Summary

A Novel Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Correction Method for Intracellular Ca2+ Measurement with Fura-2-Analog in Live Cells

Published: September 20, 2019
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Summary

Due to the spectral overlapping of the excitation and emission wavelengths of NADH and fura-2 analogs, the signal interference from both chemicals in live cells is unavoidable during quantitative measurement of [Ca2+]. Thus, a novel online correction method of NADH signal interference to measure [Ca2+] was developed.

Abstract

To measure [Ca2+] quantitatively, fura-2 analogs, which are ratiometric fluoroprobes, are frequently used. However, dye usage is intrinsically limited in live cells because of autofluorescence interference, mainly from nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH). More specifically, this is a major obstacle when measuring the mitochondrial [Ca2+] quantitatively using fura-2 analogs because the majority of NADH is in the mitochondria. If the fluorescent dye concentration is the same, a certain excitation intensity should produce the same emission intensity. Therefore, the emission intensity ratio of two different excitation wavelengths should be constant. Based on this principle, a novel online correction method of NADH signal interference to measure [Ca2+] was developed, and the real signal intensity of NADH and fura-2 can be obtained. Further, a novel equation to calculate [Ca2+] was developed with isosbestic excitation or excitation at 400 nm. With this method, changes in mitochondrial [Ca2+] could be successfully measured. In addition, with a different set of the excitation and emission wavelengths, multiple parameters, including NADH, [Ca2+], and pH or mitochondrial membrane potential (Ψm), could be simultaneously measured. Mitochondrial [Ca2+] and Ψm or pH were measured using fura-2-FF and tetramethylrhodamine ethyl ester (TMRE) or carboxy-seminaphtorhodafluor-1 (carboxy-SNARF-1).

Introduction

The significant role of intracellular Ca2+ is widely known1. The quantification of [Ca2+] is essential to understand the processes of the cellular physiological functions. Fura-2 analogs are quite useful because they are excited in the UV range (<400 nm), and the ratiometric method can be applied for the quantitative measurement. Therefore, other physiological parameters such as pH, membrane potential, etc., can be measured with other fluorescent dyes. The mitochondrial Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]m) range was reportedly 0.08−20 μM2,3,4,5. Among fura-2 analogs, fura-2-FF is appropriate for measuring this range of [Ca2+]. However, the live cells unfortunately contain NADH/NADPH for their metabolic processes, and NADH generates signal interference because of the overlapping excitation and emission spectra with the fura-2 analog. This interference greatly limits the use of fura-2 analogs. Specifically, if the analog is applied to measure mitochondrial [Ca2+], this interference is the biggest obstacle because the highest amount of NADH is in the mitochondria. This is further complicated by NADH changes being related to the mitochondrial membrane potential (Ψm) and the change of Ψm affects [Ca2+]m6,7,8,9. Furthermore, for studying [Ca2+]m dynamics, it is essential to know the status of other mitochondrial parameters, such as NADH, Ψm, and pH.

The emissions at 450 nm and 500 nm with excitations at 353 nm, 361 nm, and 400 nm contain the signals from NADH and fura-2-FF, and the equations are as follows. Herein, 353 nm and 361 nm are the isosbestic points of fura-2-FF for emissions at 450 nm and at 500 nm, respectively.

F361,450 = F361,450,NADH + F361,450,Fura                               Equation 1
F353,500 = F353,500,NADH + F353,500,Fura                                Equation 2
F400,500 = F400,500,NADH + F400,500,Fura                                Equation 3

where Fx,y is the measured emission intensity at y-nm by x-nm excitation, Fx,y,NADH represents the pure NADH-dependent emission intensity, and Fx,y,Fura represents the pure fura-2-FF-dependent emission intensity. Under the same concentration of the fluorescent dye, a certain excitation intensity should produce the same emission intensity. Therefore, the emission intensity ratio of two different excitation wavelengths should be constant. Ca2+ and fura-2 did not affect NADH fluorescence characteristics; therefore, the ratio of the emission at 450 nm and at 500 nm of NADH was constant at any excitation wavelength. The same rule can be used for fura-2-FF based on the assumption that NADH or [Ca2+] does not affect the emission and excitation spectra of fura-2-FF. However, Ca2+ caused a spectral shift of the fura-2-FF emission. Therefore, to remove the effect of Ca2+, isosbestic excitation, which is independent of Ca2+, needs to be used. Each emission wavelength (i.e., 450 nm and 500 nm) has a different isosbestic point, and from our experimental setup, 353 nm at 500 nm and 361 nm at 450 nm were chosen. From these, the following equations are valid10.

