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  • Title: Simplified culture techniques for growth and differentiation of murine and human pre-adipocytes for translational applications.
    Author: Herrera-Herrera ML, Zapata-Bustos R, Salazar-Olivo LA.
    Journal: Cytotherapy; 2009; 11(1):52-60. PubMed ID: 18972238.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Adipose tissue has become a promising source of adult stem cells. Looking for optimal culture conditions, we evaluated the ability of L15, a free-gas exchange culture medium, to support cell proliferation and adipogenesis of murine 3T3-F442A and human normal (HNPA) and lipoma-derived (HLPA) pre-adipocytes. METHODS: 3T3-F442A, HNPA and HLPA cell proliferation were compared in short-term cultures and along multiple passages in Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium (DMEM) or DMEM-F12 under a 5% CO(2) atmosphere or L15 medium under a free-gas exchange atmosphere. Adipogenesis in these cells was evaluated by quantifying lipid accumulation and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GPDH) activity, and by assaying the expression of adipogenic markers by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). RESULTS: 3T3 pre-adipocytes grew at similar rates in serum-supplemented L15 or DMEM, but L15 induced higher colony-forming efficiency in these cells. HNPA and HLPA grew more actively in L15 than in DMEM-F12 for more than 10 successive passages and reached higher colony-forming efficiency in L15 medium. On the other hand, while high-glucose DMEM and L15 supplemented with glucose 1 g/L induced similar levels of 3T3 adipogenesis, L15 with no added glucose increased HNPA and HLPA adipogenesis with respect to DMEM-F12, as measured by lipid accumulation, GPDH activity and expression of adipogenic markers C/EBPalpha, GLUT-4, LPL and aP2. DISCUSSION: The free-gas exchange medium L15 supports cell proliferation and adipogenesis of murine 3T3 and normal and lipoma-derived human subcutaneous pre-adipocytes to a greater extent than DMEM or DMEM-F12. The routine use of L15 will optimize translational applications of adipose cells.
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