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. 2020 Jan 26;10(8):1360–1381. doi: 10.1016/j.apsb.2020.01.011

Table 2.

Application of CR to generate primary cell cultures.

Tissue origin Case Finding Application Ref.
Prostate Matched human normal/tumor tissues (radical prostectomy) 1 CR normal and tumor cells are successfully established and characterized, maintaining low levels of differentiation in vitro. In vitro and in vivo prostate cancer model 100
Matched human normal/tumor tissues (radical prostectomy) 1 Strigolactone analogues selectively kill CR tumor cells via inducing cellular stress and apoptosis. Preclinical drug evaluation 101
Myc-driven mouse prostate tumor tissue (Hi-Myc transgenic C57BL/6 mouse model) Not mentioned CR prostate cancer cells from transgenic mice with Myc-driven prostate tumor are successfully cultured with tumorigenic ability. Establishment of a Myc-driven prostate cancer model 102
Breast (male) Human tumor tissue (freshly resected) 1 CR male breast cancer cells are successfully established and characterized. In vitro model of male breast cancer 103
Breast (female) Human tumor tissue (freshly resected) Not mentioned CR breast cancer cells are successfully established and characterized. In vitro breast cancer model 104
Human tumor tissue (freshly resected) 6 CR breast cancer cells at early passages maintain main genetic characteristics of primary tumors. In vitro breast cancer model 83
Human normal mammary tissue (prophylactic surgery) 4 CR enables heterogeneous culture of primary mammary cells. Establishment of mammary cell line 105
Human DCIS tumor tissue (lumpectomies and mastectomies) 19 CR DCIS cells are cultured for 2 months expressing both luminal and basal marker and maintaining tumor heterogeneity. In vitro DCIS model 106
Human tumor tissue (needle biopsy) 5 CR luminal-B breast cancer cells are established in 3 of 5 tissues, demonstrating similar gene expression profile to primary tumors. The CR cells enable the evaluation of drug sensitivity of tamoxifen, adriamycin and docetaxel. In vitro model of luminal-B breast cancer; drug sensitivity test 107
Mouse tumor tissue (genetically engineered mouse models of triple negative mammary cancer) 4 CR cells retain tumor heterogeneity and epithelial cell differentiation, which is better than other methods. A model for triple negative mammary cancer 108
Lung Human tumor tissue (freshly resected) 12 NSCLC tumor cells are cultured in only 1 case. Normal epithelia outgrow cancer cells in CR condition. Establishment of NSCLC cell lines 97
Human pleural effusion 1 CR cells from EGFR-mutant lung cancers maintaining tumor heterogeneity help the understanding of rociletinib resistance. In vitro model of EGFR-mutant lung cancer 109
Human tumor tissue (biopsy) 3
Human normal and tumor tissue (freshly resected) 1 CR cells from respiratory papilloma help identify vorinostat as a therapeutic agent. Individualized treatment 110
Human tumor tissue (freshly resected) 14 CR NSCLC cells are established and characterized and are applied to drug sensitivity test. Drug sensitivity test 111
Human tumor tissue (freshly resected) 10 CR NSCLC cells maintain intratumor heterogeneity of original tumor by >90%. In vitro NSCLC model 112
Pig lung tissue (newborn CFTR+/+ and CFTR−/− piglet) Not mentioned CR alveolar epithelia expanded in vitro allow analysis of bioelectric properties and liquid transport. Establishment of an in vitro pulmonary edema model 113
Respiratory tract Human airway tissue (excess lung donor tissue) 1 With a phenotype of adult stem cell-like cells, CR tracheal epithelium forms the upper layer of the ciliary airway in a gas-liquid interface culture system. Establishment of a tracheal epithelium cell line 12
Human airway tissue (brushing) Heathy 18 CR enables rapid cell expansion, maintaining airway epithelial cell characteristics and disease-specific functions. Establishment of a disease model 114
Asthma 11
Cystic fibrosis 8
Human bronchial tissue (explanted lung) Normal Not mentioned CR bronchial epithelium has the ability to differentiate into the upper and lower respiratory tract in both air-liquid interface and reconstructed mouse lung. Tissue engineering 115
Cystic fibrosis
