Increasing the biomolecular relevance of cell culture practice

Abstract The biomolecular relevance of medium supplements is a key challenge affecting cell culture practice. The biomolecular composition of commonly used supplements differs from that of a physiological environment, affecting the validity of conclusions drawn from in vitro studies. This article di...

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Main Authors: Raluca E. Ghebosu, Lawrence Hui, Joy Wolfram
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12929-024-01095-6
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description Abstract The biomolecular relevance of medium supplements is a key challenge affecting cell culture practice. The biomolecular composition of commonly used supplements differs from that of a physiological environment, affecting the validity of conclusions drawn from in vitro studies. This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of common supplements, including context-dependent considerations for supplement selection to improve biomolecular relevance, especially in nanomedicine and extracellular vesicle research.
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spelling doaj-art-0b24f650a0e74e44aee28a2b76182df02025-01-05T12:42:30ZengBMCJournal of Biomedical Science1423-01272025-01-0132111010.1186/s12929-024-01095-6Increasing the biomolecular relevance of cell culture practiceRaluca E. Ghebosu0Lawrence Hui1Joy Wolfram2Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of QueenslandAustralian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of QueenslandAustralian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of QueenslandAbstract The biomolecular relevance of medium supplements is a key challenge affecting cell culture practice. The biomolecular composition of commonly used supplements differs from that of a physiological environment, affecting the validity of conclusions drawn from in vitro studies. This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of common supplements, including context-dependent considerations for supplement selection to improve biomolecular relevance, especially in nanomedicine and extracellular vesicle research.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12929-024-01095-6Chemically defined mediumFetal bovine serum (FBS)PlasmaSerumSupplement
spellingShingle Raluca E. Ghebosu
Lawrence Hui
Joy Wolfram
Increasing the biomolecular relevance of cell culture practice
Journal of Biomedical Science
Chemically defined medium
Fetal bovine serum (FBS)
Plasma
Serum
Supplement
title Increasing the biomolecular relevance of cell culture practice
title_full Increasing the biomolecular relevance of cell culture practice
title_fullStr Increasing the biomolecular relevance of cell culture practice
title_full_unstemmed Increasing the biomolecular relevance of cell culture practice
title_short Increasing the biomolecular relevance of cell culture practice
title_sort increasing the biomolecular relevance of cell culture practice
topic Chemically defined medium
Fetal bovine serum (FBS)
Plasma
Serum
Supplement
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12929-024-01095-6
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