Table 3 Comparison of the features of hypotonic vacuoles in different studies.

From: Delayed vacuolation in mammalian cells caused by hypotonicity and ion loss

Feature

Iwasa et al.32

Li et al.33

This work and Hollembeak and Model28

Cell types

3T3-L1

Cos, HeLa, Hap

3T3, HeLa, chondrocytes

Timing

 >  > 30 min

30 min

 >  > 30 min

Reversibility

Yes

 

Yes

Cl- depletion

Inhibits

 

Stimulates

Cl- channel blocker

Inhibits

Inhibits

Inhibits

Hg2+

No effect

Inhibits

No effect*

Bafilomycin A1

 

Inhibits

No effect

Cytochalasin

  

Stimulates

LAMP-1

 

 + 

 + 

Acridine orange

 − 

 

 − 

LysoTracker

 

 + 

 − 

Calcein AM

 

 + 

 − 

Dextran

 + / − 

 + 

 − 

  1. *Tentative conclusion based on insufficient data.