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1 Human Primary <strong>Cell</strong>s 29<br />

1.8 Hepatocytes<br />

Applications<br />

metabolism, and albumin synthesis. The<br />

Recommended media & reagents<br />

cell adherence efficiency is at least 50%.<br />

Hepatocyte Growth Medium<br />

Drug testing<br />

(see page 79)<br />

Toxicological testing<br />

Metabolism studies<br />

Liver physiology research<br />

Liver pathology research<br />

Oncology<br />

The liver is the main metabolic organ<br />

in the body performing glycolysis,<br />

glycogenesis, amino acid metabolism,<br />

lipid metabolism, and ureagenesis. In<br />

addition, it also regulates the blood<br />

Hepatocyte Maintenance Medium<br />

(see page 79)<br />

DetachKit (see page 101)<br />

Cryo-SFM (see page 85)<br />

1 Human Primary<br />

<strong>Cell</strong>s<br />

Features<br />

sugar level. Furthermore, hepatocytes<br />

eliminate toxic substances soon after<br />

Related products<br />

HHpC Pellet (see page 97)<br />

absorption since the nutrition rich blood<br />

PromoFectin-Hepatocyte Transfection<br />

Cryopreserved immediately after<br />

from the gastro-intestinal system first<br />

Reagent (see PromoKine catalog)<br />

isolation<br />

has to pass the liver. This detoxifica-<br />

Collagen Type I from Rat Tail<br />

3 - 6 x 10 6 viable cells per cryovial<br />

tion consists of phase I and phase II<br />

(see page 105)<br />

Adherence > 50%<br />

reactions. The most important phase I<br />

Phase I reaction positive<br />

enzyme system is the cytochrome P450<br />

Phase II reaction positive<br />

system. Consequently, cultured human<br />

Albumin positive<br />

hepatocytes are perfectly suited for in<br />

vitro metabolism and toxicity/detoxi-<br />

Human Hepatocytes (HHpC) are iso-<br />

fication studies prior to preclinical or<br />

lated from the normal livers of single<br />

clinical tests.<br />

donors. After isolation, the cells are<br />

immediately cryopreserved and then<br />

Note: Under standard in vitro cell cul-<br />

intensively quality tested. Test cri-<br />

ture conditions, mature human hepato-<br />

teria are cell viability, cell adherence<br />

efficiency, phase I metabolism, phase II<br />

cytes usually do not survive for longer<br />

than 10-14 days and do not proliferate.<br />

Fig 1. HHpC culture in phase contrast.<br />

For more information please see<br />

www.promocell.com/knowledge-base<br />

Count<br />

37,5<br />

Living cells<br />

Dead cells<br />

Fig. 2: Flow cytometric analysis of Promo<strong>Cell</strong> HHpC<br />

using 7-AAD staining. 77 % viable hepatocytes after<br />

thawing of the cryopreserved cells.<br />

25<br />

12,5<br />

0<br />

0<br />

10 10 2 10 3 10 4<br />

<strong>Cell</strong> Lab Quanta SC TM , Beckman Coulter, Inc.<br />

7-AAD<br />

https://www.promocell.com/shop<br />

Product Size Catalog Number<br />

Human Hepatocytes (HHpC) 3 - 6 x 10 6 cryopreserved cells C-12850<br />

HHpC Pellet 1x10 6 cells in RNAlater ® C-14085

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