Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Apparatus – Bioreactor
Patent
1998-03-09
2000-05-23
Witz, Jean C.
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Apparatus
Bioreactor
4352971, C12M 112
Patent
active
060664967
ABSTRACT:
A method of culturing non-transformed mammalian respiratory epithelial cells in vitro. The method includes the steps of harvesting the epithelial cells from the respiratory tract of a mammalian donor; suspending the epithelial cells in a fluid culture medium to form a cell suspension; introducing the cell suspension into a first reservoir in communication with an adherence substrate; introducing additional fluid culture medium into a second reservoir separated from the first reservoir by a fluid permeable baffle; incubating the cells under conditions suitable for promoting epithelial cell growth for a period of at least 72 hours; and changing the fluid culture medium within the second reservoir during the incubation period at intervals of approximately 24-72 hours without disturbing the epithelial cells within the first reservoir. Preferably, the epithelial cells are harvested from the nasal mucosa of a human donor using a minimally-invasive brushing technique. A novel culture dish suitable for carrying out the method is also described. The culture dish includes first and second reservoirs for holding fluid culture medium; a fluid permeable first baffle separating the first and second reservoirs; an adherence substrate in communication with at least the first reservoir; and an open-ended second baffle positionable within the first reservoir between the first baffle and the adherence substrate for restricting the circulation of the fluid culture medium within the first reservoir.
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