| Literature DB >> 30811086 |
Siti Sarah Omar Zaki1, Livashini Kanesan1, Ming Yeh Danielle Leong1,2, Sharmili Vidyadaran1.
Abstract
Our work cautions against the use of serum-supplemented culture media in a transwell migration assay when using chemoattractants other than FBS. At 24 h, a 5% foetal bovine serum (FBS) gradient caused BV2 microglia to migrate toward the lower compartment of the transwell apparatus. Interestingly, FBS-supplemented media in the absence of a gradient also resulted in notable microglia migration. Serum can therefore confound the interpretation of a transwell migration assay when another chemoattractant is used.Entities:
Keywords: BV2 microglia; chemoattractant; serum; transwell migration assay
Year: 2019 PMID: 30811086 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.11122
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Biol Int ISSN: 1065-6995 Impact factor: 3.612