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TGF-β1- and CCN2-Stimulated Sirius Red Assay for Collagen Accumulation in Cultured Cells.

Authors :
Trackman PC
Saxena D
Bais MV
Source :
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) [Methods Mol Biol] 2017; Vol. 1489, pp. 481-485.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

A simple method for the determination of relative levels of insoluble collagen accumulation in fibroblast cultures is presented. Confluent cell cultures are provided with sodium ascorbate which is then permissive for collagen deposition. At intervals, cultures are fixed and stained successively with sirius red and then crystal Violet to, respectively, assess for relative changes in collagen accumulation in response to factors such as TGF-β1 or matricellular CCN2 and changes in DNA content as an index of changes in cell density.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1940-6029
Volume :
1489
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
27734398
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6430-7_39