Normal and polycystic human cholangiocytes were isolated according to a novel protocol recently described by our group.15 (link) Normal cholangiocytes were isolated from bordering tissue samples obtained during surgical dissection of a local hepatic adenoma in a female patient; only tissue pieces identified as normal by an experienced pathologist were employed.15 (link) In contrast, polycystic human cholangiocytes were isolated from a female patient who had undergone hepatorenal transplant for advanced ADPKD at the Clinic University of Navarra.
Cholangiocyte primary cultures from normal and polycystic kidney (PCK) male rats were also employed.16 (link)17 (link)