posted on 2023-09-22, 14:44authored byJuan Moises Ocampo GodínezJuan Moises Ocampo Godínez, Jose Luis Gonzalez Quiroz, Hector Cote, Elizabeth George, Jael Vergara-Lope Núñez, Guillermo Villagomez-Olea, Febe Carolina Vazquez-Vazquez, Edgar Oliver López-Villegas, Gloria Leon-Avila, Maria Lilia Dominguez-Lopez, Marco Antonio Alvarez-Perez
Thymic epithelial cells (TECs) are responsible for shaping the repertoires of T cells, where their postnatal regeneration depends on a subset of clonogenic TECs. Despite the implications for regenerative medicine, their cultivation and expansion remain challenging. Primary explant cell culture is a technique that allows the seeding and expansion of difficult-to-culture cells. Here, we report a reliable and simple culture system to obtain functional TECs and thymic interstitial cells (TICs).
Funding
DGAPA-UNAM PAPIIT (IN213821) project and the CONACYT by the program of Fondo Sectorial de Investigación para la Educación (A1-S-9178 project).