RFP-Human Liver Stellate Cells

HLiStCs are initiated by hepatic artery perfusion digestion with collagenase. HLiStCs are separated from the mixture of hepatic sinusoidal MV endothelial cells and Kupffer cells in the digestion solution. RFP-HLiStCs are selected from Zeocin resistant HLiStCs after infected with RFP expressing lentiviral particles. The cells are shipped in frozen vials (the cells are provided @ passage 3). Stellate-Growth medium is recommended for cell culture and these cells have a minimum average population doubling capacity > 8 when cultured following the detailed protocol described below.