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Generation of Organotypic Raft Cultures from Primary Human Keratinocytes
Published on: February 22, 2012
Establishing HPV-containing keratinocyte cell lines from tissue biopsies
1Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, UK.
Abstract:
The generation of cell strains and established cell lines from human papillomavirus (HPV)-infected cervical biopsies and ano-genital warts is best achieved by the application of conventional protocols for keratinocyte cell culture. The optimal protocol that permits growth at clonal density and serial cultivation involves the use of an inactivated 3T3 fibroblast feeder layer and medium supplemented with hydrocortisone and fetal bovine serum. Modifications in terms of additives and serum concentration are required for optimal culture of neoplastic and malignant HPV-containing keratinocytes.

