Differentiated HepaRG cells - HPR116
HPR116 are HepaRG™ cells cryopreserved after differentiation
HPR116 is available through a Limited Use License Agreement.
After thawing, the differentiated HepaRG™ cells can be used immediately in suspension for clearance, metabolism or transporter studies.
They can also be seeded and used as little as 4 hours later for metabolism studies in monolayer.
A few days after seeding and culture, the cells will form a co-culture of hepatocytes and of biliary-like epithelial cells. They can then be used for induction, toxicity or metabolism studies.
Read more about the main applications of HepaRG™ >>
The cells are provided in a 1 ml vial with 8 x 106 viable cells.
Cell seeding:
- One vial will seed one 96-well plate (72 000 cells/well)
- One vial will seed 16 wells of one 24-well plate (480 000 cells/well)
Please carefully respect recommended cell seeding density.
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Key advantages of HPR116
- Time-Saving - HepaRG™ differentiated cells are ready-to-use
- Robust - hepatocyte differentiation level reproducible between batches
- Reproducible - cells from every tube have the same behavior
- Easy to use - well adapted to different formats, matrices and supports
- Long living - HepaRG™ cell cultures remain viable and usable for at least 2 weeks
- Suitable for both acute and chronic studies
- Responses and fuctions similar to primary human hepatocytes across a range of applications
Protocol - HPR116
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1 mL / 8 million cells / 10% DMSO |
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Thawing process |
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| 1. | Thaw and dilute cells with 9 mL of thawing medium (10 ml / 8 million cells) |
| 2. | Centrifuge, wash and re-suspend cells with 5 mL thawing / plating medium |
| 3. | Count cell viability, concentration and yield |
| 4. | Adjust cell concentration to 0.96 million cells/mL and plate cells onto 24 MW-plate (0.5 mL / well) |
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Quality controls include
- Number of viable cells per vial
- Post-thaw viability
- Cell confluence 6 hours after thawing and seeding cells ≥85%
- Cell morphology
- Mycoplasma detection (negative)
- Microbial sterility
- Enzymatic activities
- Inducibility of CYP1A2, CYP3A4/5, CYP2B6 at day 3 (48 hours induction)
- Uptake transporter activities
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Storage and delivery conditions for HPR116 cells
Differentiated HepaRG™ cryopreserved cells are delivered in dry ice or in a nitrogen vapour dewar. If you receive them in dry ice, ensure shipment time did not exceed 48 hours.
HPR116 cells can be stored for 5 years in liquid nitrogen.
Cell morphology
Morphology of the cells after thawing in 96-well plates.
From day 1 to day 2 in 670 Thawing/ Plating/ General Purpose HepaRG™ medium.
From day 2 to day 8: in 620 Maintenance/ Metabolism HepaRG™ medium.
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HPR116 – Cells, plates, media and supplements
- HPR116-TA08 - Cryopreserved HepaRG™ cells
1 mL in vial with ≥8 x 106 viable cells. One vial will fully seed one 96-well plate (72,000 cells/well) and 3 vials will fully seed one 24-well plate (480,000 cells/well)
- MIL600C - Basal hepatic cell medium 100 ml
- ADD620C - HepaRG™ Maintenance/Metabolism Medium Supplement with antibiotics
15.3 mL. When combined with 100 ml of base medium, sufficient for 12 medium changes for studies where prolonged cell life or enhanced metabolic function is required - ADD640C - HepaRG™ Induction Medium Supplement with antibiotics
3.7 mL. When combined with 100 ml of base medium, sufficient for 10 medium changes for induction studies - ADD650C - HepaRG™ Serum-free Induction Medium Supplement with antibiotics
1.6 mL. When combined with 100 ml of base medium, sufficient for 10 medium changes for induction studies - ADD670C - HepaRG™ Thawing/Plating/General Purpose Medium Supplement with antibiotics
13.8 mL. When combined with 100 ml of base medium, sufficient to thaw 4 vials
The following plates are provided by Biopredic International with HPR116 cells, with a proprietary coating process to ensure proper seeding and culture of the HPR116:
- PLA135C - 6-well plate coated with collagen I
1 plate - PLA138C - 12-well plate coated with collagen I
1 plate - PLA137C - 24-well plate coated with collagen I
1 plate - PLA139C - 48-well plate coated with collagen I
1 plate - PLA136C - 96-well plate coated with collagen I
1 plate
Media per application with HPR116
| Media |
Catalogue reference |
Renewal of the medium | Use |
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HepaRG™ Thawing/Plating/General Purpose Medium |
MIL600C |
Every 2-3 days | - Thawing - Seeding - For applications requiring maintaining of basal hepatocyte-specific functions |
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HepaRG™ Maintenance/Metabolism Medium |
MIL600C + ADD620C |
Every 2-3 days | - Maintenance and use of the cells until the limit date of use (3 weeks after seeding). - Maintains hepatocyte specific functions to higher levels. |
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HepaRG™ Induction Medium |
MIL600C + ADD640C |
Daily following use of 670 | - Use for induction studies, up to 3 days |
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HepaRG™ Serum-free Induction Medium |
MIL600C + ADD650C |
Daily following use of 670 | - Use for induction studies, up to 3 days |
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