IDENTIFICATION OF 2 STRAINS OF CULTURED CANINE RENAL EPITHELIAL-CELLS (MDCK CELLS) WHICH DISPLAY ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PHYSIOLOGICAL-PROPERTIES
IDENTIFICATION OF 2 STRAINS OF CULTURED CANINE RENAL EPITHELIAL-CELLS (MDCK CELLS) WHICH DISPLAY ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PHYSIOLOGICAL-PROPERTIES
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DOI:
10.1113/expphysiol.1981.sp002529
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发表时间:
1981-01-01
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SIMMONS, NL
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BARKER, G;SIMMONS, NL
Cultured monolayers of Madin-Derby canine kidney (MDCK) cells grown upon permeable filter supports display many features of in vivo epithelia. Transmonolayer resistance, open-circuit p.d. [potential difference], dilution and bi-ionic p.d. made of MDCK monolayers mounted in Ussing-type chambers (0.75 cm window radius) were made. Previously reported values of transmonolayer resistance of 100 .OMEGA. cm2 (Cereijido et al., 1978; Misfeldt, et al., 1976) indicate a leaky epithelium. The major finding of this work is that MDCK monolayers can also display values of transmonolayer resistance similar to tight epithelia (mean value = 4116 .OMEGA. cm2). The reason for such differences is the existence of separate strains of MDCK cells. High-resistance monolayers originate from cell stocks of 60 serial passages while low-resistance monolayers originate from cell stocks of 109 serial passages. Measurements of transmonolayer dilution, and bi-ionic p.d. together with Na+ tracer fluxes and EM observations of La3+ penetration through the apical tight junctions, substantiate the finding of high-resistance properties in MDCK monolayers and confirm the existence of 2 separate MDCK cell strains displaying entirely different physiological properties. Differences extend to cellular morphology and cellular volume in the 2 strains of MDCK cells.