人宫颈上皮细胞Cell Specification
The cervix is the lower portion of the uterus and functions to promote fertility and protect the
female reproductive tract and fetus from potential pathogens. In addition, the cervix plays a
critical role in childbirth by effacing and dilating to allow the baby to pass out of the uterus [1].
Cervical epithelial cells (CerEpiC), which line the cervix, maintain structural integrity and limit
the passage of molecular and cellular substances into the cervix using intercellular junctions [2,
3]. Studies have shown that patients infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) causes
inflammation of the epithelial cell layer which can lead to the development of cervical carcinoma
[4]. Primary human CerEpiC (HCerEpiC) are a useful in vitro model for studying the
pathophysiology of cervical polyps, HPV, and cervical cancer.
HCerEpiC from ScienCell Research Laboratories are isolated from human uterus. HCerEpiC are
cryopreserved at passage one and delivered frozen. Each vial contains >5 x 105
cells in 1 ml
volume. HCerEpiC are characterized by immunofluorescence with antibodies specific to
cytokeratin-18. HCerEpiC are negative for HIV-1, HBV, HCV, mycoplasma, bacteria, yeast, and
fungi. HCerEpiC are guaranteed to further expand for 10 population doublings under the
conditions provided by ScienCell Research Laboratories.
Recommended Medium
It is recommended to use Cervical Epithelial Cell Medium (CerEpiCM, Cat. #7061) for culturing
HCerEpiC in vitro.
Product Use
HCerEpiC are for research use only. They are not approved for human or animal use, or for
application in in vitro diagnostic procedures.
Storage
Upon receiving, directly and immediately transfer the cells from dry ice to liquid nitrogen and
keep the cells in liquid nitrogen until they are needed for experiments.
Shipping
Dry ice.
References
[1] Danforth D. (1983) “The morphology of the human cervix.” Clin Obstet Gynecol. 26(1):7-13.
[2]Turyk M, Golub T, Wood N, Hawkins J, Wilbanks G. (1989) “Growth and characterization of epithelial cells
from normal human uterine ectocervix and endocervix. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol. 25(6):544-556.
[3] Blaskewicz C, Pudney J, Anderson D. (2011) “Structure and function of intercellular junctions in human cervical
and vaginal mucosal epithelia.” Biol Reprod. 85(1): 97-104.
人宫颈上皮细胞[4] McLaughlin-Drubin M, Meyers J, Munger K. (2012) “Cancer associated human papillomaviruses.” Curr Opin
Virol. 2(4): 459-466.
Instructions for culturing cells
Caution: Cryopreserved cells are very delicate. Thaw the vial in a 37oC water bath
and return the cells to culture as quickly as possible with minimal handling!
Initiating the culture:
1. Prepare a poly-L-lysine-coated culture vessel (2 μg/cm2
, T-75 flask is recommended).
Add 10 ml of sterile water to a T-75 flask and then add 15 μl of poly-L-lysine stock
solution (10 mg/ml, Cat. #0413). Leave the vessel in a 37oC incubator overnight (or for a
minimum of one hour).
2. Prepare complete medium. Decontaminate the external surfaces of medium bottle and
medium supplement tubes with 70% ethanol and transfer them to a sterile field.
Aseptically transfer supplement to the basal medium with a pipette. Rinse the supplement
tube with medium to recover the entire volume.
3. Rinse the poly-L-lysine-coated vessel twice with sterile water and then add 15 ml of
complete medium. Leave the vessel in the sterile field and proceed to thaw the
cryopreserved cells.
4. Place the frozen vial in a 37
oC water bath. Hold and rotate the vial gently until the
contents completely thaw. Promptly remove the vial from the water bath, wipe it down
with 70% ethanol, and transfer it to the sterile field.
5. Carefully remove the cap without touching the interior threads. Gently resuspend and
dispense the contents of the vial into the equilibrated, poly-L-lysine-coated culture vessel.
A seeding density of 6,000 cells/cm2
is recommended.
Note: Dilution and centrifugation of cells after thawing are not recommended since these
actions are more harmful to the cells than the effect of residual DMSO in the culture. It is
also important that cells are plated in poly lysine coated culture vessels to promote cell
attachment.
6. Replace the cap or lid of the culture vessel and gently rock the vessel to distribute the
cells evenly. Loosen cap if necessary to allow gas exchange.
7. Return the culture vessel to the incubator.
8. For best results, do not disturb the culture for at least 16 hours after the culture has been
initiated. Refresh culture medium the next day to remove residual DMSO and unattached
cells.
人宫颈上皮细胞Maintaining the culture:
1. Refresh supplemented culture medium the next morning after establishing a culture from
cryopreserved cells.
2. Change the medium every three days thereafter, until the culture is approximately 70%
confluent.
3. Once the culture reaches 70% confluency, change medium every other day until the
culture is approximately 90% confluent.
Subculturing:
1. Subculture when the culture reaches 90% confluency.
2. Prepare poly-L-lysine-coated culture vessels (2 μg/cm2
) one day before subculture.
3. Warm complete medium, trypsin/EDTA solution (T/E, Cat. #0103), T/E neutralization
solution (TNS, Cat. #0113), and DPBS (Ca++
- and Mg++
-free, Cat. #0303) to room
temperature. We do not recommend warming reagents and medium in a 37oC water bath
prior to use.
4. Rinse the cells with DPBS.
人宫颈上皮细胞5. Add 5 ml of DPBS and then 5 ml of T/E solution into flask (in the case of a T-75 flask).
Gently rock the flask to ensure complete coverage of cells by T/E solution. Incubate the
flask in a 37oC incubator for 3 to 5 minutes or until cells completely round up. Use a
microscope to monitor the change in cell morphology.
6. During incubation, prepare a 50 ml conical centrifuge tube with 5 ml of fetal bovine
serum (FBS, Cat. #0500).
7. Transfer T/E solution from the flask to the 50 ml centrifuge tube (a small percent of cells
may detach) and continue to incubate the flask at 37oC for another 1 to 2 minutes (no
solution in the flask at this moment).
8. At the end of incubation, gently tap the side of the flask to dislodge cells from the
surface. Check under a microscope to make sure that all cells detach.
9. Add 5 ml of TNS solution to the flask and transfer detached cells to the 50 ml centrifuge
tube. Rinse the flask with another 5 ml of TNS to collect the residual cells.
10. Examine the flask under a microscope for a successful cell harvest by looking at the
number of cells being left behind; there should be less than 5%.
Note: Use ScienCell T/E solution that is optimized to minimize cell damages due to over
trypsinization.
11. Centrifuge the 50 ml centrifuge tube at 1000 rpm for 5 minutes. Resuspend cells in
culture medium.
12. Count and plate cells in a new poly-L-lysine-coated culture vessel with the recommended
cell density.
Caution: Handling human derived products is potentially biohazardous. Although each cell
strain tests negative for HIV, HBV and HCV DNA, diagnostic tests are not necessarily 100%
accurate, therefore, proper precautions must be taken to avoid inadvertent exposure. Always
wear gloves and safety glasses when working with these materials. Never mouth pipette. We
recommend following the universal procedures for handling products of human origin as the
minimum precaution against contamination [1].
[1] Grizzle WE, Polt S. (1988) “Guidelines to avoid personal contamination by infective agents in research
laboratories that use human tissues.” J Tissue Cult Methods. 11: 191-9.