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Optimization of the isolation and cultivation of Cyprinus carpio primary hepatocytes

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The aquatic environment is affected by numerous chemical contaminants. There is an increasing need to identify these chemicals and to evaluate their potential toxicity towards aquatic life. In this research we optimized techniques for primary cell culture of Cyprinus carpio hepatocytes as one adjunct model for ecotoxicological evaluation of the potential hazards of xenobiotics in the aquatic environment. In this study, Cyprinus carpio hepatocytes were isolated by mechanical separation, two-step collagenase perfusion, and pancreatin digestion. The hepatocytes or parenchymal cells could be separated from cell debris and from non-parenchymal cells by low-speed centrifugation (Percoll gradient centrifugation). The harvested hepatocytes were suspended in DMEM, M199 (cultured in 5% CO2), or L-15 (cultured without 5% CO2) medium then cultured at 17, 27, or 37 °C. Cell yield was counted by use of a hemocytometer, and the viability of the cells was assessed by use of the Trypan blue exclusion test. Results from these studies showed that the best method of isolation was pancreatin digestion (the cell yield was 2.7 × 108 per g (liver weight) and the viability was 98.4%) and the best medium was M199 (cultured in 5% CO2) or L-15 (cultured without 5% CO2). The optimum culture temperature was 27 °C. The primary hepatocytes culture of Cyprimus carpio grew well and satisfied requirements for most toxicological experiments in this condition.

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Yanhong, F., Chenghua, H., Guofang, L. et al. Optimization of the isolation and cultivation of Cyprinus carpio primary hepatocytes. Cytotechnology 58, 85–92 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10616-008-9169-5

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