TheCultreCoat®VascularPermeABIlityAssayemploysasimplifiedBoydenchamberdesignwithaonemicronpolyethyleneterephthalate(PET)membranecoatedwithcollagenI.Portswithinthemigrationchamber(top)allowaccesstotheassaychamber(bottom)withoutdismantlingthedevice.Thisdesigniseasiertouse,preventscontamination,andisadaptableforrobotichighthroughputsystems.Theassaychambermaybedirectlyanalyzedinaplatereader,eliminatingtransferstepsthatintroduceadditionalvariabilitytotheassay.
Theconfluentcellmonolayerformsabarrierthroughcell-celladhesionmechanismssuchasjunctions(adherens,tight,andgap)anddesmosomes,andthisbarrierrestrictsFITC-Dextrantotheinserts.Disruptionofthesecell-celladhesionmechanismscreatesgapsintheintercellularspacethatallowdiffusionofFITC-Dextranintothebottomchamber,sotheamountofFITC-Dextranthatdiffusesisrelatedtotheamountofintercellularspace,whichisrepresentativeofvascularpermeability.
Catalog#3475-096-Kincludes: | ||
CatalogNumber | Description | Qty |
3475-096-01 | CultreCoat®96WellVascularPermeabilityChamber | 1 |
3475-096-02 | CultreCoat®FITC-Dextran | 1 |
Catalog#3475-024-Kincludes: | ||
CatalogNumber | Description | Qty |
3475-024-01 | CultreCoat®24WellVascularPermeabilityChamber | 1 |
3475-096-02 | CultreCoat®FITC-Dextran | 1 |
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