagonist, the final concentration of the compound was adjusted to range from 10 uM to 1.5625 nM. Human TRPV1 was then activated by the addition of 50 uL capsaicin (100 nM final concentration) and plates incubated for an additional 3 min. |
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