title: Bovine colostrum ultrafiltrate supplemented with adult bovine serum and transferrin: an effective FBS substitute for cultivation of Vero and CHO-K1 cells.
abstract: A mixture containing an ultrafiltrate fraction (UF) of bovine colostrum (6.7%), adult bovine serum (BS) (1%), and human holo-transferrin (hTF) (5 mg/liter) was developed for cultivation of Chinese hamster ovary cells (CHO-K1) and African green monkey kidney cells (Vero). The growth-supporting activity of the mixture (UF/BS/hTF) was comparable to that of 1 to 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) and considerably better than 1 to 2% BS. Cells could be directly seeded from FBS-supplemented medium to UF/BS/hTF-supplemented medium without any weaning period, even at initial plating density of 1700 cells/ml. Vero and CHO-K1 cells were cultivated in UF/BS/hTF-supplemented media for up to 43 days without any apparent reduction in growth. The UF/BS/hTF mixture could also be used as a freezing medium. Cells were passaged twice in the mixture, frozen, and stored at liquid N2 for 11 wk. After thawing, the viability of Vero and CHO-K1 cells was reduced 13 and 7%, respectively, and both cell lines started to grow well. Additional hTF could be replaced with bovine holo-transferrin, although a high concentration (150 mg/liter) should be used for CHO-K1 cells. The results suggest that the UF/BS/hTF mixture provides a new economical alternative to FBS in cultivation of Vero and CHO-K1 cells in the presence of reduced protein amounts.
authors.affiliation: Valio Bioproducts Ltd., Turku Technology Centre, Finland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pakkanen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood; D016466:CHO Cells; D002417:Cattle; D002455:Cell Division; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D003126:Colostrum; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D014168:Transferrin; D014462:Ultrafiltration; D014709:Vero Cells
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D014168:Transferrin