Patent Application: US-5226393-A

Abstract:
described is a biologically pure culture of an immortal human parotid based epithelial cell . the present invention is concerned with the establishment in serum - free medium of normal diploid epithelial cell lines from the human parotid gland . the terms &# 34 ; diploid chromosome complement &# 34 ; mean that , as determined by karyotype analysis , the cells have neither gained or lost any chromosomes and do not appear to show any structural alterations .

Description:
the invention provides an epithelial cell line hpam1 derived from a normal male salivary parotid gland . the cell line is cultivated indefinitely in serum - free medium , exhibits a normal diploid chromosome complement , and produces the tissue - specific proteins , α - amylase and prp . hpam1 has been deposited with the american type culture collection under the registration number crl11706 . the invention provides a second epithelial cell line hpaf1derived from a normal female salivary parotid gland . the cell line is cultivated indefinitely in serum - free medium , exhibits a normal diploid chromosome complement , and produces the tissue - specific proteins , α - amylase and prp . hpaf1has been deposited with the american type culture collection under the registration number crl11707 . the invention also provides the details of the procedure to initiate and establish the above - mentioned cell lines . described below are the various steps that were utilized to obtain hpam1 and hpaf1 . tissue procurement and culture . specimens of normal human parotid gland were obtained at surgery ( tissue procurement service , university of alabama , birmingham , ala .). two specimens were employed for the cell lines described in here . one specimen was obtained from a 73 year old male , and the second tissue was obtained from a 40 year old female . the tissues were placed in cold rpmi ( roswell park memorial institute ) medium , supplemented with antibiotics ; penicillin ( 100 u / ml ), streptomycin ( 100 μm / ml ), and fungizone ( 0 . 25 μg / ml ) and transported via overnight mail . on receipt , the tissue was thoroughly rinsed in leibowitz &# 39 ; s l - 15 medium ( gibco , grand island , n . y .). under a dissecting microscope , explants ( approximately 1 mm × 1 mm ) composed of acinar tissue were cut out and primary cultures prepared by the explant - outgrowth method ( chopra et al ., 1987 , 1991 , incorporated herein by reference ) in serum - free medium comprised of kbm ( keratinocyte basal medium , clonetics , san diego , calif . ), supplemented with insulin ( 5 μg / ml , sigma ), hydrocortisone ( 0 . 5 μg / ml ), egf ( epidermal growth factor )( 10 ng / ml ), bovine pituitary extract ( 25 μg / ml ), penicillin ( 100 iu / ml ) and streptomycin ( 100 μg / ml , gibco ). the ca 2 + concentration of the kbm was 0 . 15 mm . for passaging , primary outgrowths were rinsed in ca 2 + and mg 2 + - free hanks &# 39 ; balanced salt solution ( hbss ) and treated with 0 . 125 % trypsin solution in hbss . the dissociated cells were removed and suspended in kbm containing 5 % fetal bovine serum ( gibco ) to inactivate the trypsin . the cell suspension was centrifuged at 1000 × g at 4 ° c . for 10 minutes . finally , the pellet was resuspended in serum - free complete medium and dispensed into tissue culture dishes . complete medium is of kbm supplemented with insulin ( 5 μg / ml ), hydrocortisone ( 0 . 5 μg / ml ), egf ( 10 ng / ml ), bovine pituitary extract ( 25 μg / ml ), penicillin ( 100 iu / ml ), and streptomycin ( 100 μg / ml ). cell cultures were maintained at 37 ° c . in an atmosphere of 5 % co 2 in air . the medium was changed three times per week . the cells were propagated on collagen - coated ( vitrogen ) dishes ( celtrix , palo alto , calif .) in the complete medium . morphological characterization . the epithelial nature and salivary gland origin of the cells was established by ultrastructural , immunocytochemical and biochemical analyses . for electron microscopy , cultures were fixed in 1 % glutaraldehyde in 0 . 