title: In vitro culture of human acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) cells in serum-free media: studies of native AML blasts and AML cell lines.
abstract: The functional characteristics were compared for acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) cells (native blasts and AML cell lines) cultured in three serum-free media (X-vivo 10, X-vivo 15, [Bio-Whitacker, Walkersville, MD] and StemSpan [Stem Cell Technologies, Vancouver, BC, Canada]) and in medium containing 10% inactivated fetal calf serum (FCS). For native AML blasts the following functions were compared: (1) autonomous and cytokine-dependent proliferation; (2) frequency of clonogenic cell; and (3) constitutive cytokine secretion. AML blast proliferation differed between patients independent of the culture medium used, and clonogenic cells were maintained after in vitro culture in all media. In contrast, constitutive cytokine secretion was higher for cells cultured in StemSpan and FCS-containing medium than for cells cultured in the X-vivo media. Native AML blasts incubated in StemSpan also showed a low frequency of apoptotic cells. The three serum-free media could also be used for long-term expansion of well-characterized AML cell lines, but the optimal medium for cell expansion and cytokine secretion differed between cell lines. We conclude that standardized serum-free culture conditions can be used for in vitro studies of native AML blasts and AML cell lines.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Medical Department, Haukeland University Hospital, N-5021 Bergen, Norway. oystein.bruserud@haukeland.no
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bruserud
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Gjertsen
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: von Volkman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D003470:Culture Media / Q000494:pharmacology; D016895:Culture Media, Serum-Free; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000473:pathology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D016895:Culture Media, Serum-Free; D016207:Cytokines