PORCINE PULMONARY ARTERY SMOOTH MUSCLE C

Application

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

Cell Line Origin

Artery

Components

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

General description

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.

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

Subculture Routine

Please refer to the PPASMC Culture Protocol.