Hypoxio: a simple solution to preventing pericellular hypoxia in cell monolayers growing at physiological oxygen levels.

Culturing cells as adherent monolayers is a common approach in cell biology. For cell culture experiments to yield reliable results it is important to replicate in vivo conditions as faithfully as possible. Increasingly, researchers appreciate the importance of oxygen in cell physiology and the corresponding need to maintain physiologically relevant oxygen levels during experiments.

Oxygen and Glucose Levels in Cell Culture Media Determine Resveratrol's Effects on Growth, Hydrogen Peroxide Production, and Mitochondrial Dynamics.

Resveratrol is a plant-derived polyphenol that has been widely studied for its putative health promoting effects. Many of those studies have been conducted in cell culture, in supra-physiological levels of oxygen and glucose. Resveratrol interacts with reactive oxygen species (ROS) as an antioxidant or pro-oxidant.