Here we describe a rapid equilibrium dialysis (RED) method to measure drug binding to caseum from pulmonary tuberculosis lesions and cavities. The protocol is also used with a foamy macrophage-derived matrix that is an effective surrogate to caseum.
Sarathy, J. P., Liang, H. H., Weiner, D., Gonzales, J., Via, L. E., Dartois, V. An In Vitro Caseum Binding Assay that Predicts Drug Penetration in Tuberculosis Lesions. J. Vis. Exp. (123), e55559, doi:10.3791/55559 (2017).