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TOXICOLOGY IN VITRO
Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages 133-141Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2011.10.008
Keywords
Human colon epithelial cells; Cell isolation; Primary cell culture; Intestinal stem cells
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- German Research Foundation (DFG) [PO 284/8-3]
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Chemoprotective effects of nutritional compounds are usually studied in cell lines. Studies using primary human colon cells have been limited due to the lack of established methods regarding their culture. We therefore optimized isolation and culture of non-transformed human epithelial cells from individual donors to enrich viable cells and sufficient amounts of intact RNA. Isolated epithelial cells were seeded in different coated cell culture dishes combined with several media (2-24 h). To avoid cells from anoikis, also intact colon crypts were isolated to maintain cell interactions. These crypts were incubated with gut fermentation products (24 h) derived from indigestible carbohydrates. In none of the coated (fibronectin, laminin) cell culture dishes isolated epithelial cells did attach. The number of these cells remaining in suspension, decreased already after 2 h to 20%. Intact colon crypts cultured as pellets showed a stable viability up to 24 h (91 4%) and were suitable to gain a sufficient quantity of RNA. The use of colon crypts with an appropriate cell culture medium could double the lifespan of intestinal epithelial cells from 12 up to 24 h and represents a promising approach to study early events in carcinogenesis and chemoprevention as well as other diseases of the colon. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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