Zenbio,apioneerinhumanprimarycellculture,deliversquality,cost-effectivehumantenocytes.TheadulttenocytesareisolatedfromthepatellarorAchillestendonfromdonorsbetween18and85yearsold.Thecellsareisolatedeitherbycentrifugalforcefollowingenzymatictreatmentorfromanexplantsculture.HumanTenocytesareausefultoolinthestudyofregenerativemedicineandotherpotentialcellulartherapies.
QUALITYCONTROL:ThecellsareconfirmedpositiveforcellsurfaceMarkersCD44,CD90,CD105andnegativeforCD45,CD31.Thetenocytesalsoproducecollagenandexpresstenomodulin,aglycoproteinthatregulatestenocyteproliferationandcollagenproduction.
EachlotistestedviaPCRandfoundnon-reactivetoviralDNAfromHIV-1,HIV-2,HTLVI,HTLVII,hepatitisBandhepatitisC.However,noknowntestcanoffercompleteassurancethatthevirusesthatcauseHIV-1,HIV-2,HTLVI,HTLVII,hepatitisBandhepatitisCarenotpresent.Sincewecannottestallthepathogens,pleasetreatthecultureasapotentialinfectiousreagent.
Cryopreservedhumantenocytesareshippedondryiceandshouldbestoredinliquidnitrogenimmediatelyuponarrival.Thereare500,000cells/vialminimum.