Rf = F361,450,Fura/F353,500,Fura                                Equation 4
RN1 = F400,500,NADH/F361,450,NADH                                Equation 5
RN2 = F353,500,NADH/F361,450,NADH                                Equation 6

With these constants, the following equations from (Equation 1) (Equation 2), and (Equation 3) are valid.

F361,450 = F361,450,NADH + Rf × F353,500,Fura                                Equation 7
F353,450 = RN2 × F361,450,NADH + F353,500,Fura                                Equation 8
F400,500 = RN1 × F361,450,NADH + F400,500,Fura                                Equation 9

From these equations, if Rf, RN1, and RN2 are known, pure signals of NADH and fura-2 can be obtained as follows.

F361,450,NADH = (F361,450 – Rf × F353,500)/(1 − Rf × RN2)                                Equation 10
F353,500,Fura = (RN2 × F361,450 − F353,500)/(Rf × RN2 − 1)                                Equation 11
F400,500,Fura = F400,500 − RN1 × F361,450,NADH                                 Equation 12
RFura = F353,500,Fura/F400,500,Fura                                Equation 13

The Ca2+-bound form of fura-2-FF was practically non-fluorescent at the 400 nm excitation wavelength. Based on this property, the following new calibration equation can be derived.

[Ca2+] = Kd ∙ (F400,500,max/F353,500,max) × (RFura − Rmin)                                Equation 14

where Kd is a dissociation constant, F400,500,max and F353,500,max are the maximum values of the emitted signals at 500 nm with excitations at 400 nm and 353 nm, respectively, and Rmin is the minimum RFura in Ca2+-free condition. Since the isosbestic excitations were used, the equation can be simplified further as follows.

[Ca2+] = Kd ∙ (1 / Rmin) ∙ (RFura − Rmin)                                Equation 15

Therefore, only Kd and Rmin values are required to calculate [Ca2+].

Protocol

All experimental protocols were approved by the local institutional animal care and use committee.

1. Solution preparation

  1. Prepare single freshly isolated cardiac myocytes11.
    NOTE: Each laboratory might have a different cell storage solution. Here, the myocytes are stored in culture medium (DMEM).
  2. Prepare 100 mL of Ca2+-free solution (Table 1).
  3. Prepare 50 mL of culture medium in a 50 mL beaker. Aliquot 5 mL and put it in a water bath at 37 °C. Keep the remaining solution at room temperature.
  4. Prepare 50 mL of the saponin solution by adding 5 mg of saponin to 50 mL of Ca2+-free solution.
    NOTE: Saponin is used to permeabilize cardiac myocytes, to remove cytosolic compartments, and to visualize the mitochondrial fluorescence only.
  5. Prepare 16 μL of 1 mM fura-2-FF-AM dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO).
    NOTE: Make 1 mM stock solution of fura-2-FF-AM dissolved in DMSO and aliquot 16 μL in a 2 mL tube. Store them at -20 °C until use.
  6. Prepare 50 mL of NADH-free Ca2+-free solution (Table 1) and 50 mL of NADH-free Ca2+-saturated solution (Table 1) when isosbestic points are to be measured. Adjust pH to 7.0 with KOH.
    NOTE: NADH-free Ca2+-free solution (Table 1) contains 10 µM FCCP and 100 µM ADP without any mitochondrial substrates to minimize NADH in mitochondria.
  7. Prepare 50 mL of Ca2+-free solution, 50 mL of malate solution, 50 mL of pyruvate solution, 50 mL of malate-pyruvate solution, and 50 mL of rotenone solution to be used for NADH correction factor measurements (Table 1).

2. Fluoroprobe loading procedure into the mitochondria

  1. Prepare the dye-loading solution by adding 2 mL of the culture medium to 16 µL of 1 mM fura-2-FF-AM.
    NOTE: Fluorescent dye is fragile under the light. Prepare the solution just before use. Keep the solution containing the fluorescent dye in a dark place. The final concentration of fura-2-FF-AM is 8 µM. If carboxy-SNARF-1 was used, prepare the dye loading solution with 2 µM carboxy-SNARF-1-AM.
  2. Take 2 mL of the isolated cells and place in a 5 mL test tube in an upright position.
  3. Wait 15 min for myocytes to sink to the bottom and remove the supernatant.
    NOTE: The supernatant may contain cell debris. Do not centrifuge the tube to avoid cell damage.
  4. Add 2 mL of the dye-loading solution.
  5. Incubate the dye-loading solution with cells for 60 min at 4 °C.
  6. Then, put the test tube in a 37 °C water bath for 30 min in an upright position.
  7. Remove the supernatant, and add 4 mL of the prewarmed culture medium of 37 °C. Incubate the cells for 60 min in a 37 °C water bath.
  8. Finally, remove the supernatant, add 4 mL of culture medium at room temperature and keep the tube at room temperature.

