Evaluation the Cytotoxic Effect of Cytotoxin-Producing Klebsiella Oxytoca Isolates on the Hep-2 Cell Line by Mtt Assay Publisher Pubmed



Soltandallal MM^{1, 2} ; Validi M^{3, 4} ; Douraghi M^{2, 4} ; Fallahmehrabadi J⁵ ; Lormohammadi L⁶ Show Affiliations
Source: Microbial Pathogenesis Published:2017

Abstract

Background The cytotoxic effects on epithelial cells of the human are not observed in other strains of Klebsiella spp and are only observed in K. oxytoca strains. MTT assay was used to evaluate cytotoxic activity. In this study, colorimetric method was used to evaluate the cytotoxic effect of cytotoxin-producing isolates on Hep-2 cell line and determines the percentage of surviving cells. Materials and methods In this study, we collected a total of 75 K. oxytoca strains isolate and we detected the production of toxins and their cytotoxic effects on HEp-2 cells. Colorimetric method such as MTT assay was used to evaluate the cytotoxic effect of cytotoxin-producing isolates on Hep-2 cell line and determines the percentage of surviving cells. Results Nine isolates had cytotoxic effects on HEp-2 cells. The results of MTT assay showed that the isolated strains were different from the control stain in terms of toxinogenicity and cytotoxic effects on HEp-2 cells at the studied dilutions (1:3, 1:6, 1:12, 1:24, 1:48, and 1:96). Conclusions In the current study, Percentage of Hep-2 surviving cells exposed to 1:3, 1:6, 1:12, 1:24, 1:48, and 1:96 supernatant dilutions of cytotoxin-producing Klebsiella oxytoca isolates was different. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd