کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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12501 | 794 | 2005 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
To date no reliable method has been developed for the isolation of RNA from cells seeded onto cylindrical vascular grafts. This study was performed in order to develop a reliable methodology for isolating RNA from cylindrical conduits made from poly(carbonate-urea)urethane (PU).Human umbilical vein EC were seeded onto PU vascular grafts and an Alamar blue™ assay performed to assess cell viability. Cells were prepared for RNA extraction by trypsinisation, cell scraping and direct application of cell lysis buffer. In all cases RNA was extracted using a “Qiagen RNeasy™” kit.Alamar blue™ showed viable cells were present on all of the seeded PU vascular grafts. Levels of RNA extracted from the cells removed from the graft by the trypsinisation yielded 0.130 μg/μl, by scraping 0.078 μg/μl and by direct lysing 0.093 μg/μl of RNA, respectively. RTPCR was conducted successfully for GAPDH and TGF-β1. Trypsinisation prior to RNA extraction provided the highest RNA yield and attained near complete cell removal ensuring that gene expression obtained was representative.
Journal: Biomaterials - Volume 26, Issue 18, June 2005, Pages 3987–3993