title: [The proliferation and differentiation of primary human embryonic skeletal myoblasts].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the proliferation and differentiation properties of primary human embryonic skeletal myoblasts cultured in vitro.
  
  
  METHODS
  The skeletal muscle samples were obtained from 20 to 25-week abortion fetus, the family history of inherited myopathies of parental generation was negative. With a modified method of Blau, the muscle sample was digested with trypsin and collagenase. The isolated cell suspension was a mixture of myoblasts and fibroblasts, the latter was removed by repeated attachment to culture dishes. The morphological, immunohistochemical observation, the proliferation and differentiation of primary myoblasts were studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The isolated myoblasts were spherical in cell suspension and spindle-like after attached to culture dishes. The myosin specialized immunohistochemical staining was strongly positive. A large quantity of skeletal muscle specialized creatine kinase (CK-MM) was synthesized in cultured myoblasts. Additionally, while the cell density of myoblasts increased, the monocyte myoblasts would fused to form multinucleated myotube. All those indicated that the cultured cells were myoblasts. Primary myoblasts proliferated quickly, the doubling time, measured in growth curve, was 4.8 days.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A large number of myoblasts can be available with digestion and repeated attachment method. The cultured cells can be proved as myoblasts by morphological and immunohistochemical detection. The cultured myoblasts have good ability of proliferation and differentiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, First University Hospital, West China University of Medical Sciences, Chengdu Sichuan, P. R. China 610041.
authors.forename: Z M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: S Q
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Cen
authors.forename: H Q
authors.initials: HQ
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003470:Culture Media; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000166:cytology* / Q000196:embryology; D023822:Tissue Engineering
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media