3. Introduction of the multiparametric measurement system

NOTE: Figure 1 shows a diagram of the whole system.

  1. For an excitation light source, use a fast monochromator (polychrome II) that can change the light within 3 ms.
  2. Use an oil immersion lens (40x, NA 1.3) with an inverted microscope to increase the signal intensity.
  3. Use a near-infrared filter and a charge-coupled device (CCD) camera to monitor the object field without fluorescent signal interference.
  4. Capture the object field image to get the area.
  5. Adjust the object field in monitor screen with a field diaphragm just to show the cell for reducing the background.
  6. Use four photomultiplier tubes with each band-pass filter (450, 500, 590, and 640 nm) to detect emission wavelengths with photon counting method. Use the appropriate dichroic mirrors to split and to redirect the emission light.
    NOTE: The excitation light is very strong compared to the emission light. Thus, choose the band-pass filter with the highest blocking characteristics to reduce the background. A photon counting system comprises a combination of PMTs, photon counter units, and a high-speed counter. To control the system and to sample the data, a custom-made driving software was used. Finding a way to apply this method with other systems is necessary.

4. NADH correction methods with a multiparametric measurement system

  1. Identification of the isosbestic points of Fura-2-FF in situ.
    NOTE: Many reports have stated that fluorescent characteristics are changed in cells. Therefore, perform all procedures to obtain the parameters to correct the interference in situ.
    1. Mount the dye-loaded cell on the microscope and wait for 3 min to sink the cells to the bottom.
      NOTE: Adjust cell numbers to see around one cell per one objective field with 40x objective lens.
    2. Perfuse the NADH-free Ca2+-free solution at 37 °C.
    3. After targeting cell, measure the cell-free background and the cell area as shown in section 4.1. Calculate the cell background from the cell area.
      NOTE: Both background signals need to be corrected in each experiment.
    4. Perfuse the saponin solution for 60 s and return to the NADH-free Ca2+-free solution.
    5. Measure Fura-2-FF-emitted signals at 450 nm and 500 nm simultaneously by the excitation scan from 350 nm to 365 nm with the 0.1 nm step.
    6. Perfuse the NADH-free Ca2+-saturated solution and repeat step 4.2.5.
    7. Subtract the signals in the Ca2+-saturated solution from the signals in the Ca2+-free conditions.
    8. Repeat the procedures from 4.2.2 to 4.2.7 with other single cardiac myocytes.
      NOTE: If the signal intensity become weaker, repeat from 4.2.1. Repeat the procedure for, at least, 5 different cells.
    9. From all obtained signals, calculate the standard deviations of the emission at each excitation and choose the excitation wavelength showing the minimum standard deviation (SD) value as an isosbestic point.
      NOTE: The representative figures are shown in Figure 2.
  2. The background signal detection and the correction methods with the cell area
    NOTE: There are two kinds of the backgrounds. One comes from the cells and the other comes from the reflection on the cover slip (the cell-free background). Both backgrounds need to be corrected in each experiment.
    1. Mount the dye-free cells in the bath on the microscope and wait for 3 min to sink the cells to the bottom. Perfuse NADH-free Ca2+-free solution for around 5 mins.
      NOTE: All solution perfusion rate is 2-3 mL/min at 37 °C.
      NOTE: Adjust cell numbers to see around one cell per one objective field with 40x objective lens.
    2. Set the object field to cover the targeted cell.
    3. After moving the cell out of the field, measure the background signals of the cell-free window and set them as offsets.
      NOTE: The signal means the light signal to be detected in the photon counting system.
    4. Return the cell to the initial position and measure the cell background signals and the cell area.
      NOTE: Even though the excitation light is filtered with the bandpass filter, it still contains quite large amount of the filtered light. This light is dispersed when hitting the cells and causes a considerable background signal because the photon counting system is highly sensitive. It needs to be corrected.
      NOTE: The cell area may be calculated with a captured cell image and an available imaging software. The unit of the cell area can be any unit including pixel count. Just standardization is necessary.
    5. Repeat from 4.1.1 to 4.1.4 for 10 times to obtain the relationship between the cell area and the cell background signals.
      NOTE: Later, the cell background signals can be calculated from the cell area from the relationship. Since the excitation light bulb become aging, this procedure needs to be repeated, at least, every month.
  3. Measurement of R factors
    1. Calculate Rf with the equation 4 from the signals obtained in section 4.2.
    2. Mount the dye-free cells on the microscope and perfuse the Ca2+-free solution.
    3. Measure the signals such as F361, 450, NADH, F400, 500, NADH, F361, 450, NADH, and F353, 500, NADH.
    4. Perfuse the malate solution and repeat 4.3.3. and measure the signals.
    5. Perfuse the pyruvate solution and repeat 4.3.3. and measure the signals.
    6. Perfuse the malate-pyruvate solution and repeat 4.3.3. and measure the signals.
    7. Perfuse the rotenone solution and repeat 4.3.3. and measure the signals.
      NOTE: The example of the NADH signal recorded on 5 mM pyruvate, 5 mM malate plus 5 mM pyruvate, and 10 µM rotenone addition is shown in Figure 3.
    8. Calculate each slope of F361, 450, NADH vs. F400, 500, NADH and F361, 450, NADH vs. F353, 500, NADH. As shown in Figure 3. Each slope indicates RN1 and RN2.

