2- (2- methoxy- 4- nitrophenyl)- 3- (4- nitrophenyl)- 5- (2,4- disulfophenyl)- 2H tetrazolium monosodium salt

12/29/2012 - "Experiments with small hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) targeting human ANO1 resulted in a significant reduction of proliferation, metastasis and invasion of PC-3 cells using WST-8, colony formation, wound-healing and transwell assays. "

01/01/2019 - "Human colon cancer cell lines (HT-29 and SW-948) showed concentration- and time-dependent cytotoxicity for CAG, as determined by optical microscopy images and WST-8 assay, with relatively low IC50 values (~100 μg/ml), while preserving biocompatibility towards normal human colon (CCD-841) and liver cells (WRL-68), with high selectivity indices (≥ 2.0) at all tested time points. "
05/01/2014 - "Cell viability was assessed using the WST-8 assay in two colon cancer cell lines. "
12/01/2013 - "In this study, we have investigated the anti-proliferative effect of 1, 8-cineole on human colon cancer cell lines HCT116 and RKO by WST-8 and BrdU assays. "
11/28/2016 - "The cytotoxic effect of linalool on the human colon cancer cell lines and a human fibroblast cell line was examined using the WST-8 assay. "
06/01/2008 - "Cytotoxicity was determined for 5-FU combined with radiation for three colon cancer cell lines that contain mutant p53 (SW480, HT29 and WiDr), using the WST-8 colorimetric assay. "

03/22/2021 - "In addition, we also investigated the mechanisms behind the antiproliferative effects of AdipoR2 in U251 cells (a human glioma cell line) using colony formation and WST-8 growth assays. "
05/01/2015 - "In this study, we investigated the mechanisms behind the antiproliferative effects of fenofibrate in U87MG cells (human glioma cell line) using the WST-8 Cell Proliferation Assay Kit. "
08/01/2010 - "WST-8 assay kit was used to evaluate the proliferating situation of CD133(+) cells in the different grade gliomas, and to compare the drug-resistance between the CD133(+) and CD133( - ) cells in the medium containing different concentrations of teniposide (VM-26). "
02/16/2023 - "Human glioma cell lines U118 MG and A172, human tracheal epithelial cells (TECs) and astrocytes (HAs) were exposed to various concentrations of wilforol A and evaluated for viability, apoptosis, and levels of proteins using WST-8 assay, flow cytometry and Western blot analysis, respectively. "

09/20/2016 - "nutans leaves from 11 different locations in Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, with diverse environmental conditions against D24 melanoma cells through WST-8 assay. "
08/17/2020 - "In this study, cell behavior was studied in three mechanically and biologically different hydrogels (alginate, alginate dialdehyde crosslinked with gelatin (ADA-GEL), and thiol-modified hyaluronan (HA-SH crosslinked with PEGDA)) with cells from breast cancer (MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7) and melanoma (Mel Im and MV3), by analyzing survival, growth, and the amount of metabolically active, living cells via WST-8 labeling. "
06/01/2012 - "The nitroimidazole-related hypoxic radiosensitizer, pimonidazole (Pmz) was encapsulated in liposome composed of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine, cholesterol and dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol (molar ratio = 1:1:0.2; diameter = 112.9 nm), and the radiosensitization was evaluated in human melanoma cells HMV-II. Cell proliferation was examined by WST-8 assay after X-ray irradiation in the presence of liposomal Pmz or free-Pmz under hypoxic conditions. "

12/01/2011 - "In the present study, a series of seven synthetic croma-kalim analogues were prepared and evaluated for cytotoxic effect on human cervical carcinoma HeLa cells using WST-8 assay. "
05/01/2011 - "ELISA was employed to determine REIC content in serum and supernatant, and WST-8 to detect the proliferation of gastric carcinoma cells. "
01/01/2021 - "Finally, nestin knockdown in canine mammary carcinoma cells using small interfering RNA inhibited cell proliferation and migration based on WST-8, Boyden chamber, and cell-tracking assays. "