Angiogenesis and Endothelial Progenitor CellPolicies & Procedures

The Angiogenesis and Endothelial Progenitor Cell Core provides consultation services for IU Simon Cancer Center members interested in conducting validated and highly reproducible in vitro and in vivo angiogenesis assays. 

To initiate the consultation process, please complete a consultation form and email the form to the Core Director David Ingram, MD, at dingram@iupui.edu. Then contact the core to further discuss your project.

Chargeback rates for services of the Angiogenesis and Endothelial Progenitor Cell Core are below:

Charge* Services

$105

Ficoll preparation of human blood MNCs

  • Preparation includes overlaying of up to 100ml blood, washes and cell count

$60

CPT preparation of human blood MNCs

  • Preparation includes processing of up to 48 ml of blood in CPT tubes supplied by the user, washes and cell count

$230

8 color FACS analysis of human blood MNCs

  • Staining of MNCs with 7 antigen panel, including necessary FMO controls and viability markers, and brief analysis in FlowJo.
  • Does not include cost of data collection in Flow Cytometry Core
  • Isolation of MNCs is a separate charge

$185

6 color FACS analysis of human blood MNCs

  • Staining of MNCs with 6 antigen panel, including necessary single color and isotype controls, and brief analysis in FlowJo.
  • Does not include cost of data collection in Flow Cytometry Core
  • Isolation of MNCs is a separate charge

$105

CFU-EC quantitation from human blood

  • Plating, culture and quantitation of CFU-ECs (in triplicate)
  • Isolation of MNCs is a separate charge

$220

Quantitation of ECFCs from human blood

  • Plating, maintanence, and quantitation of 3 wells for ECFC
  • Isolation of MNCs is a separate charge

$125

Expansion and Cryopreservation of ECFCs

  • Expansion of ECFC colonies to passage 2 and cryopreservation of cells

$600

 

Endothelial Cell Isolation from Human Umbilical Veins

  • Isolation of ECs from human umbilical veins, expansion to passage 1 and phenotypic confirmation by FACS

$120

Brief Endothelial Phenotyping of ECs by FACS

  • Staining of cell line with endothelial antigen panel to confirm phenotype including controls
  • Does not include usage charge from Flow Cytometry Core

$265

Endothelial Progenitor Cell Clonogenic Assays

  • Limiting dilution analysis of up to 6 conditions in triplicate

$305

Endothelial Progenitor Cell Clonogenic Assays

  • Single cell analysis of up to 6 96 well plates
  • Does not include sorting charge from Flow Cytometry Core
  • Does not include cost of cell line

$300

Endothelial Cell Proliferation Assays (6 well format)

  • Thymidine incorporation in 6 well plates for up to 6 conditions (including controls) in triplicate
  • Does not include cost of a cell line

 

$210

Endothelial Cell Proliferation Assays (96 well format)

  • Thymidine incorporation in 96 well plates for up to 10 conditions (including controls) with 6 replicates
  • Does not include cost of cell line

$470

Endothelial Cell Migration Assays

  • Haptotaxis in transwells for up to 8 conditions (including controls) in triplicate
  • Does not include cost of cell line

$230

Tube Forming Assays with Human Endothelial Cells

  • Up to 12 wells assayed for EPC tube formation

 

$310

Co-Culture Tube Forming Assays Using Transwell System

  • Up to 12 wells assayed for EC tube formation
  • Does not include cost of ECFC line

$540

Ex Vivo Aortic Outgrowth Model of Capillary Structures

  • Aortic ring outggrowth using up to 6 mice (up to 5 conditions including controls)
  • Does not include the cost of mice used

$250

Retroviral Transduction of Primary Human Endothelial Cells with Fluorescently Labeled Proteins

  • Retroviral transduction with eGFP or dsRed and expansion of cell line

$215

Cryopreserved human UCB derived ECFC cell line

 

$215

Cryopreserved HUVEC cell line

 

Cost to be determined on an individual basis

Retroviral Transduction of Primary Human Endothelial Cells with short interference RNAs (siRNAs)

 

$445

 

Mouse Matrigel Plug Model

  • Placement of 1-2 matrigel plugs in up to 6 mice, hemoglobin content analysis of plugs
  • Does not include cost of mice or perdiems, which will be calculated and charged on an individual basis

$615

Transplantation of Human Endothelial Progenitor Cells into Immunodeficient Mice

  • Placement of collagen/FN/EPC implants into up to 4 NOD/SCID or NS2 mice
  • Does not include histological analysis of implants
  • Does not include animal or perdiem costs

Cost to be determined on an individual basis

Bone Marrow Contribution to Tumor Microenvironments Utilizing Chimeric Mice with Green Fluorescent-Labeled Bone Marrow Cells

 

$30/hour Technician Time
$600

Assessment of Endothelial Cell Apoptosis via TUNEL                                                        

  • TUNEL assessment of endothelial cell apoptosis.                                                              
  • Up to 6 conditions in triplicate, including controls                                                                
  • Does not include cost of cell line.
$150

5 color FACS analysis of human blood MNCs                                                                          

  • Staining of MNCs with 5 antigen panel, including necessary single color and isotype controls, and brief analysis in FlowJo.                                                                                                                                                                    
  • Does not include cost of data collection in Flow Cytometry Core                                   
  • Isolation of MNCs is a separate charge

*Users outside the IU School of Medicine or IU Simon Cancer Center will be charged an additional 20%.