5. Selection of the excitation and the emission light for TMRE or carboxy-SNARF-1

  1. If TMRE for measuring the mitochondrial potential was used in addition, use the 530 nm excitation wavelength and the 590 nm emission wavelength.
  2. If carboxy-SNARF-1 for measuring the mitochondrial potential was used in addition, use the excitation wavelength of 540 nm and emission wavelengths of 590 nm and 640 nm12.

6. Selection of Kd value of fura-2-FF

  1. The change of pH can affect Kd values for Ca2+ binding on fura-2-FF10. Use the Kd value of 5.28 at pH 7.5 for the mitochondria.

Representative Results

Mitochondrial Ca2+ changes due to correction10
Figure 4 shows the changes in [Ca2+]m before and after the correction. The results clearly showed the substantial changes in [Ca2+]m. The mitochondrial resting calcium concentration without cytosolic Ca2+ ([Ca2+]c) was 1.03 ± 0.13 µM (mean ± S.E., n = 32), and the maximum [Ca2+]m at 1-µM [Ca2+]c was 29.6 ± 1.61 µM (mean ± S.E., n = 33) (Figure 5).

Simultaneous measurement of NADH, [Ca2+], and Ψm10
A positively charged TMRE can be distributed in a membrane potential-dependent manner. Membrane potential can be calculated using the Nernst’s equation with the concentration in each compartment. The mitochondrial TMRA was monitored with the perfusion of 2-nM TMRE. The initial Ψm was assumed to be −150 mV, and the change of Ψm was calculated based on that. The application of Ca2+ decreased NADH but affected Ψm only negligibly (Figure 6).

Mitochondrial pH changes by the change in [Ca2+]m10
The mitochondrial pH with the additional loading of carboxy-SNARF-1 was monitored following Ca2+ changes (Figure 7). The mitochondrial pH was not affected by the increase in [Ca2+]m. The resting mitochondrial pH was 7.504 ± 0.047 (mean ± S.E., n = 13). From these results, 5.28 µM was the chosen Kd value of fura-2-FF at pH 7.5.

Figure 1
Figure 1: A microfluorometry system for multiparametric measurement
The schematic diagram of the microfluorometry system was shown. The mounted cells were visualized via a CCD camera. Four different emission lights were detected with four PMTs via a photon counting system. This figure has been reproduced with permission from The Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology10. Please click here to view a larger version of this figure.

Figure 2
Figure 2: Identification of isosbestic points
(A) The red arrow points to the isosbestic point at the 450 nm emission wavelength. Fura-2 FF in the non-bound state is shown with a dotted line and in the Ca2+ bound state with a solid line. (B) The red arrow is pointed to the isosbestic point at the 500 nm emission wavelength. (C) The subtracted data of the signal at 450 nm in Ca2+-free conditions from Ca2+-free saturated conditions are shown. (D) The subtracted data of the signal at 500 nm in Ca2+-free conditions from Ca2+-free saturated conditions are shown. (E) Standard deviation data from graph C are shown. (F) Standard deviation data from graph D are shown. This figure has been reproduced with permission from The Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology10. Please click here to view a larger version of this figure.

