Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-8-11
pubmed:abstractText
Transplantable tumor (KE) and clone cell (KE-F11) lines were established from a spontaneous malignant schwannoma found in an aged F344 rat. The primary tumor and KE tumors consisted of oval or spindle cells arranged in ill-defined bundles. Cultured KE-F11 cells exhibited polygonal or spindle configurations. Immunohistochemically, neoplastic cells in KE and KE-F11 reacted to vimentin, S-100 protein, neuron-specific enolase, myelin basic protein, and glial fibrillary acidic protein in varying degrees, indicating neurogenic features; occasional cells reacted to alpha-smooth muscle actin. Cells positive for lysosomal enzymes (acid phosphatase and non-specific esterase), and ED1 (rat macrophage specific) were observed in KE-F11, and electron microscopically, cells with many lysosomes were frequently present, indicating expression of macrophage-like phenotypes. Bioassay analysis revealed that KE-F11 cells produced high levels of nerve growth factor. DNA synthesis was inhibited by addition of transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1), and Northern blot analysis revealed that expression of c-myc, a cell cycle-related immediate early gene, was depressed by TGF-beta1. Likely, TGF-beta1 is a factor capable of inhibiting cellular growth of Schwann cells. mRNA expression of the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP) was seen in KE-F11 cells by Northern blot analysis, and the level was decreased by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatment. LRP may be attributable to regulation of Schwann cell functions. KE-F11 cells seeded on laminin-coated dishes exhibited more extended cytoplasmic projections than on collagen type I-coated dishes. The present study provides evidence that biological properties of malignant schwannoma-derived cells might be affected by exogenous factors such as TGF-beta1, LPS and laminin. These tumor lines may be useful for studies on pathobiological characteristics of Schwann cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Actins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Desmin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Keratins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lipopolysaccharides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Myelin Basic Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nerve Growth Factor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Phosphopyruvate Hydratase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/S100 Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tgfb1 protein, rat, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Transforming Growth Factor beta, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Transforming Growth Factor beta1, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Vimentin
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0001-6322
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
106
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
221-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Actins, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Cell Count, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Cell Line, Transformed, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Desmin, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Genes, jun, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Genes, myc, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Keratins, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Lipopolysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Macrophages, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Microscopy, Electron, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Myelin Basic Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Nerve Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Neurilemmoma, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-PC12 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Phosphopyruvate Hydratase, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Rats, Inbred F344, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-S100 Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Staining and Labeling, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Transforming Growth Factor beta, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Transforming Growth Factor beta1, pubmed-meshheading:12811582-Vimentin
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of newly established tumor lines from a spontaneous malignant schwannoma in F344 rats: nerve growth factor production, growth inhibition by transforming growth factor-beta1, and macrophage-like phenotype expression.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratories of Veterinary Pathology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Gakuencho 1-1, Sakai, 599-8531 Osaka, Japan. yamate@vet.osakafu-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't