Transformation of type 1 astrocytes with N‐ethyl‐N‐nitrosourea: Establishment of an in vitro system and the role of the p53 gene
作者:
Shoju Hiraga,
Norio Arita,
Takanori Ohnishi,
Shuichi Izumoto,
Takuyu Taki,
Hiroshi Yamamoto,
Masahide Higuchi,
Toru Hayakawa,
期刊:
Glia
(WILEY Available online 1995)
卷期:
Volume 13,
issue 1
页码: 51-63
ISSN:0894-1491
年代: 1995
DOI:10.1002/glia.440130107
出版商: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
关键词: Type 1 astrocyte;N‐ethyl‐N‐nitrosourea;ENU;Transformation;p53;Tumor suppressor gene
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
AbstractN‐ethyl‐N‐nitrosourea (ENU)‐induced gliomas, animal models of human gliomas, are most frequently oligodendrocytic, while human gliomas tend to be astrocytic. To facilitate a detailed study of human glial carcinogenesis, we developed an in vitro system using type 1 astrocyte transformation with ENU. Type 1 astrocytes from fetal Wistar rat brain were treated by a single dose of ENU. Transformed colonies appeared 50 days after exposure to single doses of ENU greater than 150 μg/mL. Cloned cells from these colonies retained the immunohistochemical characteristics of type 1 astrocytes. They showed rapid growth and high saturation densities, colony formation in low (2%) serum medium and gave rise to tumors when injected into nude mice. When p53expression was studied at each passage, a single cell positive for mutant p53protein emerged 40 days after ENU treatment. In the next 1–3 passages, the mutant p53positive cell formed piled‐up colonies and exhibited dominant growth. Northern blot analysis showed markedly increased accumulations of p53mRNA in transformed cells. This in vitro transformation system of type 1 astrocytes provides a valuable tool for further investigations of astrocyte carcinogenesis. © 1995 Wi
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