B-27 Supplement in Serum-Free Neural Stem Cell Media for Culturing Glioma Cancer Stem Cells

Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology
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Company:

Life Technologies (Thermo Fisher Scientific)

Product Name:

B-27® Supplement (50X), minus vitamin A

Catalog Number:

12587010

We used this product to culture glioma stem cells from a U87 cell line. The product is free from Retinoic acid (which induces differentiation), hence it gives better enrichment of glioma stem cells.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Inducing glioma cancer stem cells from glioblastoma cells (U87 cells)

Starting Material

U87 cells

Protocol Overview

For 10mL - DMEM/F12-9mL,540uL, N2 supplement (100x)-0.1mL, B27 supplement (50x)- 0.2mL, bFGF (10ug/mL)-20uL, EGF (10ug/mL)-20uL, Penstrep-0.1ml, BSA (250MG/mL)-20uL. Mix it and filter it with syringe filter (0.22micron).

Tips

The growth factors are unstable, make the required amount of media every time.

Results Summary

The glioma cancer stem cells were induced from glioblastoma cells and confirmed with stem cell marker expression in immunoblot.

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Summary

The Good

Product is free from retinoic acid and easy to use.

The Bad

Nothing bad about the product.

The Bottom Line

Recommended to use, culturing glioma stem cells in serum free neural stem cell media.

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