scholarly journals The establishment of in vivo-like tissue culture conditions in ThinCert™ tissue culture products

BioTechniques ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 812-813
Author(s):  
Sven Mühlfriedel ◽  
Günther Knebel
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Culture Conditions

Growth and metabolism of Ricinus communis endosperm in tissue culture

1970 ◽  
Vol 48 (12) ◽  
pp. 2323-2331 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Brown ◽  
D. T. Canvin ◽  
B. F. Zilkey
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Ricinus Communis ◽  
Glyoxylate Cycle ◽  
Culture Conditions ◽  
Endosperm Tissue ◽  
Ricinus Communis L ◽  
Culture Growth ◽  
Germinating Seeds

Endosperm tissue from both developing and germinating castor oil seeds (Ricinus communis L.) was grown as a callus in tissue culture. Callus growths were established from endosperm explants (without embryo) at all stages of seed development except from the quiescent unimbibed seed. Best tissue culture growth was observed with endosperm tissue obtained from seeds that had been germinated for 2 days.The lipid reserves diminished in all endosperm tissue which had been established on culture from germinating seeds but the rate of breakdown was much slower in cultures from 0-day germinated seeds. Glyoxylate cycle activity, as tested by acetate-1- and -2-14C incorporation, was not evident in long-term cultures.The process of lipid accumulation found in normal developing endosperm (24 to 36 days after fertilization) was not retained in culture but was replaced by a process resulting in the rapid loss of the already accumulated oil reserves.As far as could be determined the in vivo biochemical capabilities of the castor bean endosperm were not retained for a lengthy period in the tissue culture conditions used.

The regenerative capacity of the notochordal cell: tissue constructs generated in vitro under hypoxic conditions

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 513-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Mark Erwin ◽  
Facundo Las Heras ◽  
Diana Islam ◽  
Michael G. Fehlings ◽  
Robert D. Inman
Keyword(s):  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Sodium Alginate ◽  
Cultured Cells ◽  
3D Culture ◽  
Culture Conditions ◽  
Notochordal Cells ◽  
Collagen Ii

Object The intervertebral disc (IVD) is a highly avascular structure that is occupied by highly specialized cells (nucleus pulposus [NP] cells) that have adapted to survive within an O2 concentration of 2–5%. The object of this study was to investigate the effects of long-term hypoxic and normoxic tissue cultures of nonchondrodystrophic canine notochordal cells—cells that appear to protect the disc NP from degenerative change. Methods The authors obtained notochordal cells from nonchondrodystrophic canines according to their established methods and placed them into monolayer and 3D culture using sodium alginate globules under either hypoxic (3.5% O2) or normoxic (21% O2) conditions. Histological, immunohistochemical, scanning electron microscopy, and histomorphometric methods were used to evaluate the cells within the globules after 5 months in culture. Results Notochordal cells under in vitro hypoxic tissue culture conditions produced a highly complex, organized, 3D cellular construct that was strikingly similar to that observed in vivo. In contrast, traditional normoxic tissue culture conditions resulted in notochordal cells that failed to produce an organized matrix. Hypoxia resulted in a matrix rich in aggrecan and collagen II, whereas normoxic cultured cells did not produce any observable aggrecan or collagen II after 5 months of culture. Conclusions Hypoxia induces notochordal cells to organize a complex 3D cellular/extracellular matrix without an external scaffold other than suspension within sodium alginate. These cells produce an extracellular matrix and large construct that shares exactly the same characteristics as the in vivo condition—robust aggrecan, and type II collagen production. Normoxic tissue culture conditions, however, lead to a failure of these cells to thrive and a lack of extracellular matrix production and significantly smaller cells. The authors suggest that future studies of NP cells and, in particular, notochordal cells should utilize hypoxic tissue culture conditions to derive meaningful, biologically relevant conclusions concerning possible biological/molecular interventions.

scholarly journals MICROPROPOGATION AND ANALYSIS OF PHYTOCHEMICAL PROFILE OF TISSUE CULTURE GROWN PLANTAGO OVATA FORSK.

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mamta Sharma ◽  
Amita Kumari ◽  
Eshita Mahant
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Culture Method ◽  
Culture Conditions ◽  
Culture Technique ◽  
Plantago Ovata ◽  
Tissue Culture Technique ◽  
Grown Plant

