Astrocytes Differentiation Service from iPSC

Astrocyte Differentiation Service Details

• Standard
• Fully Customizable Service - Inquire

Standard Packaging:

• Ship 1-2 million iPS cells (1-2 cryovials; 1 million cells/vial); OR
  • With pathogen and SARS-CoV-2 test results
    • Optional Pathogen Testing Service is available
• Select one of our Control iPS Cell Lines; OR
• Let ASC generate your iPSCs from your human or non-human samples

Standard Deliverables:

• Cryopreserved iPSC-derived astrocytes
• Antibody staining images and/or flow cytometry data for the cell type-specific markers
  • GFAP & S100beta
• Recovery Test, Mycoplasma Test
• Sub-culture protocol and media (optional)
• Other markers (available upon request)

Standard Workflow and Timeline:

Turnaround Time: 2 months

Optional! RT-PCR, Western Blot, proliferation assays, calcium activity assays, cytokine-mediated inflammatory response assays 

Applications:

• Co-culture with neurons for advanced, in vivo-like cell line models
• Neurotoxicity screening
• Disease modeling
• High throughput drug discovery and drug screening applications
• Drug neurotoxicity screening applications