Journal: Cells
Article Title: Ultrastructural Characterization of Human Gingival Fibroblasts in 3D Culture.
doi: 10.3390/cells11223647
Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 2. Immunofluorescence analysis. (A) Characterization by of a population of hGFs. Positive markers panel: Vim, Col1A2, PDGFRβ, Itgβ1, and αSMA. Cells were negative for STIM1 and Stro-1. (B) hGFs spheroids express STIM1. Scale bar, 200 µm; 10× magnification. The data are from three representative experiments.
Article Snippet: The populations of hGFs cultured in the monolayer and in spheroids were characterized by immunofluorescence staining using the following primary antibodies: anti-human vimentin (Vim) (1:1000) (Abcam, Cambridge, UK), anti-human collagen type I alpha 2 chain (Col1A2) (Proteintech, Rosemont, IL, USA) (1:1000), anti- human α-smooth muscle actin (αSMA) (1:50) (Proteintech, Rosemont, IL, USA), anti-human integrin βeta1 (Itgβ1) (1:50) (Proteintech, Rosemont, IL, USA), anti-human platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta (PDGFRβ) (1:20) (GeneTex, Irvine, CA, USA), anti-human stromal interacting molecule 1 (STIM1) (1:50) (Abcam, Cambridge, UK), and anti-human Stro-1 (Stro-1) (Abcam, Cambridge, UK).
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