Mesenchymalstemcells(MSC)areawell-characterizedpopulationofadultstemcells.MSChavethepotentialtodevelopintomaturecellsthatproducefat,cartilage,bone,tendons,andmuscle.Theseproperties,incombinationwiththeirdevelopmentalplasticity,havegeneratedtremendousinterestbecauseofthepotentialuseofMSCinregenerativemedicine.FetallunghasbeenidentifiedasarichsourceofMSCandstudieshaveshownthatMSCcandifferentiateintoneuralcells,inadditiontotheirmesenchymaldifferentiationpotential[1].MSChavealsobeenshowntoenhancetheengraftmentofhumanumbilicalcordblood-derivedCD34hematopoieticcellsinimmunodeficientmice[2].FlowcytometricanalysisshowedthatfetallungMSCexpressCD13,CD29,CD44,CD90,CD105,CD166,andHLA-ABC.
HPMSCfromSciencellResearchLaboratoriesareisolatedfromhumanlungtissue.HPMSCarecryopreservedatpassageoneanddeliveredfrozen.Eachvialcontains>5x10^5cellsin1mlvolume.HPMSCarecharacterizedbyimmunofluorescencewithantibodiesspecifictoCD73,CD90andCD105.HPMSCarenegativeforHIV-1,HBV,HCV,mycoplasma,bacteria,yeastandfungi.HPMSCareguaranteedtofurtherexpandfor15populationdoublingsundertheconditionsprovidedbyScienCellResearchLaboratories.
RecommendedMedium
ItisrecommendedtouseMesenchymalStemCellMedium(MSCM,Cat.#7501)forculturingHPMSCinvitro.
Specifications:
| CatalogNo. | 7540 | 
| CountryofManufacture | UnitedStates | 
| ProductCode | HPMSC | 
| Size/Quantity | 5x10^5cells/vial | 
| ProductUse | HPMSCareforresearchuseonly.Itisnotapprovedforhumanoranimaluse,orforapplicationininvitrodiagnosticprocedures. | 
| Storage | Directlyandimmediatelytransfercellsfromdryicetoliquidnitrogenuponreceivingandkeepthecellsinliquidnitrogenuntilcellcultureisneededforexperiments. | 
| ShippingInfo | Dryice. | 
| References | [1].FanCG,TangFW,ZhangQJ,LuSH,LiuHY,ZhaoZM,LiuB,HanZB,HanZC(2005)Characterizationandneuraldifferentiationoffetallungmesenchymalstemcells.CellTransplant.14:311-321.[2].NoortWA,KruisselbrinkAB,in"tAnkerPS,etal.(2002)Mesenchymalstemcellspromoteengraftmentofhumanumbilicalcordblood-derivedCD34(+)cellsinNOD/SCIDmice.Exp.Hematol.30:870-878. | 

		