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Purification of Biotinylated Cell Surface Proteins from Rhipicephalus microplus Epithelial Gut Cells
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2017
A modified density centrifugation gradient-based methodology was utilized to isolate epithelial cells from Rhipicephalus microplus gut tissue. Surface-bound proteins were biotinylated and purified through streptavidin magnetic beads for utilization in downstream applications.
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Real-Time, Semi-Automated Fluorescent Measurement of the Airway Surface Liquid pH of Primary Human Airway Epithelial Cells
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2019
We present a protocol to make dynamic measurements of the airway surface liquid pH under thin film conditions using a plate-reader.
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Isolation and Culture of Murine Tongue Epithelial Cells: A Procedure to Isolate and Culture Tongue Epithelial Cells from Mouse Model
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2023
In this video, we describe the isolation of epithelial cells from a murine tongue. These cells can be further cultured to give rise to cell colonies.
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Whole-cell Patch-clamp Recordings of Isolated Primary Epithelial Cells from the Epididymis
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2017
We present a protocol that combines cell isolation and whole-cell patch-clamp recording to measure the electrical properties of the primary dissociated epithelial cells from the rat cauda epididymides. This protocol allows for investigation of the functional properties of primary epididymal epithelial cells to further elucidate the physiological role of the epididymis.
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Observation of the Ciliary Movement of Choroid Plexus Epithelial Cells Ex Vivo
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2015
In this study, a detailed light microscopic technique was optimized for real-time observation and analysis of the motion of CPEC cilia ex vivo together with an electron microscopic method for ultrastructural analysis.
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Cell junctions hold neighboring cells together, allowing the sheet to function as a coordinated barrier rather than as isolated cells. Polarity gives the cells an organized orientation, so their activities can be arranged according to the surface they face. Together, these features help maintain tissue separation and support controlled exchange with the surrounding environment.
Selective transport prevents epithelial sheets from acting as unrestricted leaks. By regulating which substances move across the tissue, surface epithelial cells help control the local composition of body compartments and contribute to homeostasis. This function works alongside barrier formation, allowing essential movement, absorption, or secretion without eliminating separation from the external environment.
Continual renewal replaces cells that are lost or damaged, preserving the integrity of the epithelial sheet over time. After injury, coordinated renewal contributes to repair and helps restore the barrier and transport functions of the tissue. Studying this balance is important because altered repair behavior can also be examined in relation to inflammation and epithelial cancers.
Cultured models provide a controlled way to study epithelial behavior outside intact tissue. They can be used to investigate disease-related changes and evaluate potential treatments, including questions involving barrier function, transport, repair, infection, or inflammation. Findings from these models help connect cellular behavior with broader biological processes and support focused studies of epithelial function.
In wound-healing research, investigators can examine how epithelial renewal restores a damaged sheet and re-establishes its barrier functions. In infection and inflammation studies, the same cells provide a model for analyzing interactions at an exposed surface and changes in tissue behavior. These applications link cellular organization to protection, tissue repair, and disease processes.
They are relevant because cancer research can ask how normal epithelial organization, renewal, and barrier behavior change during disease. The same features that preserve tissue structure also provide biological context for studying abnormal growth or repair. Cultured epithelial models extend this work by supporting disease research and the evaluation of potential treatments.