Tumor endothelial cells are important determinants of the tumor microenvironment and the course of the disease. Here, a protocol for the isolation of pure and viable endothelial cells from human colorectal carcinoma and normal colon to be used in drug testing and pathogenesis research is described.
Naschberger, E., Regensburger, D., Tenkerian, C., Langheinrich, M., Engel, F. B., Geppert, C., Hartmann, A., Grützmann, R., Schellerer, V. S., Stürzl, M. Isolation of Human Endothelial Cells from Normal Colon and Colorectal Carcinoma - An Improved Protocol. J. Vis. Exp. (134), e57400, doi:10.3791/57400 (2018).