Figure 6.
ZnAβ oligomers show stronger reduction to cell viability and are more cytotoxic than ADDLs, but they induce similar Ca2+ influx. (A,B) Cell viability was examined by MTT assay for ZnAβ and ADDLs treatment. ZnAβ and ADDLs in different concentrations were treated to neuroblastoma cells. (C,D) Cytotoxicity assay by LDH for ZnAβ and ADDLs treatment. The percentage of LDH release was calculated by the slope of fluorescence intensity compared with maximum LDH release control. Triton-X 100 treated cell was served as 100% cytotoxicity. (E,F) Intracellular Ca2+ was monitored by Fluo-3 AM dye. ZnAβ samples were filtered prior to experiment. Before treatment, cell was first incubated with dye and measured for basal level of fluorescence intensity for 10 mins. Aβ was added as indicated arrow. The statistical analysis was performed by one-way ANOVA and Turkey Post Hoc Test, where p < 0.05 (*), <0.01 (**), <0.001 (***), <0.0001 (****). The averaged values were shown with standard divisions.