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Production of Extracellular Matrix Fibers via Sacrificial Hollow Fiber Membrane Cell Culture
Published on: February 2, 2019
Preparation of extracellular matrices produced by cultured and primary fibroblasts
Dorothy A Beacham1, Michael D Amatangelo, Edna Cukierman
1Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Abstract:
Fibroblasts secrete and organize extracellular matrix (ECM), which provides structural support for their adhesion, migration, and tissue organization, besides regulating cellular functions such as growth and survival. Cell-to-matrix interactions are vital for vertebrate development. Disorders in these processes have been associated with fibrosis, developmental malformations, cancer, and other diseases. This unit describes a method for preparing a three-dimensional matrix derived from NIH-3T3 cells; the matrix is three-dimensions, cell and debris free, and attached to a two-dimensional culture surface. Cell adhesion and spreading are normal on these matrices. This matrix can also be compressed into a two-dimensional matrix and solubilized to study the matrix biochemically.
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