Can anyone suggest me an alternative to sponge bioassays to study the effect of some bioactive molecules on marine sponges? Are there any cell lines available?
I cannot agree with Jintapat Nateewattana . Sponge Cell lines are not available with ATCC
Authentic cell lines from marine sponges or any of the marine invertebrates are not yet developed. You can develop primary cell cultures and do experiment with the same. Please refer " Development of sponge cell cultures for biomedical application" by S.A Pomponi and R. Willoughby. However, many researchers are still claiming that they developed cell lines. But in reality they are all primary cell culture, not the established one....
If i am false in the above comment , please correct me.....