Chemically-defined medium for growth and differentiation of mixed epithelial and connective tissues in organ culture |
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Authors: | Gisele M Hodges Anthony H Melcher |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Cellular Pathology, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, WC2A 3PX London, England;(2) M.R.C. Group in Peridontal Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada |
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Abstract: | The effect on tissue differentiation and growth in vitro of certain of the factors implicated in collagen synthesis (ascorbic acid, α-ketoglutarate and oxygen) and the influence of hydrocortisone was studied using organ cultures of fetal mouse mandible as a mixed epithelial and connective tissue system. Using serum-free Waymouth’s MB 752/1 chemically-defined medium, addition of high levels of ascorbic acid (300 µg per ml), hydrocortisone (1 µg per ml) and oxygen (95%) enhanced differentiation in a number of tissues, in particular skin and appendages, tooth germs and bone, while osteoid and dentine production were noticeably promoted. It is suggested that an essential aspect of media design for organ culture involves the incorporation of collagen-promoting factors to the in vitro environment particularly with regard to the controlling role implicated for collagen in a variety of biological processes. |
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Keywords: | organ culture differentiation chemically defined medium epethelium connective tissue |
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