Smooth Muscle Cell Culture
Smooth muscle cells, which form non-striated muscles, are structurally and functionally different from skeletal and cardiac muscle cells. They are located in the walls of blood vessels and hollow organs like the bladder, the uterus, and the gastrointestinal tract and are responsible for involuntary movements like peristaltic contractions, which propel food along the gastrointestinal tract.
Tissue sources and donor information
PromoCell Smooth Muscle Cells are available from the aorta, the coronary artery, the pulmonary artery, the umbilical artery, the trachea, the bronchi and the uterus. All our cell types are sourced from healthy, consented donors. Specific donor information like age, sex and tissue location is available for each produced lot. Smooth muscle cells from diseased donors (e.g. diabetes, asthma, COPD) are available on request.
Quality control
Each produced lot of smooth muscle cells is tested for positive expression of smooth muscle alpha-actin, and the absence of CD90. Growth performance is tested through multiple passages up to 15 population doublings (PD) under culture conditions without antibiotics and antimycotics. In addition, all cells have been tested for the absence of HIV-1, HIV-2, HBV, HCV, HTLV-1, HTLV-2 and microbial contaminants (fungi, bacteria, and mycoplasma).
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Human Smooth Muscle Cells
- Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells (HAoSMC)
- Human Bronchial Smooth Muscle Cells (HBSMC)
- Human Coronary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells (HCASMC)
- Human Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells (HPASMC)
- Human Tracheal Smooth Muscle Cells (HTSMC)
- Human Umbilical Artery Smooth Muscle Cells (HUASMC)
- Human Uterine Smooth Muscle Cells (HUtSMC)