## Abstract Glycosphingolipid (GSL) antigens have been considered to be involved in the pathogenesis of autoimmune neurologic disorders including multiple sclerosis. To establish the GSL pattern specific for endothelial cells forming bloodβbrain barrier (BBB), we established a method to yield suffi
Primary culture of microvascular endothelial cells from canine meniscus
β Scribed by Dr. Raymond R. Miller; Pamela A. Rydell
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 488 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0736-0266
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
Microvascular endothelial cells were isolated and cloned from canine knee menisci. Intitially, the endothelial cell colonies in culture exhibited a cobblestone morphology. With passage and time, these cultures adopted a fibroblastic or fusiform morphology. The endothelial nature of the cells was demonstrated by positive immunostaining with antibodies to von Willebrand factor, laminin, and typeβIV collagen and by capillaryβlike tube formation on Matrigel. These endothelial cells could be passaged as many as 10 times with retention of the endothelial characteristics. This population of meniscal microvascular endothelial cells will facilitate studies on the role of blood vessels in meniscal repair.
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