1m cacodylate buffer for at least 2 hours and post - fixed in 1 % osmium tetroxide . the cultures were dehydrated in graded concentrations of ethanol and embedded in situ with polybed 812 ( polysciences , warrington , pa .). embedded cultures were thin - sectioned with a diamond knife , stained in uranyl acetate and lead citrate , and observed in a zeiss transmission electron microscope . cytokeratins . the occurrence of cytokeratins is a characteristic feature of epithelial cells . cultures were examined immunocytochemically with α - keratin antiserum . cells grown on 12 - mm glass cover - slips were washed with phosphate - buffered saline ( pbs , gibco ), fixed with cold methanol for 4 minutes , and allowed to dry . the coverslips were then incubated with anti - α - keratin antiserum 1 : 40 ( guinea pig , sigma ) for 30 minutes . the cultures were washed with pbs and then incubated with fluorescein isothiocyanate - conjugated ( fitc ) rabbit anti - guinea pig igg 1 : 80 ( sigma ). thirty minutes later , the cultures were washed three times with pbs , mounted in pbs : glycerol ( 50 : 50 v / v ), and observed in a nikon fluorescence microscope . amylase and prp . the major secretory products of the parotid gland acinar cell are α - amylase and prp . production of these proteins by the cell cultures was determined immunocytochemically as described above for cytokeratins . the α - amylase antibody was obtained from sigma ( st . louis , mo .). the prp antibody was obtained from dr . michael levine ( state university of new york , buffalo , n . y .). the primary antibodies were used at about a 1 : 100 dilution . secondary antibody was used at a 1 : 40 dilution . growth characterization . growth characteristics were examined at different passages . the cells were plated at a density of 1 × 10 35 mm dish in the complete medium . for each experiment , about 18 cultures were prepared . twenty - four hours later , a group of three cultures were terminated and the cell number in each culture counted using the hemacytometer and the trypan blue exclusion method . the mean and standard deviation was then determined . this 24 hour count served as the plating efficiency for the cell culture . groups of three cultures each were then terminated at different periods after plating and cell number determined for each group . the cell population doublings and the population doubling times were determined as described previously ( chopra et al ., 1991 ). immortalized cells usually acquire the ability to grow in suspension in semi - solid medium . to test anchorage independent growth , the soft agar method of moses et al ( moses et al , 1981 ) was used . two - layer agar plates were prepared in 35 mm culture dishes by first applying a bottom layer of 0 . 8 % agar in complete medium . after the bottom layer had set , a top layer of 0 . 4 % agar , containing 8 × 10 3 cells was added and the cultures were incubated at 37 ° c . in 5 % co 2 in air . on the tenth day after plating , cultures were fed with 1 ml of complete medium . twenty - six days after plating , the cultures were stained for 24 hours with 1 . 5 % 2 -( p - iodophenyl )- 3 -( p - nitrophenyl )- 4 - phenyltetrazolium chloride solution in 0 . 9 % nacl , and the formation of cell colonies was examined and enumerated . karyotype analyses . preparation of cells for cytogenetic analysis followed the method previously described ( paterson , et al ., 1979 , 1984 ). exact chromosome counts were made on thirty metaphases . trypsingiemsa banded metaphases were photographed and karyotypes prepared . isozyme analysis was carried out according to peterson et al , ( 1984 ) on certain polymorphic isozymes . cryopreservation and cell recovery . monolayer cultures are dissociated with 0 . 125 % trypsin as described above , the cells are pelleted by centrifugation at 1000 rpm at 4 ° c . for 10 minutes . the pellet is resuspended in the cold freeze medium comprised of the complete medium ( described above ) supplemented with 5 % fetal bovine serum and 5 % dimethyl sulfoxide ( dmso ). the concentration of the cell suspension is adjusted to 1 × 10 6 cells / ml . then 1 . 