Human nasal and/or bronchial tissue (freshly resected, nasal brushing or bronchoscopy) Newborns/infants/toddler (0–2 years) 9 CR airway epithelium maintains phenotype of the source cells after several passages and the immune response of the airways. Establishment of a model for early-life respiratory disorders 116
School age children (4–11 years) 6
Adolescent/adult donors 8
Normal nasal airway tissue (nasal brushing) 2 Targeted genetic editing of CR primary airway epithelial cells by CRISPR-Cas9 reveals pro-inflammatory role for MUC18. Biological function study 117
Human normal bronchial tissue (bronchial biopsy) 19 CR bronchial epithelial cells show multipotent differentiation property. Tissue engineering 69
Human endobronchial tissue (brushing and biopsy) 132 Human airway epithelial cells from both endobronchial brushings and biopsies can be cultured by CR, showing better efficiency than other methods. Cryopreserved biopsies can also be expanded. Establishment of cell lines for cell therapy or tissue engineering 118
Human normal airway epithelium (airway endoscopy or lung resections) Not mentioned CR primary airway epithelial cells combining with lung fibroblasts culture in 3D collagen scaffolds transplant into a decellularized rabbit trachea. Tissue engineering 119
Human normal nasal cells (brush or curettage) Not mentioned Human nasal epithelial cells are expanded under CR conditions and inoculated into spheroid cultures to produce three-dimensional spheroids, as a model to characterize CFTR activity. Establishment of a cystic fibrosis-specific disease model 120
Human normal bronchial tissue (fiberoptic bronchoscopy) 3 CR bronchial cells rapidly proliferate, express comparable levels of CYPs and are sensitive to BaP induction. Establishment of in vitro toxicity testing model 121
Cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis tissue (explanted lung) 6 CR condition is modified for long-term primary culture of bronchial basal cells which maintains multipotent differentiation activity and CFTR channel function. Establishment of primary bronchial cells for basic research and drug screen 122
Cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis tissue (freshly or cryopreserved explanted lung) 8 CR enables primary bronchial epithelial cells growing with larger number of cells than conventional culture. CR cells are expanded for testing CFTR modulators in Ussing Chamber. Establishment of primary cystic fibrosis cells for drug assessment 123
Pig normal tracheobronchial airway tissue (newborn piglets) 1 CR porcine airway epithelial cells are successfully cultured and used for setting up a differentiated culture model at the gas-liquid interface. A model for physiologic and pathophysiologic study 124
Esophagus Esophageal tissue from patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (biopsy) 8 CR pediatric human esophageal epithelial cells are successfully cultured and maintain differentiation property. Establishment of patient-specific cells for tissue engineering 125
Esophageal tissue from children with eosinophilic esophagitis (biopsy) 28 Patient-derived esophageal epithelial cell lines are successfully established which show disease-specific function. Establishment of patient-specific model 126
Cornea Normal limbal tissue Human 3 CR maintains stable proliferation of normal limbal cells, with stable karyotype and the ability to form structured spheres in 3D culture. CR limbal cells differently response to several drugs. In vitro model for corneal toxicity assessment 127
Rabbit 2
Pig 1
Pancreas Tumor tissue (freshly resected) 3 CR pancreatic cancer cells carry mutations identical with primary tumor, which enables therapeutic drug screen and identification of ERCC3-MYC interactions as a target in pancreatic cancer. Establishment of in vitro and in vivo models for drug screen and drug target identification 128
PDX tumor tissue (first passage) 3
Pig normal pancreatic tissue (newborn pig pancreata) 1 Pancreatic epithelial cells are expanded under CR conditions and have the characteristics of a ductal epithelium, which can differentiate into functional cells at the gas-liquid interface. A model for studying pancreas physiology and mechanisms of bicarbonate secretion 129
