New Perfluorocarbon System for Multilayer Growth of Anchorage-Dependent Mammalian Cells
Author(s) -
Catherine Rappaport,
Y. Rensch,
Mehdi Abbasi,
M. Kempe,
Christian Rocaboy,
John A. Gladysz,
E. Trujillo
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
biotechniques
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.617
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1940-9818
pISSN - 0736-6205
DOI - 10.2144/02321rr03
Subject(s) - albumin , monolayer , secretion , cell culture , tissue culture , cell growth , microbiology and biotechnology , oxygen , bovine serum albumin , bioreactor , growth factor , chemistry , biophysics , biochemistry , biology , in vitro , botany , genetics , receptor , organic chemistry
A novel tissue culture system has been developed that supports the multilayer growth of Hep G2 cells. The system consists of growing cells on collagen-coated perfluorocarbon substrata in the wells of a multi-well plate designed so that, even at very high densities, the oxygen in the cultures is replenished as rapidly as it is consumed. Hep G2 cells, which are typically contact inhibited, grow to form more than 10 layers of cells that continue to secrete albumin. Both multilayer growth and high rates of albumin depend on using a very enriched nutrient medium, compared to media usually used for monolayer culture of Hep G2 cells. The role played by increased oxygenation, enriched media, and the unique properties of the perfluorocarbon substrata for the 3-D growth of anchorage-dependent cells is discussed.
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