Technical Reference #833

Glass Bottom Culture Dishes

This study used MatTek product(s):

Citation in paper containing MatTek reference:
glass bottom culture dish (MatTek Corporation)

833.

Human Proinsulin C-Peptide Reduces High Glucose-Induced Proliferation And Nf- B Activation In Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Vincenza Cifarelli 1; Patrizia Luppi ∗;1; Hubert M. Tse; Jing He; Jon Piganelli; Massimo Trucco, University of Pittsburgh, Atherosclerosis, 201(833), (2008)
Link To Paper

Abstract:
Excessive proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is one of the primary lesions in atherosclerosis development duringdiabetes. High glucose triggers VSMC proliferation and initiates activation of the transcription factor nuclear factor (NF

Keywords:
Diabetes; C-Peptide; Smooth muscle cells; Proliferation; NF- B

Materials & Methods:
UASMC were seeded into a glass bottom culture dish (∼10000 cells/dish) (MatTek Corporation).

Microscopic Technique
Fluorescence Microscopy, Immunofluorescence

Cell Type(s)
UASMC