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. 2016 Mar 1;7(1):5. doi: 10.3390/jfb7010005

Table 3.

Culture of oral mucosal epithelial cells on other substrates.

Author, Year Type of Study Cell Suspension/Explant Substrate Air-Lifting Serum 3T3 Culture Medium Culture Time (Days) Morphology Phenotype
Satake et al., 2011 [48] Clinical Cell suspension Fibrin-coated cell culture inserts Yes HAS Yes DMEM:F12 (penicillin, streptomycin, transferrin, EGF, hydrocortisone, triiodothyronine) 5–6 cell layers;
Hirayama et al., 2012 [41] Clinical Cell suspension Fibrin-coated cell culture inserts Yes HAS Yes DMEM:F12 (penicillin, streptomycin, insulin, EGF, hydrocortisone) 5–6 cell layers;
Sheth et al., 2014 [71] in Vitro Explant Fibrin gel FCS No DMEM:F12 (penicillin, cholera toxin, insulin, EGF, hydrocortisone) - Multilayered epithelium; Cobblestone morphology Expression of K3, K13, and K19; High expression of p63
Ilmarinen et al., 2012 [72] in Vitro Cell suspension Collagen IV-coated cell culture inserts Yes No No Serum-free oral PCT epithelium medium (EGF) 13–17 4–12 cell layers; Stratified epithelium; Cuboidal basal cells and flat intermediate and superficial cells Expression of K3/12, K4, K13, Ki67, and p63
Kanayama et al., 2007 [34] in Vitro Cell suspension Culture plate FBS Yes DMEM (Supplements not reported) Multilayered cells; Normal epithelial morphology Expression of FGF2, VEGF, Ang1, and TGF-β1
Kanayama et al., 2009 [33] in Vitro Cell suspension Culture plate FBS Yes DMEM (Supplements not reported) 14 Multilayered cells Expression of VEGFr-1
Hyun et al., 2014 [74] Animal Cell suspension Culture plate FBS Yes DMEM:F12 (penicillin, streptomycin, gentamycin, amphotericin) 14 2–6 cell layers; Stratified epithelium Expression of K3, K4, and Ki67; High expression of p63
Krishnan et al., 2010 [73] in Vitro Explant Culture plate FBS DMEM:F12 (streptomycin, amphotericin, EGF, insulin, transferrin, selenium, hydrocortisone) 21 Multilayered cells; Normal epithelial morphology Expression of ABCG2, K3, MUC1/4/16, hBD1/2,3; High expression of p63 and ΔNp63

ABCG2, ATP binding cassette subfamily G member; Ang1, angiopoietin; DMEM, Dulbecco’s modified eagle medium; EGF, epidermal growth factor; FBS, fetal bovine serum; FCS, fetal calf serum; FGF2, fibroblast growth factor 2; HAS, human autologous serum; hBD, human beta defensing; MUC, mucin; PCT, progenitor cell-targeted; TGF-β1, transforming growth factor beta 1; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; –, indicates not reported.