title: Establishment of a melanoma cell line with metastatic characteristics.
abstract: We report here the establishment and characterization of a human melanoma cell line derived from the ascitic fluid of a patient with metastatic malignant melanoma with peritonitis carcinomatosa. This cell line was easily transplanted into nude mice. Flow cytometry and immunocytochemical analyses demonstrated that the cells expressed melanotransferrin and S-100 protein. Expression of cell adhesion and HLA molecules on the cells was also investigated. The results indicate that the cell line possesses some metastatic characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Enjoji
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nawata
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D058950:Melanoma-Specific Antigens; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D006680:HLA Antigens; D058950:Melanoma-Specific Antigens; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009418:S100 Proteins; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1