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DermaCult™ Keratinocyte Expansion Medium

Catalog Number: (MSPP-100-0500)

Supplier: STEMCELL Technologies

Description: Serum- and BPE-free medium for expansion of primary human keratinocytes.

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Mouse Recombinant PDGF-BB

Supplier: STEMCELL Technologies

Description: The platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) family has five heparin-binding members that assemble into four homodimers (PDGF-AA, PDGF-BB, PDGF-CC, and PDGF-DD) and one heterodimer (PDGF-AB; Fretto et al.; Li and Eriksson). PDGF signals through the receptor tyrosine kinases PDGFRα and PDGFRβ. It has been shown that PDGF-induced migration involves signaling pathways involving MEK/ERK, EGFR, Src, and PI3K/AKT (Kim et al.). PDGF is a potent mitogen for cells of mesenchymal origin, such as fibroblasts, glial cells, and vascular smooth muscle cells. PDGF has been implicated in pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, glomerulonephritis, cancer, and in the contraction of vascular smooth muscle cells of rat aortic tissues (Fretto et al.; Sachinidis et al.). PDGF-BB is secreted by osteoblasts to induce mesenchymal stem cell migration and angiogenesis. It has also been shown that PDGF-BB is secreted by preosteoclasts during bone modeling and remodeling to induce angiogenesis and thus proper osteogenesis (Xie et al.).

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Mouse Recombinant GM-CSF (E. coli expressed)

Supplier: STEMCELL Technologies

Description: Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) promotes the proliferation and differentiation of hematopoietic progenitor cells and the generation of neutrophils, eosinophils, and macrophages. In synergy with other cytokines such as stem cell factor, IL-3, erythropoietin, and thrombopoietin, it also stimulates erythroid and megakaryocyte progenitor cells (Barreda et al.). GM-CSF was first purified from the culture of mouse lung tissue after lipopolysaccharide treatment. GM-CSF is produced by multiple cell types, including stromal cells, Paneth cells, macrophages, dendritic cells (DCs), endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, fibroblasts, chondrocytes, and Th1 and Th17 cells (Francisco-Cruz et al.). The receptor for GM-CSF (GM-CSFR) is composed of two subunits: the cytokine-specific α subunit (GMRα; CD116) and the common subunit βc (CD131) shared with IL-3 and IL-5 receptors (Broughton et al.). GM-CSFR is expressed on hematopoietic cells, including progenitor cells and immune cells, as well as non-hematopoietic cells. GM-CSF is able to stimulate the development of DCs that ingest, process, and present antigens to the immune system (Francisco-Cruz et al.).

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Human Recombinant TNF-beta

Supplier: STEMCELL Technologies

Description: Tumor necrosis factor-beta (TNF-β), also known as lymphotoxin-alpha, is a member of the TNF family. It is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that activates NF-kB, MAPK, and PI3K/AKT pathways upon binding to TNF receptors 1 and 2. It is produced mainly by T cells, though other cells can express TNF-β at lower levels (Chu). TNF-β is involved in autoimmune disorders, lymph node development, and mediating the inflammatory demyelination process (Seleznik et al.; McCarthy et al.).

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