How should I seed the preadipocytes for optimal differentiation?
Description
Recommended procedure:
- Thaw the vial according to our protocol
- Seed one part of the cells (5;000 cells/cm²) directly into multiwell plates for subsequent differentiation induction; grow in Preadipocyte Growth Medium until they reach 100% confluency; then induce differentiation according to the recommended protocol
- Seed the other part (5;000 cells/cm²) into a TC dish and expand them in Preadipocyte Growth Medium; trypsinize at subconfluence; if necessary divide the cell suspension again into two parts and use one part for differentiation tests (see above); the other part to continue the culture of undifferentiated HWP.
- Differentiation capacity may decline after 1-2 passages in vitro; therefore best perform your differentiation tests at early passages. HWP at higher passages can still be used for studies that require undifferentiated HWP (e.g. proliferation assays).