CAF Growth Media
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Description
Cancer-Associated Fibroblast Growth Media is a specialized cell culture medium specifically designed to nurture the growth, maintenance, and expansion of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in vitro. CAFs are crucial stromal cells found within the tumor microenvironment, where they play multifaceted roles in supporting tumor progression. They are involved in processes such as extracellular matrix remodeling, facilitating cancer cell invasion, promoting angiogenesis, and contributing to the resistance of tumors against various therapies.
This growth media is thoughtfully formulated to create an optimal environment for CAFs. It promotes healthy fibroblast morphology, ensuring that the cells exhibit the appropriate shape and structure necessary for their function. The medium enhances cell attachment and proliferation, allowing the fibroblasts to thrive and multiply efficiently over extended periods. Importantly, it also helps preserve the unique cellular characteristics associated with CAFs, ensuring that researchers can study their behavior and interactions accurately in various experimental contexts. This specialized culture medium is thus essential for advancing our understanding of CAFs in cancer research.
Key Features
Catalog Number: NBP-CAFGM001
Size: 500ml
Appearance: Clear, pink to slightly red solution
pH: 7.2 – 7.4 (at 25°C)
Osmolality: 310 – 350 mOsm/kg
Sterility: 0.1 µm filtered, sterile
Endotoxin level: < 0.5 EU/mL
Characteristics:
-Supports cancer-associated fibroblast growth and viability
-Helps maintain fibroblast-like morphology
-Suitable for tumor biology and stromal cell research
-Compatible with standard cell culture workflows
-Intended for in vitro research use only
-Not intended for human, diagnostic, or clinical applications
IMPORTANT: This warranty is valid for one month from the original purchase date.
Quick Facts
Product Type
Cells Culture Media
Viability
High viability
Applications
-Expansion and maintenance of primary or patient-…
Availability
In Stock • Global Shipping
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Primary Applications
Applications & Use Cases
Primary Applications
-Expansion and maintenance of primary or patient-derived CAF cultures -Tumor microenvironment studies -Cancer cell–CAF co-culture experiments -2D and 3D cancer models
Suitable for -expansion and maintenance of primary or patient-derived caf cultures -tumor microenvironment studies -cancer cell–caf co-culture experiments -2d and 3d cancer models studies and research applications
including spheroids and organoids -Drug screening and therapy-resistance studies -Fibroblast activation and ECM-remodeling assays -Migration
Suitable for including spheroids and organoids -drug screening and therapy-resistance studies -fibroblast activation and ecm-remodeling assays -migration studies and research applications
invasion
Suitable for invasion studies and research applications
and metastasis research -Cytokine
Suitable for and metastasis research -cytokine studies and research applications
chemokine
Suitable for chemokine studies and research applications
and secretome analysis -Gene expression
Suitable for and secretome analysis -gene expression studies and research applications
protein expression
Suitable for protein expression studies and research applications
and biomarker studies -Studies of CAF interaction with tumor cells
Suitable for and biomarker studies -studies of caf interaction with tumor cells studies and research applications
immune cells
Suitable for immune cells studies and research applications
and endothelial cells
Suitable for and endothelial cells studies and research applications
Research Areas
In Vitro Studies
Cell culture and screening applications
Molecular Biology
Gene expression & signaling studies
Drug Discovery
Screening & validation studies
Disease Modeling
Pathophysiology research
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