Kosheeka : Primary Cells for Research

Consistency in research experiments is hard to achieve. There are several factors that can affect data reproducibility. Publishing data in high impact journals requires repeating experiments and standardization of techniques and procedures. We summarize 4 major factors for generating robust and reliable data. Reagents As a rule, the brand and catalog numbers of products for a specific experiment or project must be fixed to ensure low variability in the data generated. One must use reagents from reputed brands with citations to maintain credibility of the results. Verifying the quality of the reagents will save both time and effort involved in planning and execution. This can be done by a thorough literature study and checking user reviews before ordering the product. If working with cell culture , the date of opening of cell culture media and its expiry must be labeled and checked before using it. This also applies to other reagents such as FBS, trypsin or PBS, etc. Old reagents ...

In the early years of the current century, the applications associated with acute toxicity were largely being foreshadowed. However, very recently researchers have directed their attention to exploring many crucial biological pathways to evaluate underlying molecular the mechanism responsible for the diseased condition. In this regard, the  primary cells  have been emphasized to be playing a crucial role in order to facilitate high throughput testing of different drugs; and have been noted as a cheaper alternative for pre-screening drug analysis directly on humans or animals. Accordingly, a current decade has experienced an exponential increase in the rapid screening of a large number of novel drugs, to set testing parameters for safety as well as feasibility, on the basis of predictive adverse effects. Thus, the current write up is intended to promote primary cells isolated from different preliminary tissues like liver, pancreas, gingival, etc.; under strict sterile co...