| Literature DB >> 15269534 |
Keguo Li1, Yun Wang, Zhenchuan Miao, Dayong Xu, Yuefeng Tang, Meifu Feng.
Abstract
Solid and porous chitosan/gelatin (CG) composite microcarriers were prepared by a water-in-oil emulsion process with additional freezing and lyophilization. Adult rat hepatocytes (10(6) cells ml(-1)) attached on CG microcarriers maintained at least 15 d of viability and differentiated functions. Over 15 d, unimmobilized hepatocytes released 1.34-fold less lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and retained 1.63-, 1.51- and 1.28-fold higher albumin secretion, urea synthesis and 7-ethoxycoumarin deethylation activities, respectively, than those on collagen-coated microcarriers. The CG matrix is therefore a promising microcarrier for hepatocyte culture.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15269534 DOI: 10.1023/b:bile.0000025896.61490.6d
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biotechnol Lett ISSN: 0141-5492 Impact factor: 2.461