Figure 3
Figure 3: Measurement of RN factors.
(A) Changes in the NADH signal without fluorescent dye by applying various mitochondrial substrates were measured at 361 nm excitation and 450 nm emission wavelengths. (B) The NADH interference in the fura-2-FF signals, F400,500 (∙∙∙) and F353,500 (—), were simultaneously monitored. (C) The relationships between F361,450,NADH and F400,500,NADH (○)and between F361,450,NADH and F353,500,NADH (●) are shown. The obtained slopes are represented as RN1 and RN2, respectively. This figure has been reproduced with permission from The Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology10. Please click here to view a larger version of this figure.

Figure 4
Figure 4: Results of NADH and fura-2-FF interference correction
The change of the signals from before the correction (shown in the left panels) to after the correction (shown in the right panels). (A) NADH signals at the 450 nm emission wavelength. (B) Fura-2-FF signals at the 500 nm emission wavelength. The figure shows F400,500 (− −), F353,500 (—-), and the ratio of fura-2-FF (—). (C) The mitochondrial calcium concentration. The red dotted line indicates the zero. This figure has been reproduced with permission from The Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology10. Please click here to view a larger version of this figure.

Figure 5
Figure 5: Resting [Ca2+]m without cytosolic Ca2+ and maximal steady state [Ca2+]m at 1 µM cytosolic Ca2+
Mitochondria were energized with the perfusion of malate-pyruvate solution. The steady state [Ca2+]m in a Ca2+-free conditions and in 1 µM Ca2+ conditions were shown. The addition of 5 mM Na+ recovered NADH and reduced [Ca2+]m to the baseline. This figure has been reproduced with permission from The Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology10. Please click here to view a larger version of this figure.

Figure 6
Figure 6: Simultaneous measurement of NADH, [Ca2+]m, and Ψm
Mitochondria were energized with the perfusion of malate-pyruvate solution. The changes of NAHD, [Ca2+]m and Ψm were shown. The addition of 1 µM Ca2+ decreased NAHD and increased [Ca2+]m but Ψm was not changed significantly. This figure has been reproduced with permission from The Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology10. Please click here to view a larger version of this figure.

Figure 7
Figure 7: Simultaneous measurement of NADH, [Ca2+]m, and pH
The repeated application of Ca2+ could induce the decrease of NADH and the increase of [Ca2+]m but the mitochondrial pH was not affected by the application of Ca2+. The addition of Na+ could return the NADH and [Ca2+]m to the baseline. This figure has been reproduced with permission from The Korean Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology10. Please click here to view a larger version of this figure.

Name of Solutions Concentration (mM)
KCl HEPES EGTA CaCl2 M P R FCCP ADP Saponin
Ca2+-free 150 10 1
NADH-free 150 10 1 0.01 0.1
Ca2+-free
NADH-free 135 10 1 0.01 0.1
Ca2+-Saturated
Saponin 150 10 1 0.1mg/ml
Malate 145 10 1 5
Pyruvate 145 10 1 5
Malate-pyruvate 140 10 1 5 5
Rotenone 140 10 1 5 5 0.01
Culture Medium Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM)
Dye-loading Add an 1mM Fura-2-FF-AM stock(16 mL) in the Culture medium (2 mL)

Table 1: Solutions

Discussion

The interference correction method was successfully developed for measuring the signals of NADH and fura-2 analogs. Exact measurement of the signals is essential for exact correction. However, the inherent nature of the fluorescent device produces a background signal unrelated to that of NADH of fura-2. The highest quality band-pass filter can only pass up to 10−8 of the unwanted wavelengths of the light. However, the fluorescent signal from a single cell is very small, and the reflection of the excitation light after the band-pass filter is still strong enough to contaminate the actual fluorescent signals. Therefore, careful correction of the background signal is necessary.

Fura-2 has a loading problem to measure mitochondrial Ca2+. First, it is not easy to load the dye specifically into the mitochondria, and nonspecific loading into another organelle could be erroneous. Mitochondrial Ca2+ concentration is generally higher than that of the cytosol, and the use of fura-2-FF with a high Kd value could avoid the contamination of cytosolic Ca2+ changes. The other problematic organelle is the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). However, the distribution volume differences (SR 3.5% vs. mitochondria 34%−36% in rat ventricular myocytes)13,14 and the removal of ATP in experiments could compensate for the contamination from SR.

