Cell Culture
Cell Culture
Cell Culture
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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