P352-05

Porcine Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells: PPASMC (Cryovial)

• NACRES: NA.81
• UNSPSC Code: 41106514
• Biological source: Porcine pulmonary artery
• Growth mode: Adherent
• Morphology: smooth muscle
• Relevant disease(s): cardiovascular diseases

Properties

• biological source: Porcine pulmonary artery
• Quality Segment: 100
• form: solid
• packaging: pkg of 500,000 cells
• manufacturer/tradename: Cell Applications, Inc
• growth mode: Adherent
• karyotype: 2n = 38
• morphology: smooth muscle
• technique(s): cell culture | mammalian: suitable
• relevant disease(s): cardiovascular diseases
• shipped in: dry ice
• storage temp.: −196°C

Description

General description

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Porcine Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells (PPASMC) provide a useful in vitro model to study cellular and molecular mechanisms of pulmonary hypertension characterized by hyperproliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells.Characterization: positive for smooth muscle cell specific alpha-actin expression.

Application

cell growth, signaling, receptor transactivation and suppression, vascular remodeling

Biochem/physiol Actions

Artery

Preparation Note

• 1st passage, >500,000 cells in Porcine Smooth Muscle Cell Basal Medium that contains 10% FBS and 10% DMSO
• Can be cultured at least 16 doublings

Please refer to the PPASMC Culture Protocol.

Other Notes

Porcine Smooth Muscle Cell Basal Medium that contains 10% FBS and 10% DMSO

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable