Corneal Epithelial Cell Culture

Corneal Epithelial Cell Culture Systems

We now offer a complete system for corneal epithelial cell culture. These products have been developed to work together to provide optimal performance. Get more from your corneal cell culture systems with our recommended solutions for each step of your cell culture workflow.

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Step-by-Step Guide to Corneal Epithelial Cell Culture Products

Human Corneal Epithelial Cells

Our Gibco® Human Corneal Epithelial Cells (HCECs) are normal corneal epithelial cells isolated from the progenitor-rich limbal region of the eye. Primary HCECs are prepared to provide ≥70% viability upon thawing, with each vial containing sufficient cells to seed =100 cm2 of tissue culture surface.

In this picture, HCECs are imaged using the Click-iT® Edu Alexa Fluor® 488 imaging kit, anti- alpha -tubulin antibody with Goat anti-mouse Alexa Fluor® 555 secondary, and Hoechst 33342.

Each lot of HCECs undergoes performance testing and is guaranteed to achieve at least 12 population doublings (PD) after thawing when using Keratinocyte Serum-Free Medium (KSFM). HCECs stain positive in immunocytochemistry screens for the corneal epithelial markers cytokeratin 15 and p63 alpha.

Figure 1. Phase contrast image of HCEC at days 0, 2, and 4. Typically, HCEC reach confluency at day 4-6 when cultured according to product instructions in Keratinocyte-SFM.

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Human Corneal Epithelial Cells (HCEC)

Corneal Media Systems

Optimized for use with Gibco® media.
Invitrogen™ Human Corneal Epithelial Cells (HCECs) have been optimized for use with our serum-free media, specifically, Gibco® Keratinocyte Serum-Free Medium (KSFM) or Gibco® Defined Keratinocyte Serum-Free Medium (DKSFM), when used in combination with Coating Matrix Kit for applications where a defined growth system is important. Preparation of supplemented media is a simple process, and the final solution can be stored for up to 30 days at 4°C protected from light.

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Figure 2. HCECs were thawed and seeded according to product instructions provided with Keratinocyte SFM (KSFM) or Defined Keratinocyte SFM (DKSFM). Cells were passaged at ~90% confluence, and population doublings per culture were calculated. Bars show the mean population doubling of triplicate T-25 flasks with standard deviation.

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Media and Reagents

Keratinocyte-SFM (1X), liquid

Defined Keratinocyte-SFM (1X), liquid

Keratinocyte-SFM (1X), liquid (w/o CaCl2)

Keratinocyte Starter Kit

Alternative Media and Supplements

EpiLife® Medium

EpiLife® Medium CF

EpiLife® Medium CF/PRF

Human Corneal Growth Supplement (HCGS)

Recommended Reagents

For optimal performance when culturing human corneal epithelial cells, we recommend using the cell dissociation, coating, and cryopreservation reagents found on this page.

In this picture, HCECs are labeled with the Alexa Fluor® 488 phalloidin and an anti–a-tubulin antibody followed by Alexa Fluor® 555 goat anti–mouse IgG secondary antibody. HCECs were counterstained with HCS CellMask™ Blue Stain.

Our human corneal epithelial cells also work well with a range of Invitrogen™ and Molecular Probes® cellular imaging and analysis tools.

Figure 3. HCEC imaged using BacMam CellLight® ER-GFP and CellLight® Talin-RFP, and Hoechst 33342 (left image). HCEC imaged using BacMam CellLight® ER-GFP and Hoechst 33342 (right image).

Undefined Growth System	Defined Growth System
Cells: HCECs Basal medium: Keratinocyte Serum-Free Medium Kit Growth supplement: Supplied with basal medium kit Reagents: TrypLE™ Express Synth-a-Freeze® Cryopreservation Medium	Cells: HCECs Basal medium: Defined Keratinocyte Serum-Free Medium Kit Growth supplement: Supplied with basal medium kit Reagents: TrypLE™ Express Synth-a-Freeze®-Defined Cryopreservation Medium Coating Matrix Kit

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