title: Characterization of immortalized human chondrocytes originated from osteoarthritis cartilage.
abstract: Immortalized cloned human chondrocytes isolated from a normal (Ch-4, 8, N) and an osteoarthritis patient (Ch-8-OA) were established by introduction of recombinant SV40-adenovirus vector containing SV40 early gene. These cells exhibited continuous proliferative capacity in monolayer culture and showed chondrocytic characteristics in that they were positive for alkaline phosphatase and collagen type II. When cells were treated with IL-1alpha, the growth was inhibited. IL-1alpha induced the production of IL-6, GM-CSF and TNFalpha from immortalized chondrocytes. Significantly high amounts of cytokines including IL-6, GM-CSF and TNFalpha were produced from Ch-8-OA cells, even in the absence of IL-1alpha stimulation. Interestingly, TNFalpha, exogenously added into the culture, inhibited the growth of Ch-8-OA cells. Further studies are required to clarify the different mechanisms on chondrocytes originating from osteoarthritis cartilage underlying the biological reaction to various cytokines and the production of these cytokines as compared with chondrocytes from normal cartilages. However, the novel chondrocyte cell lines established in the present study may provide researchers with a useful model for studying the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Ohyaguchi-kami-machi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshimatsu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shima
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Handa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hiramoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aizawa
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D002452:Cell Count; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002999:Clone Cells; D024043:Collagen Type II / Q000378:metabolism; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D024043:Collagen Type II; D016207:Cytokines; D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase