The metabolic status of human retinal pigment epithelial cells (H-RPE) reflects their health and function. Presented here is an optimized protocol for examining the real-time metabolic flux of H-RPE using high-resolution respirometry.
Fitch, T. C., Frank, S. I., Li, Y. K., Saint-Geniez, M., Kim, L. A., Shu, D. Y. Real-Time Analysis of Bioenergetics in Primary Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells Using High-Resolution Respirometry. J. Vis. Exp. (192), e64572, doi:10.3791/64572 (2023).