The goal of the protocol is to build an inflammatory human gingiva model in vitro. This tissue model co-cultivates three types of human cells, HaCaT keratinocytes, gingival fibroblasts, and THP-1 macrophages, under three-dimensional conditions. This model can be applied to investigating periodontal diseases, such as gingivitis and periodontitis.
Xiao, L., Okamura, H., Kumazawa, Y. Three-dimensional Inflammatory Human Tissue Equivalents of Gingiva. J. Vis. Exp. (134), e57157, doi:10.3791/57157 (2018).