The invention relates to the technical field of
cell biology, and particularly discloses an isolated culture method of primary
meibomian gland epithelial cells, the obtained primary
meibomian gland epithelial cells and application of the primary
meibomian gland epithelial cells. The method comprises the following steps: efficiently and mildly digesting meibomian gland tissues by adopting a compound digestive juice consisting of I-type
collagenase, dispersing
enzyme and
trypsin in a specific ratio; stopping
digestion by using a serum-containing neutralizing solution and collecting cells; the method comprises the following steps: promoting
cell attachment by using a serum-containing initial culture medium, and carrying out selective amplification by using a serum-free proliferation culture medium to finally obtain high-purity and high-activity primary meibomian gland epithelial cells. The method solves the problems of long
digestion time, low
cell yield, poor purity and the like in the traditional method. The obtained cell can be used for constructing a
meibomian gland dysfunction model, screening drugs and researching
lipid metabolism, and an important technical platform and a
cell model are provided for research and treatment of related eye diseases.