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Histotypic Tissue Culture
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2023
Although two-dimensional tissue culture has been common for some time, cells behave more realistically in a three-dimensional culture, and more closely mimics native tissue. This video introduces histotypic tissue culture, where the growth and propagation of one cell line is done in an engineered three-dimensional matrix to reach high cell density. Here, we show the harvesting of cells from donor tissue, followed by cell culture on an engineered construct.
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Whole Organ Tissue Culture
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2023
Whole organs can be cultured ex vivo using specialized bioreactors with the goal of repairing or replacing entire organs. This method uses a donor organ that is stripped of all cells, leaving behind the three-dimensional structure, which is then repopulated with new cells. This video demonstrates the whole organ culture of lungs and shows how a dynamic culture that mimics the mechanical stimulation in the body is needed to induce native tissue properties.
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Plant Tissue Culture
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2020
Plant tissue culture is widely used in both primary and applied science. Applications range from plant development studies to functional gene studies, crop improvement, commercial micropropagation, virus elimination, and conservation of rare species. Plant tissue culture depends on the ability of plant tissue to give rise to an entire new plant when provided with a growth medium and appropriate environment. This ability of plant cells or tissues is termed ‘totipotency.’ The fundamental steps...
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Explant Culture of Neural Tissue
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2023
The intricate structure of the vertebrate nervous system arises from a complex series of events involving cell differentiation, cell migration, and changes in cell morphology. Studying these processes is essential to our understanding of nervous system function as well as our ability to diagnose and treat disorders that result from abnormal development. However, neural tissues are relatively inaccessible for experimental manipulations, especially in embryonic mammals. As a result, many...
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Culturing Mouse Cardiac Valves in the Miniature Tissue Culture System
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2015
Here, we present an ex vivo flow model in which murine cardiac valves can be cultured allowing the study of the biology of the valve.
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These environmental conditions help maintain a setting in which cells can remain viable and behave consistently outside the body. Changes in temperature, gas exchange, or humidity can alter cell behavior and introduce variation between experiments. Regulating them is therefore important when comparing immune responses, inflammatory effects, or pathogen-related changes across experimental groups.
Aseptic technique limits the introduction of contamination into culture vessels and growth media. Contaminants can change cell behavior, interfere with host-pathogen observations, and compromise experimental outcomes. Maintaining sterile handling throughout preparation and culture helps ensure that measured immune activation, inflammatory responses, or pathogen replication reflect the intended experimental conditions rather than unwanted biological interference.
Culture vessels provide the enclosed setting in which cells are maintained, while growth media supplies the nutrients needed for their continued culture. Their coordinated use creates consistent experimental conditions and allows researchers to examine cellular responses under defined circumstances. In infection studies, this organization supports controlled observation of interactions between host cells and pathogens.
Preparation begins by organizing the required equipment, culture vessels, and growth media before introducing cells. The vessels and handling process must support aseptic conditions, after which cells are placed in the nutrient-rich medium. The cultures are then maintained with regulated temperature, gas exchange, and humidity so experiments can proceed under controlled environmental conditions.
These systems allow researchers to investigate host-pathogen interactions, immune-cell activation, inflammatory responses, and pathogen replication in controlled experiments. They can also support evaluation of vaccines, antimicrobial treatments, and other therapeutic strategies. Because the culture environment is organized and regulated, investigators can examine biological responses while limiting variation caused by inconsistent handling or environmental conditions.
Standardizing equipment, vessels, media, environmental conditions, and sterile handling reduces avoidable differences between experiments. This improves reproducibility, meaning that comparable procedures are more likely to produce comparable observations. In immunology and infection studies, better consistency strengthens interpretation of changes in immune activation, inflammation, pathogen replication, or responses to experimental treatments.