Multiplex assays can provide beneficial information for basic cellular mechanisms and eliminate waste of reagents and unnecessary repetitive experiments. We describe here a multiplex caspase-3/7 activity assay, using fluorescent- and luminescent-based methods, to determine cell viability in an in vitro hypothalamic model following oxidative challenge with palmitic acid.
Butterick, T. A., Duffy, C. M., Lee, R. E., Billington, C. J., Kotz, C. M., Nixon, J. P. Use of a Caspase Multiplexing Assay to Determine Apoptosis in a Hypothalamic Cell Model. J. Vis. Exp. (86), e51305, doi:10.3791/51305 (2014).