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| Disease | Normal tissue |
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| Product format | Frozen |
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Overview
Human Primary Hepatocytes are human frozen primary cells from liver used for drug metabolism, hepatotoxicity, liver function, and cell-based assay development. These cells display adherent, round growth characteristics.
Key elements and design rationale
- Biological source: Human (H. sapiens)
- Tissue origin: Liver
- Growth properties: Adherent, round
- Format: Frozen
- Donor history: Normal tissue
- Biosafety level: II
- Culture context: PriCoat™ ECM T25 Flasks (G999) or Applied Cell Extracellular Matrix (G422) are required for cell adhesion to the culture vessels.
Hepatocytes are central to xenobiotic metabolism, intermediary metabolism, protein synthesis, and bile-related functions. Primary hepatocyte models are widely used when physiologic metabolic capacity is important.
Research relevance and current trends
- Primary hepatocyte cultures remain important for metabolism, transporter, and toxicity studies requiring liver-relevant function.
- Longer-term maintenance and co-culture approaches are used to preserve phenotype for repeated-dose or chronic-exposure designs.
- Researchers often profile donor-to-donor variability in metabolism and inducible response pathways.
Common research applications
- Evaluate metabolism, transporter activity, or toxicity responses in liver-relevant in vitro systems.
- Measure inducible gene expression or secreted markers after compound or cytokine treatment.
- Use in co-culture workflows to model hepatic crosstalk with stromal or immune cell populations.
Product-specific data supplied for this listing
- Growth Conditions: PriCoat™ ECM T25 Flasks (G999) or Applied Cell Extracellular Matrix (G422) are required for cell adhesion to the culture vessels. PriGrow X Series Medium for T0051 (TM0051) + 1% Penicillin/Streptomycin Solution (G255), 37.0°C, 5% CO₂.Note: Cells cannot be subcultured or passaged; confluent monolayer can be maintained for up to 7 days.
- Warranty: abm warrants that cell lines shall be viable upon initiation of culture for a period of thirty (30) days after shipment and that they shall meet the specifications on the applicable abm Material Product Information sheet, certificate of analysis, and/or catalog description. Such thirty (30) day period is referred to herein as the "Warranty Period”.
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Notes for experimental interpretation
- Primary cells can show donor-dependent and passage-dependent variation, so morphology, growth rate, and marker expression should be interpreted in the context of the specific lot and culture history.
- Attachment matrix, medium formulation, and gas conditions can materially influence phenotype maintenance and experimental readouts; use the recommended culture system where possible.
- Cryopreserved recovery conditions matter for viability and downstream behavior. We recommend using serum-free CryoGuard™ Freezing Media (TM078).
- Thaw cells quickly in a 37°C water bath while agitating gently (maximum 2 minutes). The vial cap should be kept above the water level to minimize the risk of contamination.
- Decontaminate the vial by spraying and wiping the exterior of the vial with 70% ethanol. From this point onwards, all operations should be strictly carried out inside a biological safety cabinet using aseptic conditions.
- Transfer the cell suspension into a 15ml sterile conical tube containing 10ml of pre-warmed, TM0051-T (Hepatocyte Thawing Medium). Centrifuge cells at 100xg for 5 minutes.
- Aspirate the supernatant without disturbing the cell pellet. Re-suspend the cell pellet in 5 ml of TM0051-P (Hepatocyte Plating Medium) and seed as desired into well plates (96 wells to 6 wells).
- Incubate the cells at the recommended conditions and allow cells to attach for an additional 3-4 hours, undistrubed. Gently aspirate non-attached cells and add fresh TM0051-P. Allow cells to culture undisturbed for an additional 12-16 hours.
- Replace media with prewarmed TM0051-M (Hepatocyte Maintenance Medium) daily, thereafter.
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