title: Characterization of human choriocarcinoma cell lines secreting high and low amounts of chorionic gonadotropin.
abstract: The secretory potential of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in eight strains of human choriocarcinoma cell lines was examined in vitro and the correlation between the secretory potential and certain cell biological characteristics was studied. Multinucleated giant cells (syncytiotrophoblast-like cells) were occasionally observed only in high hCG-secreting cell lines in accordance with inhibition of growth. Appearance of abundant dilated rough endoplasmic reticulum and aggregated glycogen particles in the cytoplasm seemed to represent ultrastructural characteristics of high hCG-secreting cell lines. A shift of nuclear DNA to hyperploidy, its wide distribution, and S phase accumulation of cells by flow cytometry were also characteristic of them. However, no correlation was noted between the hCG secretory potential and population doubling time of the cell lines in vitro.
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011247:Pregnancy; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin