title: Establishment and characterization of cell lines (Kagura-1 and Kagura-2) from aflatoxin B1-induced rat hepatoma.
abstract: Two hepatoma cell lines designated Kagura-1 and Kagura-2 were established from rat hepatocellular carcinomas induced by aflatoxin B1, and have been propagated for over two years. Both cell lines grew as monolayered sheets with a population doubling time of about 20 h. Chromosome counts of Kagura-1 cells ranged from 34 to 45 with a modal number of 40, while that of Kagura-2 cells ranged widely from 40 to 130 with a modal number of 65. Subcutaneous inoculation of cultured cells of both these lines into nude mice resulted in tumor formation. The histopathological appearances of the induced tumors were similar to those of the original tumors. Kagura-1 and Kagura-2 cell lines express at least two tumor markers, glutathione-S-transferase P and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; the level of c-myc messenger ribonucleic acid was also highly elevated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Toxicology and Microbial Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Science University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morimura
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tashiro
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ueno
mesh_terms: D016604:Aflatoxin B1; D000348:Aflatoxins; D000818:Animals; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000348:Aflatoxins; D016604:Aflatoxin B1