Our calibration equation (Equation 14 and 15) has many advantageous characteristics over Grynkiewicz’s equation15 as follows:
1) It requires only three parameters: Kd, F400,500,max/F353,500,max, and Rmin.
2) There is linearity of the ratio value to the Ca2+ concentration at a constant pH.
3) There is a relative error-free parameter in F400,500,max/F353,500,max compared with Sf2/Sb215.
4) In Equation 15, only Kd and Rmin are required if isosbestic excitation is used.
5) The calibration procedure to obtain the parameter is much simpler with Equation 15.

However, there is a limitation because Ca2+-saturated fura-2-FF generates a very small emission. It causes an error. The new equation can be applied to [Ca2+] concentrations up to 50x that of Kd.

In conclusion, a protocol was developed to successfully solve the existing problem of NADH and fura-2-FF interference. This method can measure Ca2+ dynamics more accurately. Multiparametric measurement system, particularly in the mitochondria, will help understand the mitochondrial physiology in a quantitative way.

Offenlegungen

The authors have nothing to disclose.

Acknowledgements

This work was partially supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (2018R1A6A3A01011832), by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (NRF-2016M3C1A6936606) and by the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (10068076).

Materials

2 mL eppendorf tube Axygen MCT-200-C 2 mL Tube
AD/DA converter Instrutech ITC-18 Equipment
ADP, Adenosine 5′-diphosphate monopotassium salt dihydrate Sigma-aldrich A5285 Chemicals
Band pass filter Ealing Electro-Optics, Inc 35-3920 Equipment, 640±11nm
Band pass filter Omega Optical 690-9823 Equipment, 590±15nm
Band pass filter Omega Optical 500DF20-9916 Equipment, 500±20nm
Band pass filter Chroma Technology Corp. 60685 Equipment, 450±30nm
Calcium chloride solution Sigma-aldrich 21114 Chemicals
carboxy-SNARF-1(AM) Invitrogen C1272 Chemicals
Charge-coupled device (CCD) camera Philips FTM1800NH/HGI Equipment
Dichroic mirror Chroma Technology Corp. 86009 Equipment, Multiband dichroic mirror, Reflection : <400nm, 490±10, 560±10, Transmission : 460±15, 510±20, >580nm
Dichroic mirror Chroma Technology Corp. 567DCXRU Equipment, Reflection : <560nm, Transmission : > 580 nm
Dichroic mirror Chroma Technology Corp. 480dclp Equipment, Reflection : <470nm, Transmission : > 490 nm
Dichroic mirror Chroma Technology Corp. 20728 Equipment, Multiband dichroic mirror, Reflection : <405nm, 470±30, Transmission : 430nm~520nm, > 640 nm
Dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO) Sigma-aldrich 154938 Chemicals
DMEM, Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium Sigma-aldrich D5030 Chemicals
EGTA, Egtazic acid, Ethylene-bis(oxyethylenenitrilo)tetraacetic acid, Glycol ether diamine tetraacetic acid Sigma-aldrich E4378 Chemicals
FCCP, Mesoxalonitrile 4-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone Sigma-aldrich 21857 Chemicals
field diaphragm Nikon 86506 Equipment
Fura-2-FF(AM) TEFLABS 137 chemicals
Green tube DWM test tube
HEPES,  4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)piperazine-1-ethanesulfonic acid, N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)piperazine-N′-(2-ethanesulfonic acid) Sigma-aldrich H3375 Chemicals
High-speed counter National Instruments NI-6022 Equipment
Hot mirror Chroma Technology Corp. 21002 Equipment, 50:50
Inverted microscope Nikon TE-300 Equipment
Malate Sigma-aldrich 27606 Chemicals
Near infrared filter Chroma Technology Corp. D750/100X Equipment, 750±100nm
Oil immersion lens Nikon MRF01400 40x, NA 1.3; Equipment
Photon counter unit Hamamatsu C3866 Equipment
Photon multiplier tube Hamamatsu R2949 Equipment
Polychrome II Till Photonics SA3/MG04 Equipment
Potassium chloride Merck 1.04936 Chemicals
Potassium hydroxide solution Sigma-aldrich P4494 Chemicals
Pyruvate Sigma-aldrich 107360 Chemicals
Rotenone Sigma-aldrich R8875 Chemicals
Saponin Sigma-aldrich S4521 Chemicals
TMRE, Tetramethylrhodamine, ethyl ester Molecular probes T669 Chemicals

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