Objectives : Plantago ovata is an important medicinal plant of Himalayan region greatly used in herbal dugs manufacturing. The plant is multipurpose and strictly present in the Himalaya. Plantago has many medicinal properties such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and hematopoiesis effects and protects the liver and is used for the treatment of cancer. The plant being medicinal possesses complex phytochemicals. The investigation of various Plantago organ (leaves, stem etc) revealed their high potential to produce a wide array of bioactive secondary metabolites. In present study the a new method of micropropagation through tissue culture  was developed for Plantago so as to meet the future demand of plant. Futher a morphological and physiochemical comparison of tissue culture grown plant was done with in vivo grown plants.Methods:  Plantago ovata was grown in -vitro through tissue culture technique using MS media and in-vivo in the nursery area of Shoolini University. In vitro culture of  Plantago ovata forsk. were managed to restrict the ecological factors and to control the culture conditions. Experimental culture parameter including germination and phytochemical constituents of Plantago ovata in vivo and in vitro conditions were observed.Results: The result revealed changes in the concentration of phytochemical constituent’s in tissue culture grown Plantago. Phytochemicals constituents (carbohydrate, tannin, chlorophyll, saponin) was reduced in tissue culture grown plant where as some phytochemicals (phenol, alkaloid, flavanoid, protein, phytosterol) increased in tissue culture grown plant than in vivo plant.  A reduction in morphological trait was found in tissue cultured plant.Conclusion: The developed tissue culture method for the micropropagation of  Plantago ovata can be used as milestone to meet the industrial need in near future.Keywords: Plantago, Tissue Culture Technique, germination, phytochemicals.

scholarly journals Enrichment of Melanoma Stem-Like Cells via Sphere Assays

2021 ◽  
pp. 185-199
Author(s):  
Nabanita Mukherjee ◽  
Karoline A. Lambert ◽  
David A. Norris ◽  
Yiqun G. Shellman
Keyword(s):  
Cell Culture ◽  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Culture Conditions ◽  
Low Density ◽  
In Vitro Techniques ◽  
Sphere Culture

AbstractSphere assays are widely used in vitro techniques to enrich and evaluate the stem-like cell behavior of both normal and cancer cells. Utilizing three-dimensional in vitro sphere culture conditions provide a better representation of tumor growth in vivo than the more common monolayer cultures. We describe how to perform primary and secondary sphere assays, used for the enrichment and self-renewability studies of melanoma/melanocyte stem-like cells. Spheres are generated by growing melanoma cells at low density in nonadherent conditions with stem cell media. We provide protocols for preparing inexpensive and versatile polyHEMA-coated plates, setting up primary and secondary sphere assays in almost any tissue culture format and quantification methods using standard inverted microscopy. Our protocol is easily adaptable to laboratories with basic cell culture capabilities, without the need for expensive fluidic instruments.

scholarly journals Application of Horticultural and Tissue Culture Methods for Ex Situ Conservation of Endangered Primula farinosa L.

2020 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Sitek ◽  
Barbara Nowak ◽  
Michał Fecowicz ◽  
Zbigniew Gajewski ◽  
Piotr Dańda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Culture Conditions ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
In Vitro Cultivation ◽  
Culture Methods ◽  
Transient Nature ◽  
Micropropagated Plants ◽  
The Difference

Our study aimed at active conservation of the last location of <em>Primula farinosa</em>, an endangered species in Poland, and assessed reproduction by seeds and plant propagation on sterile media in tissue culture conditions. We identified gibberellic acid (GA<sub data-id="subscript-1">3</sub>) as the key factor stimulating germination of <em>P. farinosa</em> seeds. Growing juvenile plants under controlled temperature of 18/16 °C day/night yielded good quality plant material without mycorrhization. In tissue culture, the most favorable medium for shoot propagation was MS supplemented with the lowest tested concentration of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA; 0.05 mg dm<sup data-id="superscript-1">−3</sup>) and 6-benzyl-aminopurine (BAP; 0.1 mg dm<sup data-id="superscript-2">−3</sup>). The rooting ability of shoots was high and comparable for all auxins used. 2C DNA content of seed-derived and micropropagated plants did not indicate any change in the ploidy level during in vitro cultivation. Plants derived from seeds and tissue cultures were compared in a 2-year study. Of all the characteristics compared, only the number of flowers per inflorescence was lower for micropropagated plants when compared with the seed-origin plants in the first year of observation. The difference was of transient nature and was not observed in the second year of the study. Effective protocols for in vivo and in vitro propagation of <em>P. farinosa</em> were developed, which can be used in practical species protection.

scholarly journals Environmental cystine drives glutamine anaplerosis and sensitizes cells to glutaminase inhibition

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Muir ◽  
Laura V. Danai ◽  
Dan Y. Gui ◽  
Chiara Y. Waingarten ◽  
Matthew G. Vander Heiden
Keyword(s):  
Cell Culture ◽  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Bovine Serum ◽  
Tca Cycle ◽  
Culture Conditions ◽  
Adult Bovine Serum ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient ◽  
Cells Cultured

AbstractMany cancer cell lines depend on extracellular glutamine as a major tri-carboxylic acid (TCA) cycle anaplerotic substrate to support proliferationin vitro. However, recent studies have suggested that some cells that depend on glutamine anaplerosis in culture rely much less on glutamine catabolism to proliferatein vivo, with environmental differences between tumors and cell culture influencing the extent of glutamine catabolism. Here we sought to better understand the environmental differences that cause differential dependence on glutamine for TCA cycle anaplerosis. We find that cells cultured in adult bovine serum, a condition that more closely reflects the nutrients available to cellsin vivo, leads to decreased glutamine catabolism and reliance on glutamine anaplerosis compared to standard tissue culture conditions. By analyzing the nutrient differences between bovine serum and media, we find that levels of a single nutrient, cystine, can account for the differential dependence on glutamine in these different environmental contexts. Further, we show that cystine levels dictate glutamine dependence via the cystine/glutamate antiporter xCT/SLC7A11, and that environmental cystine levels in conjunction withxCT/SLC7A11expression is necessary and sufficient to drive increased glutamine anaplerosis, defining important determinants of glutamine anaplerosis and glutaminase dependence in cancer cells.

