Culture and characterization of human nasal gland cells.
To study the regulation of ion transport by human nasal gland (HNG) cells, we developed a system for culturing HNG cells isolated by enzymatic digestion from human nasal polyps. When plated on flasks in media containing. Ultroser G serum substitute and a variety of growth factors, the HNG cells became confluent after 5-7 days. Cells were collected by trypsinization and replated at 10(6) cells/cm2 on porous filters. Confluent monolayers formed on days 3-5 after replating and were studied on days 5-7. Transepithelial resistance and short-circuit current (Isc) were 177 +/- 15 omega.cm2 and 12.2 +/- 1.3 microA/cm2 (means +/- SE, n = 35). Acetylcholine (ACh, 10(-5) M) induced a transient increase in Isc by 4.4 +/- 1.0 microA/cm2 when added to both apical and basolateral sides and returned to baseline levels within 5 min. Diphenylamine-2-carboxylate (10(-3) M) decreased baseline Isc by 30.2 +/- 1.7% (n = 6) and inhibited Isc responses induced by ACh. Amiloride also decreased baseline Isc by 12.3 +/- 3.4% (n = 6) but failed to inhibit ACh-induced Isc responses. ACh (10(-5) M) also induced an increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration measured by fura 2-AM from 60.5 +/- 16.3 to 248.3 +/- 45.3 nM (n = 4). These findings suggest that gland cells from human nasal polyps can be grown in culture to produce epithelial cell sheets of high resistance, which secrete Cl- in response to cholinergic agent via an increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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Furukawa
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Yamaya
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Oshima
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Suzuki
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002712:Chlorides / Q000502:physiology*; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology
D002712:Chlorides; D002118:Calcium