{"title":"Nodular organization and differential intrametastatic distribution of the fluorescent dye Hoechst 33342 in B16 melanoma liver metastasis.","authors":"S F Aliño, E Hilario","doi":"10.1159/000163534","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000163534","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The development of B16F10 liver metastases as related to its vascular organization was studied by morphological and functional methods, using the DNA-binding fluorochrome, Hoechst 33342. Experimental metastases were produced by intrasplenic injection of B16F10 melanoma cells, and the animals were sacrificed 3-7 days after tumor cell injection. The results show that early metastases are made up of avascular nodules of tumor cells, which subsequently developed lacunae which are not lined by endothelial cells and usually contain blood cells. A more developed metastasis seems to be made up of several nodules with or without lacunae. Between the nodules, vessels connected to blood circulation were usually observed. A functional study with a fluorescent dye showed that early metastases stained negatively, while more developed metastases showed a reticular fluorescent pattern, coincident with the intrametastatic vascular network and displaying a nodular image. In this case, the fluorescence displayed a gradient of intensity decreasing from the vessels towards the lacunae, where the tumor cells showed no fluorescence. In summary, our results suggest that B16 liver metastases have a nodular growth pattern, which is characterized by the formation, during their development, of lacunae not connected to the general circulation and that tumor cells have poor access to small molecules delivered from the blood.</p>","PeriodicalId":75839,"journal":{"name":"Experimental cell biology","volume":"57 5","pages":"246-56"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000163534","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13766164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Attempted modulation of disulfide antitumor activity in Balb/c mice through glutathione depletion.","authors":"R K Coshan-Gauthier, D L Kirkpatrick","doi":"10.1159/000163537","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000163537","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We investigated the effects of buthionine sulfoximine (BSO)-mediated glutathione (GSH) depletion on the antitumor activity in Balb/c mice produced by four disulfide derivatives of 6-TG and 6-MP. Initial studies indicated that 14 h after BSO (5 mmol/kg) injections, tumor GSH levels were maximally depleted, while normal tissue GSH levels had returned to near control levels. Tumor growth delays and growth rates were compared for groups of animals receiving disulfides I-IV with and without BSO administration 14 h previous. Treatments with BSO alone produced no delay or growth rate differences from the control. Compounds II or III administered in the presence and absence of BSO also produced no delay or growth rate differences from control. Compound I (10 mg/kg) alone showed a delay of 5.2 days and a growth rate significantly slower than that of control (p = 0.05). In combination with BSO the effects were not enhanced. Compound IV (50 mg/kg) also produced delays in 2 separate trials (3.1 and 4.8 days) and significantly slower growth rates on each occasion compared to the control (p = 0.05). The growth rates were not significantly lowered in the presence of BSO. Administration of two doses of IV, 4 days apart, produced a delay (4.9 days) similar to that seen with a single dose. It produced 2 cures and was also more toxic, causing 3 deaths. Two doses of IV in combination with BSO pretreatment had a greater delay (16.0 days) and a significantly longer growth rate (p = 0.05) than two doses of IV alone.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)</p>","PeriodicalId":75839,"journal":{"name":"Experimental cell biology","volume":"57 5","pages":"273-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000163537","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13766167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P Holmstrup, D Arenholt-Bindslev, A Jepsen, K Stoltze
{"title":"Behavior of in vitro grown normal human mucosal epithelial cells and tumorigenic rat cells inoculated into nude mice.","authors":"P Holmstrup, D Arenholt-Bindslev, A Jepsen, K Stoltze","doi":"10.1159/000163511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000163511","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study describes the behavior of in vitro grown normal human oral mucosal epithelial cells and that of a tumorigenic epithelial cell line following subcutaneous inoculation into nude mice. A successful recovery of viable human epithelial cell inocula was seen in 25-90% of mice and there was no improvement in recovery rates after addition of fibroblasts. These inocula resulted in cyst formation lined by a 2-6 cell layer unkeratinized squamous epithelium without rete ridges. There was no increase in recovery rate or size of cysts when coinoculated with fibroblasts. The tumorigenic cell inocula were successfully recovered in all cases. Tumors established from these inocula had a low grade of differentiation and were without signs of metastasis. Inocula of tumorigenic cells showed an increased size after addition of fibroblasts to the inocula. The model may be useful in studies of interactions between inoculations of heterologous normal and pathologic cells as well as in studies of differentiation of carcinogen-treated epithelial cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":75839,"journal":{"name":"Experimental cell biology","volume":"57 2","pages":"73-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000163511","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13907568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Alkaline phosphatase expression in human cell lines derived from primary hepatomas.","authors":"T Tokiwa, A Endo, J Sato","doi":"10.1159/000163545","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000163545","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Isozyme patterns of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were electrophoretically examined in human cell lines derived from one hepatoblastoma, five hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) and two cholangiocellular carcinomas. Most of the cell lines tested had a liver-type ALP isozyme. In addition, an abnormal ALP isozyme, which was similar to variant ALP, was detected in one hepatoblastoma and two HCC cell lines. One HCC cell line of these variant-like ALP-positive cell lines was alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)-negative. These findings suggest that variant-like ALP may be useful for the identification of human hepatoma cell lines, especially in AFP or albumin-negative cell lines.