Emergency Notifications
DONORS
If you recently donated blood and believe your blood should not be used, contact the Donor Hotline at 800.259.7233 or contact us online.
LIFESHARE VEHICLES
If you have seen a LifeShare vehicle operated in an unsafe manner, please report it to 800.256.4483.
TOLL-FREE NUMBERS
Lake Charles, LA Center – 800.256.4932
Monroe, LA Center – 800.256.4445
Shreveport, LA Center – 800.256.4483
Shreveport Reference Lab – 800.842.3779
Texarkana, TX Center – 800.264.5456
Corporate Headquarters – 800.256.5433
Alexandria, LA Center – 800.256.7439
Baton Rouge, LA Center – 866.543.3296
Bossier City, LA Center – 877.256.4115
Beaumont, TX Center – 800.256.5289
Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVEC)
Storage
20C or in vapor state LN2 until ready to use
Cell Count
20C or in vapor state LN2 until ready to use
Sterility
Products are tested and found to be negative for mycoplasma and endotoxin.
Infectious Diseases
Donor tested and found to be negative for HIV 1, HIV 2, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HTLV 1, WNV, Zika, and Syphilis
Methods
Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) are primary cells isolated from the vein of the umbilical cord. They are a model system for studying endothelial cell function, with applications including hypoxia, inflammation, oxidative stress, response to infection, and both normal and tumor-associated angiogenesis.