title: Isolation, Culture and Identification of Porcine Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cells.
abstract: The objective of this study was to establish the optimum protocol for the isolation and culture of porcine muscle satellite cells. Mononuclear muscle satellite cells are a kind of adult stem cell, which is located between the basal lamina and sarcolemma of muscle fibers and is the primary source of myogenic precursor cells in postnatal muscle. Muscle satellite cells are a useful model to investigate the mechanisms of muscle growth and development. Although the isolation and culture protocols of muscle satellite cells in some species (e.g. mouse) have been established successfully, the culture system for porcine muscle satellite cells is very limited. In this study, we optimized the isolation procedure of porcine muscle satellite cells and elaborated the isolation and culture process in detail. Furthermore, we characterized the porcine muscle satellite cells using the immunofluorecence. Our study provides a reference for the isolation of porcine muscle satellite cells and will be useful for studying the molecular mechanisms in these cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
authors.forename: Bo-Jiang
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China ; Huaian Academy of Nanjing Agricultural University, Huaian, Jiangsu, 223001, China .
authors.forename: Ping-Hua
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China ; Huaian Academy of Nanjing Agricultural University, Huaian, Jiangsu, 223001, China .
authors.forename: Rui-Hua
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
authors.forename: Wen-Xing
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
authors.forename: Qi-Fa
authors.initials: QF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China ; Huaian Academy of Nanjing Agricultural University, Huaian, Jiangsu, 223001, China .
authors.forename: Wang-Jun
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
authors.forename: Hong-Lin
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Liu
keywords: Characterization; Culture; Isolation; Pig; Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cell