[Propagation of hepatitis E virus in several cell lines including human embryo lung diploid cell KMB17].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the hepatitis E virus (HEV) sensitive cells and its tissue culture conditions.


METHODS
The HEV from dejecta supernatant of patients with acute hepatitis E was amplified and activated by passaged in Rhesus. Then, the positive dejecta samples of infected monkeys were dealt with super-centrifugation and virus for culture was obtained. Various human-derived (including KMB17, A549, BEL7402, and Hela) and non-human primates derived cells (Vero) were inoculated with HEV. Sensitivity of cells to HEV was measured by CPE (cytopathic effect), RT-PCR and immunofluorescence.


RESULTS
CPE in KMB17, A549 and BEL7402 cells appeared during 7-9 days, meanwhile, cells shelled during 11-13 days on the first filial generation. The existence of HEV genome +RNA and replicated -RNA was still detectable by RT-PCR after the tenth filial generation. Neither CPE nor amplification of HEV genome RNA could be detected in Hela and Vero cells after the second to fourth filial generation. HEV could also be detected from inoculated KMB17 cells by immunofluorescence and RT-PCR.


CONCLUSIONS
It indicates that KMB17, A549 and BEL7402 cells are sensitive to HEV under the experimental culture conditions, while Hela and Vero cells are insensitive. Tissue culture system of HEV in certain filial generation is established.
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Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Medical Biology, CAMS and PUMC, Kunming 650118, China.
Wu
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Du
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Zhuang
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Xie
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Li
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CH
Dai
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Sun
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D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000821:virology; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology; D014709:Vero Cells; D014779:Virus Replication