Comparative assessment of a canine-specific medium to support colony formation from canine hair follicular keratinocytes.

Wiener, Dominique Judith; Doherr, Marcus; Müller, Eliane Jasmine; Suter, Maja M; Welle, Monika Maria (2014). Comparative assessment of a canine-specific medium to support colony formation from canine hair follicular keratinocytes. Veterinary dermatology, 26(3), 198-e42. Blackwell Science 10.1111/vde.12192

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BACKGROUND

Follicular stem cells and their progeny are responsible for the cyclical renewal of hair follicles and maintenance of the hair coat. The understanding of pathways involved in this process is essential to elucidate the pathogenetic mechanisms of primary alopecia. Stem cells and their direct descendants are located in the bulge region of the isthmus of hair follicles. Although these cells have been studied extensively in mice and humans, data for canine isthmic keratinocyte activation and proliferation are not available.

HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES

The aim was to establish an accurate and reliable in vitro system to study the growth potential of canine isthmic keratinocytes. We assessed the colony-promoting capability of a commercially available canine-specific medium, CELLnTEC (CnT-09), compared with a well-established home-made medium, complete FAD (cFAD). The CnT-09 medium is specific for the growth of canine keratinocytes, while the cFAD medium can support growth and colony formation of keratinocytes from several species.

ANIMALS

Skin biopsies were obtained from 15 recently euthanized dogs of various breeds with no skin abnormalities.

METHODS

The isthmic region of compound hair follicles was isolated by microdissection and cell growth monitored using several parameters with colony-forming assays.

RESULTS

The CnT-09 and cFAD media provided similar growth as measured by the total number and size of colonies, as well as rate of cell differentiation.

CONCLUSIONS

The commercial canine-specific CnT-09 medium was comparable to the home-made cFAD medium in supporting the growth and proliferation of canine follicular keratinocytes in vitro. The CnT-09 medium should be a viable alternative growth medium for molecular studies of alopecic disorders in dogs.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Animal Pathology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Dermatology, Urology, Rheumatology, Nephrology, Osteoporosis (DURN) > Clinic of Dermatology
05 Veterinary Medicine > Research Foci > DermFocus
05 Veterinary Medicine > Research Foci > Veterinary Public Health / Herd Health Management
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) > Veterinary Public Health Institute
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP)
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH)

UniBE Contributor:

Wiener, Dominique Judith, Doherr, Marcus, Müller, Eliane Jasmine, Suter, Maja, Welle, Monika Maria

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
600 Technology > 630 Agriculture

ISSN:

0959-4493

Publisher:

Blackwell Science

Language:

English

Submitter:

Susanne Agnes Lerch

Date Deposited:

24 Mar 2015 17:18

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:44

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/vde.12192

PubMed ID:

25545298

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.65595

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/65595

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