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B Christensen

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Growth requirements and growth pattern of human urothelial cell lines of different grades of transformation.

Human urothelial cell lines propagated in culture have been classified into three grades of transformation (TGr I-III). This classification is unrelated to the histological classification of the original biopsy material. Mortal TGr I cell lines differed from immortal and nontumorigenic TGr II cell lines and tumorigenic TGr III cell lines; they have a lower growth rate, growth fraction, and saturation density, and a higher requirement for Ca2+. Except for one TGr II cell line, TGr II cells differed from TGr III cells by having a higher serum requirement and a lower saturation density. The ability to grow in agar was not correlated with the TGr of the cell lines.

Blood Physiological Phenomena↗
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Chromosomal characterization and isoenzyme pattern of non-malignant and malignant human urothelial cell lines.

The karyotypes and selected isoenzymes of five cell lines, HU 961b, HU 1922, HU 609, HCV-29 and HU 1703 He, were characterized. These cell lines were derived either from histologically normal human urothelial cells or from transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the urinary bladder. They displayed different life span in vitro and transplantability in nude mice, as well as a unique isoenzyme and chromosomal pattern. In addition, various chromosomes were involved in the formation of marker chromosomes in these cell lines. Since there was a lack of consistency in chromosomal changes in the cell lines with TCC origin, the cause of malignancy could not be attributed to the abnormality of specific chromosomes.

Carcinoma, Transitional Cell↗
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A classification of human urothelial cells propagated in vitro.

Human urothelial cell lines of non-malignant and malignant origin were classified into three grades of transformation, i.e. TGr I, TGr II, and TGr III, which differ from primary and early cultures of normal bladder mucosa (TGr 0) by growth in the absence of fibroblasts, prolonged survival, increasing chromosomal abnormalities, and antigenic modifications. Non-malignant pure epithelial cell lines with a prolonged, but finite life span (18-38 passager in vitro) were classified as TGr I. These cells were characterized by chromosomal counts showing a considerable variation but with a near-diploid mode and a smaller size but otherwise normal morphology. TGr II cells differed from TGr I by infinite growth transformation and wide morphological variability. TGr III cells were above all characterized by their ability to produce tumors in nude mice and to invade and destroy fragments of embryonic heart in vitro. These immortalized cells were small with a large nucleus and a uniform polygonal shape. Chromosomal counts showed pronounced aneuploidy with an increased number of chromosomes.

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Identity of non-malignant human urothelial cell lines classified as transformation grade I (TGrI) and II (TGrII).

Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and marker chromosome or isozyme analysis were used to study the identity of 7 human urothelial cell lines selected according to their HLA-A,B phenotype. The results confirmed that the cell lines Hu961b, Hu1125, Hu1694, Hu1752, Hu609 and HCV-29 were genuine cell lines of different origin, while Hu1734 and HCV-29 were of the same origin. Hu609 was recorded to be derived from a female. However, the presence of a Y chromosome indicated either false labelling or cross-contamination. Analysis of a series of frozen stocks of Hu609 cultures showed that "malignant transformation" of these cultures was due to cross-contamination.

Cell Line↗