A cell viability assay using yellow tetrazolium salt3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide or MTT is utilized to assess the effects of the p53 SMWC on growth of human carcinoma cell lines. Cells are plated in triplicate in 96-well plates at a density of 2.5×10³ cells/well in 100 μL of complete medium. After 24hr incubation in a humidified 5% atmosphere at 37°C, the cells are treated with increasing concentrations of SMWC for an additional 24 hr period and analyzed for cell growth using the MTT assay. Stock solutions (10 mM) of CP-31398 and PRIMA-1 in PBS are diluted in PBS immediately prior to use. The assay is performed as follows: a 12 mM MTT stock solution is prepared by adding 1 mL of sterile PBS to 5 mg MTT and mixing by vortex or sonication until dissolved. Once prepared, the MTT solution is stored for four weeks at 4°C protected from light.A 500 mL SDS-HCl solution consisting of 0.01 M HCl, 10% propanol and 5 gm SDS is prepared by mixing the solution gently by inversion until the SDS dissolved.100 μL of cell culture medium is removed from each well and 10 μL of the 12 mM MTT stock solution added. A negative control consisting of 10 μL of the MTT stock solution added to 100 μL of medium is prepared. The plates are incubated at 37°C for 4hr followed by the addition of 100 μL of the SDS-HCl solution to each well and mixing thoroughly using a pipette. The absorbance of each sample is read at 570 nm in an ELISA plate reader. The inhibitory concentration (IC₄₀) doses are determined using standard procedure^[2].

MCE has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.

Mice^[3]
Female A/J mice at 6 weeks of age are used. At 6 weeks of age, mice are fed control irradiated AIN-76A modified diet. At 7 weeks of age, the mice intended for carcinogen treatment receive a single dose of 10 mol (2.07 mg) NNK/mouse by intraperitoneal injection. All mice are weighed once every 2 weeks until termination of the study. Three weeks after NNK treatment, groups of mice (25 mice/group) are fed control AIN-76A or experimental diets containing 50 or 100 ppm CP-31398 or 150 or 300 ppm PRIMA-1 until termination. Mice are killed by CO₂ asphyxiation followed by cervical dislocation after 17 weeks (10 mice/group) or 34 weeks (15 mice/group) of exposure to test agents. At the time of sacrifice, lungs are lavaged, perfused, and fixed in phosphate-buffered formalin, transferred within 2 days to 70% alcohol, and evaluated under a dissecting microscope for the number of tumors and tumor size. Tumors on the lung surface are enumerated by at least two experienced readers, blinded to sample identifiers, using a dissecting microscope. Tumor diameters are measured using Fisher brand digital calipers.

MCE has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.

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