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Transwell cell culture plates

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Transwell cell culture plates are a type of in-vitro cell culture system designed for the study of cell migration, permeability, and barrier function. These plates consist of a cell culture insert with a porous membrane that separates the upper and lower compartments, allowing for the co-culture of different cell types or the assessment of cell movement and transport across the membrane.

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4 protocols using transwell cell culture plates

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NKAP Silencing in Hypoxia Impairs

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DMEM was provided by HyClone Company (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA). FBS was purchased from Thermo Fisher Scientific. Penicillin-streptomycin, 0.25% trypsin, and cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) agent were purchased from Beijing Solarbio Science & Technology Company (Beijing, China). siRNA for NKAP was purchased from Gene (Shanghai, China). Lipofectamine 2000 was obtained from Thermo Fisher Scientific. Trizol reagent was provided by Thermo Fisher Scientific. RevertAid First Strand cDNA Synthesis Kit and SYBR Premix Ex Taq II were purchased from Takara (Japan). Annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)/propidium iodide (PI) apoptosis kit was ordered from Thermo Fisher Scientific. CoCl2 was ordered from Sigma-Aldrich Co. (St Louis, MO, USA). RIPA Lysis Buffer, BCA Protein Assay Kit, and Protease Inhibitor Cocktail were all purchased from CwBio (Beijing, China). Primers were synthesized by Genewiz Company (Beijing, China). Transwell cell culture plates were ordered from EMD Millipore (Billerica, MA, USA). Matrigel Matrix was provided by BD Biosciences (San Jose, CA, USA). Protein Marker was obtained from Thermo Fisher Scientific. Enhanced chemiluminescent (ECL) developer was obtained from PTG (Chicago, IL, USA). This article does not contain any studies with human participants or animals performed by any of the authors; hence ethical approval is not required.
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Cell Viability and Apoptosis Assay Protocol

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Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM) was purchased from HyClone (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA). Fetal bovine serum (FBS) was purchased from Thermo Fisher Scientific. Penicillin–streptomycin, 0.25% trypsin and cell counting kit-8 (CCK8) agent were purchased from Beijing Solarbio Science & Technology Company (Beijing, China). Lipofectamine 2000 was purchased from Thermo Fisher Scientific. Annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)/propidium iodide (PI) Apoptosis Kit was purchased from Thermo Fisher Scientific. Radioimmuno-precipitation assay (RIPA) lysis buffer, bicinchoninic acid (BCA) protein assay kit, protease inhibitor cocktail, and all antibodies were purchased from CWBIO (Beijing, China). Primers were synthesized by Genewiz Company (Beijing, China). Transwell cell culture plates were purchased from EMD Millipore (Billerica, MA, USA). Protein marker was purchased from Thermo Fisher Scientific. Electrochemi luminescence (ECL) developer was purchased from Proteintech Group (Chicago, IL, USA).
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Measuring VSMC Migration in Response to PM2.5

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A total of 3*105 VSMCs in 6 cm dish were treated with vehicle or PM2.5 with and without inhibitors in 3 ml of 0.5% FBS medium for 48 h. A total of 3*104 cells were then re-seeded in the upper chamber of 24-well Transwell cell culture plates (Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA; pore size, 8 μm) with 0.5 ml 10% FBS medium. The bottom chambers were filled with 1 ml media containing platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-BB (Peprotech, Rocky Hill, NJ, USA; 10 ng/mL) as a chemoattractant. After incubation for 4 h, the upper layer of the cells was scraped off using sterile cotton swabs, and the cells in the lower layer of the membrane were fixed and stained with 0.1% crystal violet (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA). Cells that migrated to the underside of the membrane were visualized under a microscope. Image analyses were performed using MetaMorph 7.8.11.0 software (Molecular Devices, San Jose, CA, USA).
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Transwell Migration Assay for Particulate Matter

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Cells were treated with vehicle or 25 μg/mL KH PM2.5 or PM2.5-10 with and without inhibitors in 0.5% FBS medium for 48 h. Cells were placed in the upper chamber of 24-well Transwell cell culture plates (Millipore, Burlington, MA, USA; 8-μm pore size). The bottom chambers were filled with media containing platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-BB (Peprotech, Rocky Hill, NJ, USA; 10 ng/mL) as a chemoattractant. After incubation for 4 h in MVSMC and MPASMC or 16 h in HPASMC, the upper layer of cells was scraped off, and the membrane was fixed and stained with crystal violet (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA). Cells that migrated to the underside of the membrane were visualized using a microscope. Image analyses were performed using MetaMorph 7.8.11.0 software.
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