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A protocol for the culture and differentiation of highly polarized human retinal pigment epithelial cells

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Sonoda, Shozo, Spee, Christine, Barron, Ernesto, Ryan, Stephen J, Kannan, Ram, Hinton, David R·2009·Nature Protocols

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We provide our detailed, standardized in vitro protocol for the culture and differentiation of human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells into a highly polarized and functional monolayer. Disruption of the polarized RPE function plays an important role in the pathogenesis of common blinding disorders of the retina. The availability of this polarized RPE monolayer allows for reproducible evaluation of RPE function, modeling of RPE dysfunction in retinal disease and in vitro evaluation of new therapies. The protocol, which takes approximately 6 weeks to complete, describes the culture of RPE from human fetal donor eyes, the differentiation of these cells into a polarized monolayer with high transepithelial resistance and morphologic characteristics that mimic the RPE monolayer in vivo. By modifying the procedure for initial isolation of pure RPE cells and the culture conditions used in existing protocols, we have established a standardized protocol that provides highly reproducible RPE monolayers from the same donor eye.

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  • Human fetal RPE cultures have a high trans-epithelial electrical resistance (TER), from 500 to over 800 Ω cm2.

    “These cultures also have a high trans-epithelial electrical resistance (TER), from 500 to over 800 Ω cm2 (Hu and Bok, 2001; Maminishkis et al., 2006; Sonoda et al., 2009).”

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Authors
Sonoda, S., Spee, C., Barron, E., Ryan, S. J., Kannan, R., & Hinton, D. R.
Affiliations
University of Southern California (US)
Corresponding author
Hinton, David R
Venue
Nature Protocols
Published
2009-04-16
Volume
4
Issue
5
Pages
662-673
ISSN
  • 1750-2799 (ISSN-L)
  • 1754-2189
OpenAlex
W2045731328
Cited by
272
References
31
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FWCI
12.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Protocols (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Eye Institute (P30EY003040, #EY03040, R01EY001545, EY01545)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Ophthalmology › Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Retinal Imaging and Analysis
Keywords
retinal pigment epithelial cells, cell polarization, cell differentiation, transepithelial electrical resistance, retinal disease modeling, in vitro disease model
MeSH terms
Cell Differentiation, Cells, Cultured, Culture Media, Dissection, Humans, Tissue Donors, Cell Polarity, Cell Culture Techniques, Retinal Pigment Epithelium

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