Fibroblastsaremesenchymalcellsderivedfromtheembryonicmesoderm.Theyhavebeenextensivelyusedforawiderangeofcellularandmolecularstudiesastheyareoneofeasiesttypesofcellstogrowinculture.TheirdurABIlityalsomakesthemamenabletoavarietyofmanipulationsrangingfromstudiesemployinggenetransfectiontomicroinjection.Ingeneral,fibroblastssecreteanon-rigidextracellularmatrixwhichisrichintypeIand/ortypeIIIcollagen[1].Thereisevidenceshowingthatfibroblastsinvariousorgansareintrinsicallydifferent[2].Dermalfibroblastsswitchfromaproliferative,migratoryphasetoacontractile,matrix-remodelingphaseduringwoundhealing.Inaddition,theysecretelargequantitiesofhyaluronaninresponsetoinflammatorystimuli[3].
HDF-f-mtfromSciencellResearchLaboratoriesareisolatedfromfetalhumanskin.HDF-f-mtarecryopreservedatP0anddeliveredfrozen.Eachvialcontains>5x10^5cellsin1mlvolume.HDF-f-mtarecharacterizedbytheirspindlemorphologyandimmunofluorescencewithantibodyspecifictofibronectin.HDF-f-mtarenegativeforHIV-1,HBV,HCV,mycoplasma,bacteria,yeast,andfungi.HDF-f-mtareguaranteedtofurthercultureundertheconditionsprovidedbyScienCellResearchLaboratories;however,HDF-f-mtarenotrecommendedforexpandingasmitomycinCtreatmentpreventsfurthercellproliferation.
RecommendedMedium
ItisrecommendedtouseFibroblastMedium(FM,Cat.#2301)forculturingHDF-f-mtinvitro.
Specifications:
CatalogNo. | 2350 |
CountryofManufacture | UnitedStates |
ProductCode | HDF-f-mt |
Size/Quantity | 1x10^5cells/vial |
ProductUse | HDF-f-mtareforresearchuseonly.Itisnotapprovedforhumanoranimaluse,orforapplicationininvitrodiagnosticprocedures. |
Storage | Directlyandimmediatelytransfercellsfromdryicetoliquidnitrogenuponreceivingandkeepthecellsinliquidnitrogenuntilcellcultureneededforexperiments. |
ShippingInfo | Dryice. |
References | [1]Conrad,G.W.,Hart,G.W.,Chen,Y.(1977)Differencesinvitrobetweenfibroblast-likecellsfromcornea,heart,andskinofembryonicchicks.J.CellSci.26:119-137.[2]Gabbiani,G.,Rungger-Brandle,E.,Thefibroblast.InTissueRepairandRegeneration(L.E.Glynn,ed.),pp1-50.HandbookofInflammation,Vol.3.Amsterdam,Elsevier,1981.[3]StairS,CarlsonKW,ShusterS,WeiET,SternR(2002)Mystixinpeptidesreducehyaluronandepositionandedemaformation.EurJPharmacol30;450(3):291-6. |