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Therefore, the aim of the study was to establish a cell culture of the porcine cervical epithelium representing <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>-like properties of the tissue.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>We tested different isolation methods and culture conditions and validated purity of the cultured cells by immunohistochemistry against keratins. We could reproducibly culture pure epithelial cells from cervical tissue explants. Based on a morphology score and the WST-1 Proliferation Assay, we optimized the growth medium composition. Primary porcine cervical cells performed best in conditioned Ham's F-12, containing 10% FCS, EGF and insulin. After cultivation in an air-liquid interface for three weeks, the cells showed a discontinuously multilayered phenotype. Finally, differentiation was validated via immunohistochemistry against beta catenin. Mucopolysaccharide production could be shown via alcian blue staining.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>We provide the first suitable protocol to establish a differentiated porcine epithelial model of the cervix uteri, based on easily accessible cells using slaughterhouse material.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/1746-6148-8-31","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,3,19]],"date-time":"2012-03-19T15:20:07Z","timestamp":1332170407000},"update-policy":"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Establishment and characterization of a differentiated epithelial cell culture model derived from the porcine cervix uteri"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"8","author":[{"given":"Katrin","family":"Miessen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ralf","family":"Einspanier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jennifer","family":"Schoen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2012,3,19]]},"reference":[{"issue":"1-2","key":"344_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"61","DOI":"10.1016\/S0165-0378(02)00019-0","volume":"57","author":"AJ Quayle","year":"2002","unstructured":"Quayle AJ: The innate and early immune response to pathogen challenge in the female genital tract and the pivotal role of epithelial cells. 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