MesenCult™-ACF Plus Medium
Animal component-free medium for human mesenchymal stem cells
MesenCult™-ACF Plus Medium
Animal component-free medium for human mesenchymal stem cells
Product Advantages
- Animal component-free formulation improves experimental reproducibility.
- Superior cell expansion compared to serum-containing media.
- Cultured MSCs retain robust expansion and tri-lineage differentiation capacities at early and late passages.
- Supports MSC derivation directly from primary human tissue.
What's Included
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L-GlutamineCell culture supplement
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Animal Component-Free Cell Dissociation KitDissociation kit for human stem and progenitor cells
Overview
Compared to serum-containing or EV-depleted serum-containing media, MSCs cultured with this kit expand more efficiently (rate and cumulative cell total) and without compromising function. The cultured cells exhibit characteristic MSC surface marker expression and retain robust expansion rate and trilineage differentiation capacities.
This kit is part of a complete ACF workflow—for deriving, expanding, and cryopreserving MSCs, as well as differentiating human pluripotent stem cells into mesenchymal progenitors—that is optimized for efficient and consistent MSC cultures.
For animal component-free and optimized cryopreservation, MesenCult™-ACF Freezing Medium (Catalog #05490) is recommended for human MSCs previously cultured in MesenCult™ media, including MesenCult™-ACF Plus. For a complete list of related products, including available differentiation media, explore our MSC area of interest page or contact us at techsupport@stemcell.com.
NOTE: Complete MesenCult™-ACF Plus Medium must be supplemented with L-Glutamine (Catalog #07100).
CollPlant is the manufacturer of the rhCollagen component of the cell attachment substrate.
Data Figures
Figure 1. CFU-F Assay of Human BM-Derived MSCs Expanded in MesenCult™-ACF Plus Medium and Commercial Media.
(A) An average of 45 CFU-Fs per million cells were observed when BM mononuclear cells were seeded in MesenCult™-ACF Plus (n = 4). An average of 47 and 25 CFU-Fs per million cells were observed when cells were seeded in Commercial Medium 1 (n = 3) and Medium 2 (n = 4), respectively. Vertical lines indicate Standard Error of Mean (SEM). Representative image of CFU-F colonies expanded in (B) MesenCult™-ACF Plus Medium (9 days of culture), (C) Commercial Medium 1 (10 days of culture) and (D) Commercial Medium 2 (10 days of culture). Commercial Medium 1 and Medium 2 were supplemented with 2.5% human AB serum to derive MSCs from BM, as per their protocols for derivation. No addition of serum is required when using MesenCult™-ACF Plus Medium.
Figure 2. Human BM-Derived MSCs Cultured in MesenCult™-ACF Plus Medium Expand Faster than MSCs Cultured in Commercial Xeno-Free and Serum-Free Media.
(A) A greater number of BM-derived MSCs were generated per passage using MesenCult™-ACF Plus Medium (n=4) compared to Commercial Medium 1 (n=3) and Commercial Medium 2 (n=2). (B) Rates of BM-derived MSC expansion were compared between MesenCult™-ACF Plus Medium, Commercial Medium 1, and Commercial Medium 2. The time required to double the number of MSCs using MesenCult™ -ACF Plus Medium (n=4) was shorter than when MSCs were cultured in Commercial Medium 1 (n=3) and Commercial Medium 2 (n=4). Vertical lines indicate Standard Error of Mean (SEM).
Figure 3. Human BM-Derived MSCs Expanded in MesenCult™-ACF Plus Medium Display Multi-Lineage Differentiation Potential.
(A) Human BM-derived MSCs expanded in MesenCult™-ACF Plus Medium differentiated into (B) adipocytes (Oil Red O staining; passage 5), (C) chondrocytes (Alcian Blue staining; passage 4) and (D) osteoblasts (Alizarin Red S staining; passage 5).
Figure 4. Flow Cytometric Analysis of MSCs Cultured in MesenCult™-ACF Plus Medium.
BM-derived MSCs were cultured and expanded in MesenCult™-ACF Plus Medium. At passage 8 MSCs were stained for mesenchymal surface markers (CD73, CD90, CD105,), pericyte marker (CD146) and hematopoietic marker (CD45). MSCs expressed high levels of CD73, CD90, CD105 and CD146 and lacked expression of CD45.
Protocols and Documentation
Find supporting information and directions for use in the Product Information Sheet or explore additional protocols below.
Applications
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