Culture and identification of rabbit aortic endothelial cells:Modified isolation and culture of endothelial cells / 中国组织工程研究

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:Although the methods of mechanical scrapping,tissue block transplantation,and enzyme digestion to culture endothelial cells have been quite mature,it has been constantly updated.OBJECTIVE:To explore the culture and identification of rabbit aortic endothelial cells.METHODS:Aorta was derived from one-week-old New Zealand rabbit.Following removing the adventitia,the endothelium was digested in the mixture of 2 g/L type Ⅰ collagen,2 9/L type Ⅱ collagen,2 g/L type Ⅳ collagen,and 2 g/L type Ⅴ collagen (1111)for 20 minutes,and the digestionwas stopped with culturemedium(11).Cells in the endothelium were lightly scraped to make cell suspension,which was centrifuged to precipitate cells with DMEM culture medium containing 20%fetal bovine serum,1 μg/L VEGF,2 μg/L bFGF,and 6 U/L gentamicin.The cells were then blown into single cells and the culture liquid was changed every 48 hours.The cells were passaged according to the ratio of 12.Inverted phase contrast microscope was used to observe cell culture;immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence were used to determine Ⅷ-related antigen;electron microscope was used to detect Weibel-Paladed body.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Ⅷ-related antigen and electron microscopy confirmed that the primary and 5-passage endothelial cells were successfully cultured,suggesting that rabbit aortic endothelial cells were cultured into cell line.Ⅷ-related antigen and electron microscopy determined that a combination with W-P body was a good method to determine endothelial cells.