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Monitoring Viability During Gene-Directed Enzyme Prodrug Therapy with the CellTiter-Glo® Assay and Human Neural Progenitor Cells

Human neural progenitor cells (hNPC) can deliver neuroprotective molecules to sites of neurodegeneration and show great promise for neurodegenerative disease therapy. However, ex vivo gene therapy strategies raise significant safety issues associated with unanticipated adverse reactions. We are investigating the potential of gene-directed enzyme prodrug therapy (GDEPT) as a method for treating such adverse reactions. In the experiments presented, we assessed hNPC viability using the CellTiter-Glo® Luminescent Cell Viability and CellTiter 96® AQueous One Solution Cell Proliferation Assays. The enhanced sensitivity provided by the CellTiter-Glo® Assay allowed us to evaluate the effectiveness of GDEPT strategies on hNPC.

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