MB49 In Vitro Capillary Chamber Cell Migration Assay (CAT#: ITS-1022-YF3284)

MB49

Mouse

MB49 cells are derived from C57BL/Icrf-a' mouse bladder epithelial cells that were transformed by a single 24-hour treatment with the chemical carcinogen 7, 12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) on the second day of a long term primary culture. Transformed cells transplanted into syngeneic mice were shown to generate carcinomas. While of male origin, karyotype analyses indicate the loss of the Y chromosome in 100% of the cells analyzed. This abnormality is a frequent early event in human bladder cancer.

Bladder Cancer

Oncology

In Vitro Capillary Chamber Cell Migration Assay

MB49-cell based In Vitro Capillary Chamber Cell Migration Assay

Like the Boyden chamber assay, the capillary chamber migration assay also contains two separate chambers (one comprising of the cells and the other with a chemoattractant) connected with a small capillary. Cell migration and morphological responses in this assay can be observed by time-lapse microscopy. Automated real-time monitoring is also possible with this method and this assay is ideal for a rare type of cells and compounds, which are available in small quantities.

Cell Migration and Invasion Assays

The movement of cancer cells and formation of tumors in neighboring tissue is a sequential cascade known as invasion-metastatic cascade, which includes cancer cell invasion through extracellular matrix (ECM), intravasation into blood and colonization at sites after they exit from blood circulation. Migration and invasion are two different processes where, cell migration involves movement of cells without passing through a barrier such as ECM, whereas cell invasion involves passing through a barrier such as ECM while destroying it.

Cell Migration Assay

Cell Migration Assay