Sensitive Lactate Quantification Across Multiple Biological Sample Types

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Company:

Promega

Product Name:

Lactate-Glo™ Assay

Catalog Number:

J5021

We used the Lactate-Glo Assay Kit to quantify lactate concentrations in cultured primary astrocytes, mouse prefrontal cortex, cerebrospinal fluid, and serum while investigating astrocyte-specific regulation of brain energy metabolism following Npas3 deletion. The assay generated reproducible luminescence signals across diverse biological samples and enabled detection of physiologically relevant metabolic changes.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Luminescent lactate assay

Starting Material

Primary mouse astrocytes, mouse prefrontal cortex, cerebrospinal fluid, and serum

Tips

Protein normalization of tissue and cell lysates improved comparison between experimental groups.

Results Summary

The assay showed excellent sensitivity and reproducibility across cultured cells and multiple tissue-derived samples. The luminescent signal was stable, easy to quantify, and enabled reliable detection of lactate alterations associated with astrocyte-specific Npas3 deletion. The kit performed consistently with low background and required minimal optimization.

DOI or PMID #

10.1126/sciadv.adt2527

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Summary

The Good

Highly sensitive, reproducible across multiple sample types, simple workflow.

The Bad

None observed.

The Bottom Line

An excellent assay for quantitative lactate measurements in cultured cells and mouse tissues.

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