Human Epithelial Cell Culture
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Ex Vivo Culture of Primary Human Fallopian Tube Epithelial Cells
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The fallopian tube (FT) is emerging as an alternative site of origin for serous ovarian carcinoma (SOC). This protocol describes a novel method for the isolation and ex vivo culture of fallopian tube epithelial cells. This system recapitulates the in vivo epithelium and allows the study of SOC pathogenesis.
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Isolation and Culture of Adult Epithelial Stem Cells from Human Skin
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A rapid, robust way of isolating viable adult epithelial stem cells from human skin is described. The method utilizes enzymatic digestion of skin collagen matrix , followed by plucking of hair follicles and isolation of single cell suspensions or tissue fragments for cell culture.
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Culturing of Human Nasal Epithelial Cells at the Air Liquid Interface
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2013
Nasal epithelial cells, obtained through superficial scrape biopsy of human volunteers, are expanded and transferred onto tissue culture inserts. Upon reaching confluency, cells are grown at air liquid interface, yielding cultures of ciliated and non-ciliated cells. Differentiated nasal epithelial cell cultures provide viable experimental models for studying the respiratory mucosa.
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Optimal Lentivirus Production and Cell Culture Conditions Necessary to Successfully Transduce Primary Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells
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2016
Primary human bronchial epithelial cells are difficult to transduce. This protocol describes the production of lentiviruses and their concentration as well as the optimal culture conditions necessary to achieve highly efficient transductions in these cells throughout differentiation to a pseudostratified epithelium.
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Development of Human Renal Tubular Epithelial Cell Primary Cultures in Monolayers and Three-Dimensional Conditions
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2025
Here, we describe the protocols for obtaining primary cultures of human renal tubular epithelial cells (HRTEC) from the kidney cortex to develop monolayers and three-dimensional cultures on an extracellular matrix (3D-HRTEC).
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Polarization organizes epithelial cells into layers with distinct barrier properties and cell junctions. These features can regulate how substances cross the culture and how microbes interact with the cell surface. Studying cultures after polarization therefore helps investigators distinguish effects on attachment, entry, permeability, and barrier disruption rather than measuring cellular responses without tissue-like organization.
Confluence marks a stage at which epithelial cells have proliferated to cover the available culture surface. At this point, cells may establish junctions and a more continuous barrier, making the model more relevant for examining permeability and microbial interactions. Experimental interpretation still depends on the culture conditions and the specific response being measured.
The culture surface, nutrient medium, temperature, pH, and gas exchange all contribute to the controlled environment required for epithelial maintenance. Changes in these conditions can influence attachment, proliferation, confluence, and the development of polarized layers. Maintaining them consistently supports reproducible comparisons of pathogen responses, barrier disruption, or treatment effects.
Epithelial cultures provide a cellular barrier model that can be examined alongside immune cells or immune-focused measurements. They allow investigators to assess epithelial cytokine and chemokine responses and to study interactions between epithelial and immune components. This complements approaches centered only on immune cells by connecting barrier behavior with local host-response signals during infection.
A typical workflow begins by placing epithelial cells on a suitable culture surface in nutrient medium, then maintaining regulated temperature, pH, and gas exchange. Investigators monitor attachment and proliferation as the cells expand toward confluence. Once the culture develops the desired organization, it can be used to examine microbial interactions, barrier properties, or host responses.
Human epithelial cell cultures can support focused analysis of several stages and outcomes of infection. Investigators may examine pathogen attachment and entry, measure epithelial cytokine or chemokine responses, and determine whether barrier properties are disrupted. Because these events occur in a controlled model, the system helps connect microbial interaction with measurable epithelial and host-response changes.
The culture can be used to compare epithelial outcomes in the presence or absence of an antimicrobial or anti-inflammatory intervention. Measurements may include microbial interaction, barrier disruption, and epithelial cytokine or chemokine responses. This controlled comparison helps assess whether an intervention alters infection-related effects or inflammatory signaling while preserving a reproducible experimental setting.