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Tissue Processing and Isolation of Primary Fibroblasts from the Human Vagina
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2024
This protocol demonstrates a reliable and effective technique to isolate primary fibroblasts from either premenopausal or postmenopausal human vaginal tissue. Existing protocols for vaginal fibroblast isolation do not consider the challenges of cell isolation from senescent tissue. Vaginal tissue was obtained from women after pelvic organ prolapse surgery.
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Naïve Adult Stem Cells Isolation from Primary Human Fibroblast Cultures
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2013
We report a method to isolate naïve multipotent skin-derived precursor (SKP) cells from primary human fibroblast cultures. We show that these SKPs derived from fibroblast cultures share similar stem cell properties to the ones derived directly from human skin biopsies. These cells express the neural crest marker, nestin, in addition to the multipotent markers such as OCT4 and Nanog.
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The Use of Primary Human Fibroblasts for Monitoring Mitochondrial Phenotypes in the Field of Parkinson's Disease
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2012
Fibroblasts from patients carrying mutations in Parkinson's disease-causing genes represent an easily accessible ex vivo model to study disease-associated phenotypes. Live cell imaging gives the opportunity to study morphological and functional parameters in living cells. Here we describe the preparation of human fibroblasts and subsequent monitoring of mitochondrial phenotypes.
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Isolation, Culture, and Characterization of Primary Dermal Fibroblasts from Human Keloid Tissue
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2023
This study describes an optimized protocol for establishing primary fibroblasts from keloid tissues that can effectively and steadily provide pure and viable fibroblasts.
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Isolation, Culture, and Characterization of Primary Schwann Cells, Keratinocytes, and Fibroblasts from Human Foreskin
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2022
The study of wound healing associated with musculoskeletal injury often requires the assessment of in vitro interactions between Schwann cells (SCs), keratinocytes, and fibroblasts. This protocol describes the isolation, culturing, and characterization of these primary cells from the human foreskin.
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A major functional readout is extracellular-matrix production, particularly collagen. In culture, fibroblasts generate matrix components that contribute to tissue organization and mechanical support in their surrounding environment. Monitoring this activity helps bioengineers evaluate whether a culture system or engineered construct supports fibroblast behavior relevant to tissue structure and repair.
Human primary fibroblasts retain characteristics linked to both donor and tissue source. Consequently, cultures can represent biological differences that a generalized cell model may not capture. This donor relevance is valuable when bioengineers interpret tissue-repair or matrix-related findings, because the model preserves more of the variation associated with human biological material.
Because they retain donor- and tissue-specific characteristics more closely than many immortalized cell lines, human primary fibroblasts can provide greater physiological relevance in vitro. That distinction matters when evaluating biomaterials or engineered tissues, where responses from a generic continuously growing line may not represent the behavior of cells obtained from human tissue.
Their culture workflow centers on keeping the cells under controlled conditions while supporting their adherent growth and proliferation. Maintaining this state in culture supplies a consistent cellular platform for downstream bioengineering studies, including matrix-related analyses and evaluation of interactions with engineered materials or tissue constructs.
Human primary fibroblasts allow researchers to examine biomaterial compatibility in a biologically relevant cellular setting. Their presence in a test system can help reveal whether a material supports cellular behavior appropriate to connective-tissue engineering. This application connects material evaluation with the matrix-producing and tissue-supporting functions important for engineered constructs.
In wound-healing models, these cells contribute a human cellular context for examining tissue repair, while fibrosis models use them to investigate matrix-associated processes. Their application extends beyond basic culture: the same biologically relevant platform can inform regenerative-therapy development and the design of engineered tissues intended to reproduce aspects of human connective-tissue behavior.