Abstract
Primary rabbit kidney epithelial cell cultures can be obtained that express renal proximal tubule functions. Toward these ends, renal proximal tubules are purified from the rabbit kidney by the method of Brendel and Meezan. To summarize, each kidney is perfused with iron oxide, which becomes associated with glomeruli. The renal cortex is sliced and homogenized to liberate nephron segments. Renal proximal tubules and glomeruli are purified by sieving. The glomeruli, covered with iron oxide, are removed using a magnet. After a brief collagenase treatment (to disrupt basement membrane), the tubules are plated in hormonally defined serum-free medium supplemented with 5 µg/mL bovine insulin, 5 µg/mL human transferrin, and 5 × 10−8 M hydrocortisone. After 5–6 d of incubation, confluent monolayers are obtained that possess multicellular domes, indicative of their capacity for transepithelial solute transport.
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Taub, M. (2005). Primary Kidney Proximal Tubule Cells. In: Helgason, C.D., Miller, C.L. (eds) Basic Cell Culture Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 290. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-838-2:231
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