Pericardial Fibroblasts are the principal cell type of the serous pericardium. They help to form the strong connective tissue that allows the pericardium to serve as a protective sac for the heart. Pericardial fibroblasts are exposed to a dynamic mechanical environment, being attached to the diaphragm, which influences the structure integrity of both healthy and healing tissue. Fibroblasts secrete a non-rigid extracellular matrix that is rich in type I and/or type III collagen and there is good evidence that fibroblasts in different parts of the body are intrinsically different. Fibroblasts have been extensively used for a wide range of cellular and molecular studies because they are one of easiest types of cells to grow in culture, and their durability makes them amenable to a wide variety of manipulations ranging from studies employing gene transfection to microinjection.HPcF from AcceGen Research Laboratories are isolated from the human heart. HPcF are cryopreserved at secondary culture (passage one) and are delivered frozen. Each vial contains >5×10^5 cells in 1 ml volume. HPcF are characterized by immunofluorescent method with antibody to fibronectin. HPcF are negative for HIV-1, HBV, HCV, mycoplasma, bacteria, yeast and fungi. HPcF are guaranteed to further expand for 15 population doublings at the condition provided by AcceGen Research Laboratories.
