m2 macrophage generation medium dxf (PromoCell)
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![Study recap – recreating a pathological microenvironment on a kidney-on-a-chip microfluidic instrument to investigate the presence of a biological switch underlying renal calcification. A) Repurposing a proximal tubule-on-a-chip (kidney-on-a-chip) instrument for renal patient-derived <t>macrophage</t> M1 and <t>M2</t> proliferation on the top and bottom channels of the organ-chip instrument. B) a-c: The confluence of the macrophage cell lines was well supported on the organ chip instrument surface and on the tissue-culture plates: the cluster-forming cells are motile. Apoptotic assays were conducted on a chip and a plate to emulate bioinspired oxidative stress to observe the expression of the biomarkers of prolyl hydroxylase domain 2 (PHD2) and CellRox dye (orange and green, respectively). The morphology of the cells dramatically changed from miniature, motile M1 and M2 variants to aggregated cell clumps emitting PHD2 and CellRox under hypoxia [Jeewandara T et al. 2023].](https://bio-rxiv-images-cdn.bioz.com/dois_ending_with_16/10__1101_slash_2025__01__09__630316/10__1101_slash_2025__01__09__630316___F1.large.jpg)
M2 Macrophage Generation Medium Dxf, supplied by PromoCell, used in various techniques. Bioz Stars score: 94/100, based on 42 PubMed citations. ZERO BIAS - scores, article reviews, protocol conditions and more
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Article Title: Is there a pathological switch that triggers the onset of renal calcification?
Journal: bioRxiv
doi: 10.1101/2025.01.09.630316
Figure Legend Snippet: Study recap – recreating a pathological microenvironment on a kidney-on-a-chip microfluidic instrument to investigate the presence of a biological switch underlying renal calcification. A) Repurposing a proximal tubule-on-a-chip (kidney-on-a-chip) instrument for renal patient-derived macrophage M1 and M2 proliferation on the top and bottom channels of the organ-chip instrument. B) a-c: The confluence of the macrophage cell lines was well supported on the organ chip instrument surface and on the tissue-culture plates: the cluster-forming cells are motile. Apoptotic assays were conducted on a chip and a plate to emulate bioinspired oxidative stress to observe the expression of the biomarkers of prolyl hydroxylase domain 2 (PHD2) and CellRox dye (orange and green, respectively). The morphology of the cells dramatically changed from miniature, motile M1 and M2 variants to aggregated cell clumps emitting PHD2 and CellRox under hypoxia [Jeewandara T et al. 2023].
Techniques Used: Derivative Assay, Expressing
Figure Legend Snippet: Using fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) to a) distinguish M1 polarized macrophages stained with CD86 vs. the unstained M1 polarized macrophages, and b) distinguishing M2 polarized macrophages stained with CD163 vs. the unstained M2 polarized macrophages .
Techniques Used: Fluorescence, FACS, Staining
Figure Legend Snippet: Repurposing a human proximal tubule kidney chip to A) facilitate the growth of M1 pro- and M2 anti-inflammatory macrophages. B) The bright field images are representative of cell proliferation on the kidney chip vs. a 35 mm tissue culture plate [Emulate. Inc, ].
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Figure Legend Snippet: The apoptosis assays conducted with stone former M1 and M2 macrophages cultured on a plate (top) and on an organ-on-a-chip/kidney-chip instrument (bottom) incubated with CellRox (Redox) dye (green) prior to (left) - and after (right) chemically induced cell apoptosis .
Techniques Used: Cell Culture, Incubation
Figure Legend Snippet: Apoptosis assays on a chip/plate (fluorescence imaging) – the M1 and M2 macrophage cell types were incubated with the AlexaFluor555 EGLN1/anti-PHD2/prolyl hydroxylase domain 2 antibody and subjected to chemical ischemia-induced redox (a-d) to observe the transition from healthy motile cells (left) to fluorescent clumps or aggregates (right) to indicate apoptosis or cell death under ischemia, represented on a 35 mm tissue culture plate and on a kidney-chip instrument. The fluorescence dye emission of AF555 represented a switch-like upregulation of PHD2 (circled in b), to glow in orange and emit a switch-like response as the cells underwent apoptosis under live-cell imaging (b,d).
Techniques Used: Fluorescence, Imaging, Incubation, Live Cell Imaging
Figure Legend Snippet: A proposed model for the formation of Randall’s plaque in the presence of M1 pro-inflammatory and M2 anti-inflammatory phenotypes. Steps a-h recap the risk factors of hyperoxaluria, hypercalciuria, and hypocitraturia and other factors involved in the pathogenesis of nephrolithiasis to cause epithelial damage, the production of calcifying vesicles, increased pro-inflammatory macrophages vs. anti-inflammatory macrophages, collagen deposition, mineralization, and Randall’s plaque formation .
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