Differentiation of immortalized epithelial cells derived from cystic fibrosis airway submucosal glands
In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Animal(1994)
Abstract
Summary Cystic fibrosis (CF) involves abnormalities in mucus production and secretion of the airway. Studies of the regulation of
airway mucin production and secretion has been difficult due to the lack of in vitro models of the airway epithelial cells
which express functional differentiation. Because the majority of the mucin in the airway is apparently produced by the submucosal
glands, we have focused our attention on the development of cell culture models of human airway submucosal glands. This report
describes the propagation of CF airway submucosal gland epithelial cells which continue to express mucin production. The CF
bronchus was obtained from a 31-yr-old patient who received a double lung transplant. The glands were dissected out and primary
cultures prepared by the explant/outgrowth procedure. The cells were immortalized by infection with Adl2-SV40 hybrid virus.
The cultures are maintained in serum-free keratinocyte basal medium supplemented with insulin (5µg/ml), hydrocortisone (0.5µg/ml), epidermal growth factor (10 ng/ml), bovine pituitary extract (25µg/ml), and antibiotics. Cultures were passaged using 0.125% trypsin in Ca+2 and Mg+2-free Hanks’, balanced salt solution. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis demonstrated that the cells were homozygous
for the ΔF508 mutation. Morphologic observations showed that the cells were epithelial and were interconnected by sparsely
distributed desmosomes. Their cytoplasm contained secretory-type structures including abundant Golgi, rough endoplasmic reticulum,
and secretory vesicles. Immunofluorescent studies determined that all cells were positive for cytokeratins, mucin glycoconjugates,
and cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator. The cultures secreted substantial amounts of mucin glycoproteins
and expressed the MUC-2 mucin gene. Patch clamp experiments revealed that the cells expressed defective Cl− channels which were not activated by Forskolin.
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Key words
cystic fibrosis,epithelial cells,mucin,submucosal glands
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