Equine bronchial epithelial cells differentiate into ciliated and mucus producing cells in vitro
In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal(2009)
摘要
We describe a method for creating differentiated equine bronchial epithelial cell cultures that can be used for in vitro studies including airway disease mechanisms and pathogen–host interactions. Our method is based on the culturing of human tracheobronchial epithelial cells at an air–liquid interface (ALI) in specific serum-free, hormone-supplemented medium. Bronchial epithelial cells are isolated and grown on T-Clear® insert membranes. Within 2 to 3 wk, cells differentiate into ciliated and mucus producing cells as demonstrated by confocal and electron microscopy. Furthermore, the demonstration of the two major gel-forming mucin species, Muc5ac and Muc5b, in our bronchial epithelial cell culture system validates this method for studies of respiratory tract disease of the horse.
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Bronchial epithelial cells,Horse,Cilia,Mucins
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