Liver Human liver tissue (freshly resected from patients with cirrhosis, hepatitis C, maple syrup urine disease, or citrullinemia type 1 disease) 11 Primary hepatocytes are grown from 6 out of 11 specimens under CR condition, which are genetically identical with original tissues and retain strong CYP3A4, 1A1 and 2C9 activities. Long term culture of patient-derived primary hepatocytes 130
Human tumor tissue (freshly resected) 20 Primary hepatocellular carcinoma cells continuously expand under CR condition and express tumor-specific marker. Establishment of an in vitro model for precision medicine 131
Gastrointestinal tract Human tumor tissue (freshly resected) 1 CR colorectal cancer cells are used to evaluate effect of a drug candidate IDF-11774. Establishment of an in vitro model for drug assessment 132
Mouse small intestine tissue and tumor (wide type, CFTR ΔF508 and ApcMin/+ C57BL/6 mice) 9 CR intestinal epithelial cells can be expanded in vitro for up to 3 months, maintaining the specific function of the intestinal epithelium after 3D culture. Establishment of a model for study of intestinal disorder 133
Mesenteric gland tissue (SD rat) Not mentioned CR meibomian gland cells is expanded in vitro maintaining functional sodium, chloride, and potassium channels, and cotransporters activities. Establishment of a primary meibomian gland cell model for studying ion channels 134
Uterus and vagina Human normal cervical tissue (hysterectomy) 1 CR primary cervical epithelial cells are adult stem cell-like cells. Establishment of primary cervical epithelium cell line 12
Human tumor tissue (freshly resected liver metastasis of cervical cancer) 1 A stable CR cell line of neuroendocrine cervical cancer is established using CR, which identifies MYC overexpression as the primary driver of cervical cancer. Establishment of a cell line for studying disease pathobiology 135
Human normal tissue (vaginal repair surgery) 3 CR primary vaginal epithelial cells are used for evaluating immunomodulatory effect of Houttuynia cordata. Drug evaluation 136
Bladder Human tumor tissue (radical cystectomy or transurethral resection) 8 CR bladder cancer cell lines are successfully established which are used for drug sensitivity test. Drug sensitivity test 137
Skin Human skin biopsy Not mentioned CR keratinocytes are genetically edited by CRISPR/Cas9, showing an important role of NLRP1 inflammasome upon UV sensing. A model for biological study 138
Horse scrotal and neck skin biopsy 2 Equine keratinocytes acquire adult stem cell characteristics under CR conditions. Tissue engineering 139
Cochlea Mouse solid otic spheres (freshly resected from mouse strains of prestin-CreER, CAG-Cre, Ai14-tdTomato, and prestin-YFP) Not mentioned CR hair cells are successfully established, which are capable of expressing mature hair cell genes and responding to hair cell cues. A model for biological study 140
Oral cavity PDX tumor;
Human tumor tissue (freshly resected)
6 CR cells from ACC show a cancer stem cell population driven by NOTCH1 and SOX10, and identify MYB fusion and CD molecules as markers for authentication and purification. Establishment of ACC cancer stem cell line 141
Human normal and tumor tissue (freshly resected or needle biopsy) 9 CR cells from mucoepidermoid and other salivary gland neoplasms enable 2D, 3D and xenograft formation, and help identify the allosteric AKT inhibitor MK2206 as potential therapeutic agent. Model of salivary gland neoplasm; Drug sensitivity test 142
Fish lip tissue (adult Mozambique tilapia) Not mentioned CR can rapidly and selectively culture lip epithelial cells. A model for mechanism study 143
Dog tumor tissue (canine ameloblastoma of dog) 4 CR primary cells carry HRAS mutation. A model for studying RAS-driven cancer 144
Mouse oral mucosa (freshly resected from C57BL) 1 CR oral mucosa epithelial cells are successfully established for long-term expansion. Establishment of cells for potential tissue engineering 145

Note: ACC, adenoid cystic carcinoma; CFTR, cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator; CYP, cytochrome P450 enzyme; DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; PDX, patient-derived xenograft.