5 ml of the cell suspension is dispensed in each cryovial . the vials are tightly closed and placed in a programmed freezer . generally , precooled cells are cooled further at a rate of 1 °- 3 ° c . per minute to - 30 ° c . at this point , a more rapid drop in temperature is programmed ( 20 °- 30 ° c ./ min ) until the temperature reaches to about - 150 ° c . the vials are then transferred from the freezer chamber to the storage chamber in liquid nitrogen (- 180 /- 190 ° c .). for cell recovery , vials are removed from the liquid nitrogen storage freezer and placed into a water bath at 37 - 39 ° c . special precautions are taken to use protective masks and gloves while removing vials from the liquid nitrogen . immediately after thawing , the vials are immersed in 70 % ethanol at room temperature . all procedures from this point on are carried out under strict aseptic conditions . cell suspensions are then removed from the vials and diluted with serum - free growth medium . the cell suspension is then centrifuged , cell pellet resuspended in the growth medium and plated on collagen coated culture dishes . two tissue specimens were used , one derived from a male and the second from a female . fig1 a shows that explants used for initiating primary cultures consisted essentially of acinar tissue . explants of both tissues yielded outgrowth cultures comprised primarily of epithelial cells ( fig1 b ). ultrastructural examination of primary cultures showed numerous microvilli on cell surfaces and sparsely distributed desmosomal junctions between them . their cytoplasm contained prominent tonofilament bundles and numerous , mainly perinuclear , secretory vesicles which were frequently membrane - bound ( fig2 a ). the cellular organelles , including rough endoplasmic reticulum ( rer ) and golgi complexes were prominent . at higher passages , cellular ultrastructure remained unchanged and exhibited secretory cell characteristics . the occurrence of cytokeratins was examined at different passages . fig3 shows immunocytochemical reaction for cytokeratins in a passage 50 culture . all cells were found to show a positive reaction . the staining reaction formed a filamentous pattern , as keratins , present mainly in epithelial cells , are a major component of intermediate filaments . cells from both cell lines showed a strong reaction for keratins . reactions for α - amylase and prp were examined at different passages . strong positive reactions were observed both for α - amylase and prp ( fig4 a , b ). the reactions were predominant in perinuclear locations which contained golgi complexes . negative controls , cultures not reacted with primary antibodies , showed no staining ( not shown ). the cell lines derived from the male and female salivary glands have been designated as hpam1 and hpaf1 , respectively . fig5 a shows growth curves of hpam1 at passages 50 and 80 . at both passages , the plating efficiency was approximately 40 %; their cell population doubling times were approximately 48 and 38 hours , respectively . currently , hpam1 is propagating at 84th passage and has undergone approximately 330 accumulative population doublings ( fig5 b ). at passages 15 and 30 , the plating efficiency of hpaf1was approximately 50 % and 35 % and the doubling time about 39 and 43 hours , respectively ( fig5 c ). the cell line is currently propagating at the 46th passage and has undergone approximately 194 population doublings ( fig5 d ). for hpam1 , one of the karyotypes was performed at passage 50 ( about 189 population doublings ). thirty metaphases were analyzed . the modality was 46 ( 46 , xy ), thirty - one metaphases had 46 , seven had 45 and two had 47 chromosomes . seven karyotypes were prepared . six of them had 46 chromosomes and one had 45 . the cells with 45 and 47 chromosomes probably represent random loss and gain of a chromosome . fig6 a shows a typical diploid karyotype of a passage 50 cell of the hpam1 cell line . it has x and y chromosomes and shows a normal diploid complement . for cell line hpaf1 , karyotype analysis was performed on passage 37 ( approximately 170 population doublings ). thirty metaphases were analyzed . the modal number was 46 ; twenty - eight metaphases had 46 chromosomes , two metaphases had 45 . fig6 b shows a typical karyotype of hpaf1 . it has two normal xx chromosomes , and shows normal diploid human female chromosomal complement ( 46 , xx ). currently , the cell line is at 46th passage . from the results above , it can be appreciated that hpam1 and hpaf1 are unique cell lines of human epithelial origin , exhibit diploid karyotype and are propagated in serum - 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