Media and its supplements for LG duct isolation and culture (Dulbecco's modified eagle medium [DMEM], McCoy's 5A tissue culture medium, fetal bovine serum [FBS], L-glutamine, bovine serum albumin [BSA]), carbachol (carbamoylcholine chloride), 8-bromoadenosine 3′5′-cyclic monophosphate (8-bromo cAMP), vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), and phenylephrine (PHE) were ordered from Sigma-Aldrich Corp. (Budapest, Hungary). Purified collagenase was acquired from Worthington Biochemical Corp. (Lakewood, NJ, USA). For immunostaining experiments, VPAC1 and VPAC2 primary rabbit polyclonal antibodies and Alexa Fluor 488 secondary goat anti-rabbit antibody was obtained from Abcam (Cambridge, UK), AQP4 primary rabbit polyclonal antibody derived from Alomone Labs (Jerusalem, Israel).
The composition of solutions used in our experiments is summarized in the
Table. The pH of standard HEPES-buffered solution was set to 7.4 with HCl at 37°C.