</p>","PeriodicalId":75839,"journal":{"name":"Experimental cell biology","volume":"57 6","pages":"324-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000163545","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13705292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cytotoxicity of N6-cycloalkylated adenine and adenosine analogs to mouse hepatoma cells.","authors":"R Thedford, E O Leyimu, D L Thornton, R Mehta","doi":"10.1159/000163508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000163508","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cytotoxic effect(s) of N6-cycloalkylated adenine and adenosine derivatives, upon the viability of mouse hepatoma cells, were studied in vitro. N6-Cyclopropyl- and N6-cyclobutyladenine and adenosine derivatives (33 micrograms/ml; 24-48 h) exerted significant cytotoxic effects upon the cells. N6-Cyclopentyl- and N6-cyclohexyladenines exerted similar effects under different experimental conditions (133-166 micrograms/ml; 48-72 h), while no significant cytotoxic effect(s) were observed with the corresponding adenosine derivatives under these conditions. Observed physical changes in the treated cells included cell elongation, short stubby filaments, wide intracellular spaces and ruptured cell membranes. N6-Cycloalkylated nucleosides were usually more cytotoxic than the cycloalkylated bases.</p>","PeriodicalId":75839,"journal":{"name":"Experimental cell biology","volume":"57 2","pages":"53-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000163508","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13907567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mitogenic effect of estradiol on MCF-7 human breast cancer cells can be modulated by serum.","authors":"A Najid, A Nicolas, M Tixier, G Habrioux","doi":"10.1159/000163517","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000163517","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line responds to estradiol stimulation in vitro by increased proliferation only if prolonged subcultures in dextran-coated charcoal-treated fetal calf serum have been made previously. This growth stimulation is not obtained when cells are grown in medium containing 5% untreated fetal calf serum. We describe here the culture conditions under which we obtain a reproducible estradiol effect on cell growth.</p>","PeriodicalId":75839,"journal":{"name":"Experimental cell biology","volume":"57 3","pages":"139-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000163517","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13915670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A Donna, P G Betta, M F Cosimi, F Robutti, D Bellingeri, A Marchesini
{"title":"Putative mesothelial cell growth-promoting activity of a cytoplasmic protein expressed by the mesothelial cell. A preliminary report.","authors":"A Donna, P G Betta, M F Cosimi, F Robutti, D Bellingeri, A Marchesini","doi":"10.1159/000163525","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000163525","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mesothelioma cells produce a cytoplasmic protein unique to primary tumours of the mesothelium which induces the in vitro proliferation of human mesothelial cells in a dose-dependent fashion. When a polyclonal antibody to this protein was added to cultures of human mesothelioma cells, inhibition of their growth occurred. These results provide evidence for a growth-factor-like role of this mesothelial protein that may act through an autocrine mechanism.</p>","PeriodicalId":75839,"journal":{"name":"Experimental cell biology","volume":"57 4","pages":"193-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000163525","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13741213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of TGF-beta on retinal pigmented epithelium in vitro.","authors":"M Opas, E Dziak","doi":"10.1159/000163527","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000163527","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Embryonic chick retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) has been grown on glass derivatized with covalently bound proteins of basement membrane and treated with transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta). In the present paper we show that over the concentration range tested (0.1-10 ng/ml) TGF-beta has no effect on RPE cell proliferation either in the presence or the absence of serum, cell motility and the organization of cytoskeleton-extracellular matrix linkage complexes with respect to their structure and presence of actin, vinculin, talin, integrin and fibronectin. The protein profiles of total cell/ECM extracts of cells grown in the presence or the absence of TGF-beta are similar although some stimulation of protein synthesis and of production of fibronectin-containing extracellular matrix has been detected.</p>","PeriodicalId":75839,"journal":{"name":"Experimental cell biology","volume":"57 4","pages":"206-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000163527","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13741939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Detection of receptor-mediated membrane effects of dexamethasone in B16 murine melanoma cell lines by cell partitioning in aqueous two-polymer systems.","authors":"G P Risely, G V Sherbet","doi":"10.1159/000163505","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000163505","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Four metastatic variant sublines of the B16 murine melanoma were assayed for glucocorticoid receptors and examined for effects of dexamethasone on surface charge-related partition behaviour in aqueous two-polymer systems, expression of membrane external proteins, and adhesion to growth substratum. BL6 and F10 cells possessed cytosolic glucocorticoid receptors and, on exposure to dexamethasone, showed increased partition in the charged aqueous two-polymer system with high phosphate, but not in non-charged PO4/NaCl buffer system. This suggests that the charged two-polymer system may detect membrane changes that may be receptor-mediated effects of dexamethasone. An increase in expression of certain proteins (p250) was detected in glucocorticoid receptor-positive BL6 and F10 cells but not in the receptor-negative lines. However, other proteins, such as p220, showed an increase in all four cell lines, presumably not receptor-mediated. Dexamethasone produced no detectable changes in the ability of the cells to adhere to plastic substratum.</p>","PeriodicalId":75839,"journal":{"name":"Experimental cell biology","volume":"57 1","pages":"35-42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000163505","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13883206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrically regulated cellular morphological and cytoskeletal changes on an optically transparent electrode.","authors":"M Yaoita, M Aizawa, Y Ikariyama","doi":"10.1159/000163506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000163506","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Electrically regulated morphological and cytoskeletal changes of HeLa cells were studied on an optically transparent electrode (OTE), on which potential-applied surface cellular behavior and morphogenesis were easily observed. Upon application of a potential, HeLa cells in an OTE exhibited remarkable morphological changes above +0.5 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) and below 0 V. At each potential in this potential range, change in F-actin distribution was observed using a fluorescent probe (rhodamine phalloidin). These results suggest that an electrical field induces a subcellular cytoskeletal change. Electrostimulation of cells with OTE can be a valuable strategy for the manipulation of cultured human cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":75839,"journal":{"name":"Experimental cell biology","volume":"57 1","pages":"43-51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1159/000163506","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13883207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}