Cervical Epithelial Cell Basal Medium

Cervical Epithelial Cell Basal Medium is a sterile, phenol red-free, liquid tissue culture medium intended for use as one component in a complete ATCC® Primary Cell Solutions™ system. This serum-free system is designed to support vaginal epithelial cells derived from normal human cervical tissue. Cervical Epithelial Cell Basal Medium contains essential and non-essential amino acids, vitamins, other organic compounds, trace minerals and inorganic salts. To support the proliferation and plating efficiency of various types of vaginal epithelial cells, Cervical Cell Basal Medium must be supplemented with the appropriate cell-specific growth kit. When using this complete media system, the growth of vaginal epithelial cells is supported without the use of feeder layers, extracellular matrix proteins or other substrates.

1. Check all containers for leakage or breakage.
2. Store the growth kit(s) at either 20°C in a freezer that is not self-defrosting or at 70°C for long term storage. If thawed upon arrival, the Growth Kit can be stored at 2°C to 8°C and added to the basal medium within 72 hours of receipt.

1. Obtain one growth kit from the freezer; make sure that the caps of all components are tight.
2. . Thaw the components of the growth kit just prior to adding to the basal medium. Warm the L-glutamine component in a 37°C water bath and shake to dissolve any precipitates prior to adding to the basal medium.
3. Obtain one bottle of Cervical Epithelial Cell Basal Medium (485 mL) from cold storage.
4. Decontaminate the external surfaces of all growth kit component vials and the basal medium bottle by spraying them with 70% ethanol.
5. Using aseptic technique and working in a laminar flow hood or biosafety cabinet, transfer the indicated volume of each growth kit component to the bottle of basal medium using a separate sterile pipette for each.

Table 1. Cervical Epithelial Growth Kit Components

Antimicrobials and phenol red are not required for proliferation, but may be added if desired. The recommended volume of each optional component to be added to the complete growth media is summarized in Table 2.

Table 2. Addition of Antimicrobials/Antimycotics and Phenol Red (Optional)

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