INDUCTION OF SQUAMOUS DIFFERENTIATION OF NORMAL HUMAN BRONCHIAL EPITHELIAL-CELLS BY SMALL AMOUNTS OF SERUM
INDUCTION OF SQUAMOUS DIFFERENTIATION OF NORMAL HUMAN BRONCHIAL EPITHELIAL-CELLS BY SMALL AMOUNTS OF SERUM
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1432-0436.1984.tb01361.x
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
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2.9
通讯作者:
SHAMSUDDIN, AM
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LECHNER, JF;HAUGEN, A;SHAMSUDDIN, AM
A low Ca (110 .mu.M) serum-free medium (LHC-1) was reported for clonal growth of normal human bronchial epithelial (NHBE) cells. NHBE cells within colonies are small (mean surface area = 1250 .mu.2), rarely migratory, have few tonofilaments and multiply with an average population doubling time of 28 h. Adding small amounts of blood-derived serum to LHC-1 medium (as little as 2%) significantly decreased the clonal growth rate. The growth inhibiting effect of serum is due to the induction of squamous (terminal) differentiation. Serum quickly increases the size of the cells (mean surface area = 4900 .mu.2). The cells acquire numerous desmosomal junctions and an extensive network of keratin bundles. Human lung carcinoma cells multiply rapidly at clonal density in LHC-1 medium containing as much as 8% serum. Although high concentrations of Ca ions in the medium are known to induce squamous differentiation of epidermal keratinocytes in the absence of serum, high levels of Ca2+ (up to 1000 .mu.M) increased the number of desmosomal junctions, but did not significantly affect the clonal growth rate or size of the NHBE cells. High concentrations of Ca (above 450 .mu.M) were found to potentiate serum differentiation-inducing activity. Cholera toxin (10 ng/ml) inhibited the differentiation-inducing activity of serum. Squamous differentiation of NHBE cells can be induced by serum and the potency of these serum factors can be modulated. Lung carcinoma cells differ from their normal counterparts by not undergoing differentiation in the presence of serum.