Characterize Responses

Obtain a more complete picture of a drug's maximal action and mechanism of cell death. Several of Promega's cell-based assays allow multiplexing applications where you can measure assays simultaneously or sequentially, for example, measure cytotoxicity or viability, then perform a caspase activity assay.

Initial measure:		Then you may measure:
Cytotoxicity and Viability (Necrosis)		Caspase Activity or Apoptosis		Data • Article
Cell Viability		Caspase Activity or General Apoptosis		Data • Article
Initiator Caspase Activity		Executioner Caspase-3/7 Activity		Data • Article