Tissue Culture Expansion
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Isolation and Culture Expansion of Tumor-specific Endothelial Cells
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We report a reliable method to isolate and culture primary tumor-specific endothelial cells from genetically engineered mouse models.
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Formation and Expansion of Neurospheres from a Hippocampal Tissue
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2025
This video demonstrates the process of neurosphere formation and their expansion from hippocampal tissue. Neural stem and progenitor cells from the postnatal mouse dentate gyrus tissue proliferate and form primary neurospheres, which are then reseeded to form secondary neurospheres.
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Natural Killer Cell Isolation from Liver Tissue for Selective Expansion
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2025
This video demonstrates the isolation of lymphocytes, including natural killer cells or NK cells, from human liver tissue for selective expansion. Enzymatic and mechanical digestion, followed by density gradient separation, promotes lymphocyte isolation, including NK cells. The collected lymphocytes can be further used for the selective expansion of NK cells.
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Expansion Pathology: A Method for High-resolution Optical Imaging of Clinical Tissue Samples
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2023
In this video, we describe a method called expansion pathology, a variant of expansion microscopy, wherein the clinical tissue specimens are chemically expanded using a polymer network for microscopic examination of nanoscale structures.
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Isolation and Expansion of Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells Derived from Human Placenta Tissue
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2016
Herein we describe methods for the dissection of fetal and maternal tissues from human term placenta, followed by isolation and expansion of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSC) from these tissues.
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Nutrient media supply cultured cells with the resources needed for continued proliferation, while physical and biochemical conditions help maintain an environment compatible with growth. Because these inputs directly affect how well cells multiply and function, researchers regulate them rather than treating expansion as simple replication. Appropriate control supports consistent biological material for downstream studies and medical development.
Periodic transfer provides cells with fresh media and a new vessel environment as expansion continues. This step helps sustain proliferation over successive stages instead of relying indefinitely on the original culture setting. Repeated transfers also create opportunities to observe the culture and maintain it under the intended conditions while generating sufficient material for research or medical use.
These checks evaluate whether the cultured material remains the intended biological system, whether the cells remain alive, and whether they retain relevant activity. Monitoring all three characteristics is important because a culture can increase in amount without necessarily providing suitable material for experiments or therapeutic development. The results help determine whether expansion remains reliable for its planned use.
A typical workflow begins with establishing cells or tissue in a sterile environment, supplying nutrient media, and maintaining appropriate physical and biochemical conditions. Researchers then observe the culture and periodically transfer it to fresh vessels or media as needed for continued proliferation. Throughout the process, they monitor identity, viability, and function before using the expanded material.
Expanded cultures provide sufficient biological material for investigating disease-related behavior and evaluating treatments under controlled laboratory conditions. By producing more material from a culture, researchers can conduct studies with improved experimental consistency and examine responses across planned tests. This makes expansion useful before findings are considered for broader medical applications or further development.
Regenerative medicine and cell-based therapies may require enough suitable biological material to support development and evaluation. Controlled expansion helps produce that material while researchers monitor identity, viability, and function. Reliable output can improve consistency between experiments and help translate laboratory findings into products or approaches with greater relevance to medical use.