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We present a protocol to generate primary cultures of murine and human esophageal stromal cells with a myofibroblast phenotype. Cultured cells have spindle shaped morphology, express α-SMA and vimentin, and lack epithelial, hematopoietic and endothelial cell surface markers. Characterized stromal cells can be used in functional studies of epithelial-stromal interactions.
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Gargus, M., Niu, C., Shaker, A. Isolation of Myofibroblasts from Mouse and Human Esophagus. J. Vis. Exp. (95), e52215, doi:10.3791/52215 (2015).
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