Apoptosis is a process of programmed cell death that occurs in multicellular organisms. It is a highly regulated and controlled process that occurs normally during development and aging as a homeostatic mechanism to maintain cell populations.
Autophagy plays a critical role in maintaining homeostasis by preventing the accumulation of damaged organelles by disassembling unnecessary or dysfunctional cells and cellular components. Autophagy occurs at low levels in the cell under normal conditions and can be rapidly upregulated during times of starvation or stress.
ICT offers a full line of products to detect apoptosis, including FLICA, FLIVO, Annexin kits and more; our Autophagy Assay - Red Fluorescent enables researchers to detect and monitor the in vitro development of autophagy in living cells.