ESTABLISHMENT OF 2 DOG MASTOCYTOMA CELL-LINES IN CONTINUOUS CULTURE
ESTABLISHMENT OF 2 DOG MASTOCYTOMA CELL-LINES IN CONTINUOUS CULTURE
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DOI:
10.1165/ajrcmb/3.5.413
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发表时间:
1990-11-01
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
GOLD, WM
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作者:
DEVINNEY, R;GOLD, WM
We have previously characterized dog mastocytoma cells propagated in nude mice. We have established two of these lines (C, and C2) in continuous culture. Freshly disaggregated mastocytoma cells were cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DME)-HI6 mixed with 50% Ham's F12 and supplemented with histidine and 5% allergic dog serum (ADS). Cells were fed every 3 d and passaged weekly. Growth was assessed by cell count. Cell growth was best supported by culture in 5% ADS. C, cells grow in suspension in ADS and have been passaged 55 times with a doubling time of 37.4±18.7 h (mean±1 SD; n= 15). C, cells adhere to tissue culture plastic in ADS and have been passaged 26 times with a doubling time of 49.3±12.5 h (n= 13). Morphologic and functional characteristics are unchanged from those described in cells propagated in nude mice. Histamine content for C, is 0.46±0.18 pg/cell (n= 12) and 0.07±0.04 pglcell (n= 6) for Cs. Both lines contain the neutral protease tryptase and Cz contains chymase. Calcium ionophore A23187 or ragweed antigen caused concentration-dependent histamine release from both cell lines. C, and C, generate prostaglandin D, in response to A23187. We conclude that dog mastocytoma cells can be established in continuous culture, thus providing a system for studying mast cell biology, including growth and development.Mast cells are thought to play an important role in a variety of diseases, including asthma, interstitial fibrosis, and neoplasia, as well as inflammatory, metabolic, and reparative reactions (1-4). They produce a variety of granule-associated and newly formed mediators in response to both immunologic and nonimmunologic stimuli. Until recently, no preparation of pure cultured human or dog mast cells was available, and previous studies have relied on rodent mast cells (5-8), or on acutely isolated human lung mast cell lines (9, 10).