Evaluation of a Serum-Free Medium for Human Epithelial and Stromal Cell Culture. 2022

Christophe Caneparo, and Stéphane Chabaud, and Julie Fradette, and Stéphane Bolduc
Centre de Recherche en Organogénèse Expérimentale de l'Université Laval/LOEX, Axe Médecine Régénératrice, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec, QC G1J 1Z4, Canada.

Over the past decade, growing demand from many domains (research, cosmetics, pharmaceutical industries, etc.) has given rise to significant expansion of the number of in vitro cell cultures. Despite the widespread use of fetal bovine serum, many issues remain. Among them, the whole constitution of most serums remains unknown and is subject to significant variations. Furthermore, the presence of potential contamination and xenogeny elements is challenging for clinical applications, while limited production is an obstacle to the growing demand. To circumvent these issues, a Serum-Free Medium (SFM) has been developed to culture dermal and vesical fibroblasts and their corresponding epithelial cells, namely, keratinocytes and urothelial cells. To assess the impact of SFM on these cells, proliferation, clonogenic and metabolic assays have been compared over three passages to conditions associated with the use of a classic Fetal Bovine Serum-Containing Medium (FBSCM). The results showed that the SFM enabled fibroblast and epithelial cell proliferation while maintaining a morphology, cell size and metabolism similar to those of FBSCM. SFM has repeatedly been found to be better suited for epithelial cell proliferation and clonogenicity. Fibroblasts and epithelial cells also showed more significant mitochondrial metabolism in the SFM compared to the FBSCM condition. However, the SFM may need further optimization to improve fibroblast proliferation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012710 Serum Albumin, Bovine Serum albumin from cows, commonly used in in vitro biological studies. (From Stedman, 25th ed) Fetal Bovine Serum,Fetal Calf Serum,Albumin Bovine,Bovine Albumin,Bovine Serum Albumin,Albumin, Bovine,Albumin, Bovine Serum,Bovine Serum, Fetal,Bovine, Albumin,Calf Serum, Fetal,Serum, Fetal Bovine,Serum, Fetal Calf
D016895 Culture Media, Serum-Free CULTURE MEDIA free of serum proteins but including the minimal essential substances required for cell growth. This type of medium avoids the presence of extraneous substances that may affect cell proliferation or unwanted activation of cells. Protein-Free Media,Serum-Free Media,Low-Serum Media,Culture Media, Serum Free,Low Serum Media,Media, Low-Serum,Media, Protein-Free,Media, Serum-Free,Media, Serum-Free Culture,Protein Free Media,Serum Free Media,Serum-Free Culture Media
D017154 Stromal Cells Connective tissue cells of an organ found in the loose connective tissue. These are most often associated with the uterine mucosa and the ovary as well as the hematopoietic system and elsewhere. Cell, Stromal,Cells, Stromal,Stromal Cell
D049109 Cell Proliferation All of the processes involved in increasing CELL NUMBER including CELL DIVISION. Cell Growth in Number,Cellular Proliferation,Cell Multiplication,Cell Number Growth,Growth, Cell Number,Multiplication, Cell,Number Growth, Cell,Proliferation, Cell,Proliferation, Cellular
D018929 Cell Culture Techniques Methods for maintaining or growing CELLS in vitro. Cell Culture,Cell Culture Technique,Cell Cultures,Culture Technique, Cell,Culture Techniques, Cell

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