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We have examined the conditions for cultivation of enzymatically dispersed cells from 34 human urothelial transitional cell carcinomas (TCC) of various types. By employing two culture methods, stationary and tapping suspension, and by using the synthetic medium DM 160 supplement with human umbilical cord serum and fetal bovine serum, six cell strains were established. In two strains the tapping suspension culture method was suitable for growth of highly malignant cancer cells that detach easily from the glass surface in stationary cultures. Each of the six cell strains has been maintained in culture for over 30 months with repeated subcultures of 32 to 128 times. The histopathological features of the original TCC were three differentiated papillary types and three anaplastic nonpapillary types. In two cell strains from TCC with low malignancy, however, the cancer masses that formed in nude mice differed from the original TCC in which they became more malignant, and one cell strain resembled the original TCC closely. In three stationary culture cell strains the epithelial nature was demonstrated by the presence of desmosomes and tonofilaments. In one cell strain only tonofilaments were present. In two tapping suspension culture cell strains the presence of desmosomes was not shown clearly, but fine tonofilaments were observed in one cell strain.
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This work was supported in part by Grants 5319 and 5322 in aid for cancer research from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Japan.
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Kakuya, T., Yamada, T., Yokokawa, M. et al. Establishment of cell strains from human urothelial carcinoma and their morphological characterization. In Vitro 19, 591–599 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02619572
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