Any idea about cellular viability markers, which are not influenced by the mitochondrial activity and by the dynamics of the cellular membrane?

08 December 2015 9,599 3 View

What is the best way to inhibit a gene expression: siRNA or shRNA?

I have to inhibit a gene expression within mouse embryonic stem cells for a minimum duration of 15 days.

04 December 2013 1,159 2 View

Why is the efficiency of viral mRNA electroporation in PBMC low?

Hello, I have been struggling with the electroporation of PBMC with HIV-I mRNA. Although the quality of the RNA generated is good, and the handling of the cells in meticulous, the frequency of...

27 February 2021 9,233 3 View

Troubleshooting with immunofluoresence/confocal microscope? What went wrong?

Hi guys, I have no experience and little knowledge on immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy. I tried to visualize the expression of FXR in my cells (THP-1 macrophages), yet I did not...

11 February 2021 562 6 View

Does euthanasia by CO2 inhalation cause NF-kB activation in mouse heart or body in general?

I was wondering if euthanizing mice by carbon dioxide inhalation would cause activation of NF-kB inflammatory response?

26 January 2021 4,096 2 View

I am culturing murine bone marrow derived mesenchymal stromal cells, what are these cells I am observing?

Dear all, I am isolating mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) from the bone marrow of adult C57BL/6 mice. The culture conditions are: -IMDM + L-glut, 20% of 50:50 FBS:HS, 1% P/S -Medium replaced each...

24 January 2021 7,223 3 View

What is the half-life of TNF-alpha in vitro?

I'm designing a low-grade chronic treatment with this cytokine and I'm wondering how regularly to change the culture medium based on the half-life of the protein in an in vitro environment....

24 January 2021 5,988 2 View

What is the best concentration of Pam3CSK4 to coat a dish to activate with THP-1?

Hi everyone I am trying to coat a glass-bottom dish with Pam3CSK4 and plate THP-1 cells to measure IL6 with ELISA from the supernatant. I wondered if anyone knows a good concentration and...

21 January 2021 2,593 1 View

The First Survey Addressing Patients with BMIs over 50?

Dear Bariatric Surgeons, The importance of obesity management in patients with BMIs over 50 has not been completely addressed and it should be considered separately from patients with morbid...

20 January 2021 2,748 1 View

What is the best studying timeline after injection of B16-F10 melanoma metastases cell line?

I want to inject B16F10 cells into C57BL/6 mice as a melanoma metastases model to study the speed of metastases in different organs. I need advice about the designing of the best timeline for...

14 January 2021 3,704 1 View

Can I use 24 wells black tissue culture uncoated plate for cultuing macrophage (THP-1 treated with PMA) ?or I have to coat them?

Hello, I will start an experiment using macrophage (THP-1 treated with PMA). I have ordered the plate that suitable for fluorescence plate reader which is glass 24 wells black uncoated tissue...

05 January 2021 4,214 3 View

How can I change the media for THP-1 cells without dislodging them from the surface of my well plate?

I am working with THP-1 cells at the moment and am having trouble with maintaining a high confluence once I seed them on a 24-well plate. I usually try to seed around 100,000 cells per well and...

29 December 2020 1,567 3 View