scholarly journals Environmental cystine drives glutamine anaplerosis and sensitizes cancer cells to glutaminase inhibition

eLife ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Muir ◽  
Laura V Danai ◽  
Dan Y Gui ◽  
Chiara Y Waingarten ◽  
Caroline A Lewis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Carboxylic Acid ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Tca Cycle ◽  
Culture Conditions ◽  
Adult Bovine Serum ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient ◽  
Cells Cultured

Many mammalian cancer cell lines depend on glutamine as a major tri-carboxylic acid (TCA) cycle anaplerotic substrate to support proliferation. However, some cell lines that depend on glutamine anaplerosis in culture rely less on glutamine catabolism to proliferate in vivo. We sought to understand the environmental differences that cause differential dependence on glutamine for anaplerosis. We find that cells cultured in adult bovine serum, which better reflects nutrients available to cells in vivo, exhibit decreased glutamine catabolism and reduced reliance on glutamine anaplerosis compared to cells cultured in standard tissue culture conditions. We find that levels of a single nutrient, cystine, accounts for the differential dependence on glutamine in these different environmental contexts. Further, we show that cystine levels dictate glutamine dependence via the cystine/glutamate antiporter xCT/SLC7A11. Thus, xCT/SLC7A11 expression, in conjunction with environmental cystine, is necessary and sufficient to increase glutamine catabolism, defining important determinants of glutamine anaplerosis and glutaminase dependence in cancer.

scholarly journals Optimization of Culture Conditions (Sucrose, pH, and Photoperiod) forIn VitroRegeneration and Early Detection of Somaclonal Variation in Ginger Lime (Citrus assamensis)

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamilah Syafawati Yaacob ◽  
Noraini Mahmad ◽  
Rosna Mat Taha ◽  
Normadiha Mohamed ◽  
Anis Idayu Mad Yussof ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Culture ◽  
Somaclonal Variation ◽  
Culture Conditions ◽  
Stem Explants ◽  
Ex Vitro ◽  
Root Regeneration ◽  
Stem Leaf ◽  
Full Adaptation

Various explants (stem, leaf, and root) ofCitrus assamensiswere cultured on MS media supplemented with various combinations and concentrations (0.5–2.0 mgL−1) of NAA and BAP. Optimum shoot and root regeneration were obtained from stem cultures supplemented with 1.5 mgL−1NAA and 2.0 mgL−1BAP, respectively. Explant type affects the success of tissue culture of this species, whereby stem explants were observed to be the most responsive. Addition of 30 gL−1sucrose and pH of 5.8 was most optimum forin vitroregeneration of this species. Photoperiod of 16 hours of light and 8 hours of darkness was most optimum for shoot regeneration, but photoperiod of 24 hours of darkness was beneficial for production of callus. The morphology (macro and micro) and anatomy ofin vivoandin vitro/ex vitro Citrus assamensiswere also observed to elucidate any irregularities (or somaclonal variation) that may arise due to tissue culture protocols. Several minor micromorphological and anatomical differences were observed, possibly due to stress of tissue culture, butin vitroplantlets are expected to revert back to normal phenotype following full adaptation to the natural environment.

Ultrastructural Study of a differentiating human colon carcinoma cell line

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 208-209
Author(s):  
Sylvie Polak-Charcon ◽  
Mehrdad Hekmati ◽  
Yehuda Ben Shaul
Keyword(s):  
Cell Line ◽  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Secretory Granules ◽  
Human Colon ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Culture Conditions ◽  
Morphological Evidence ◽  
Human Colon Carcinoma Cell ◽  
Colon Cell

The epithelium of normal human colon mucosa “in vivo” exhibits a gradual pattern of differentiation as undifferentiated stem cells from the base of the crypt of “lieberkuhn” rapidly divide, differentiate and migrate toward the free surface. The major differentiated cell type of the intestine observed are: absorptive cells displaying brush border, goblet cells containing mucous granules, Paneth and endocrine cells containing dense secretory granules. These different cell types are also found in the intestine of the 13-14 week old embryo.We present here morphological evidence showing that HT29, an adenocarcinoma of the human colon cell line, can differentiate into various cell types by changing the growth and culture conditions and mimic morphological changes found during development of the intestine in the human embryo.HT29 cells grown in tissue-culture dishes in DMEM and 10% FCS form at late confluence a multilayer of morphologically undifferentiated cell culture covered with irregular microvilli, and devoid of tight junctions (Figs 1-3).

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