title: Maintenance of midgut epithelial cells from Dendroctonus valens (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in vitro.
abstract: This article describes the culture of epithelial cells from anterior and posterior midgut regions of adult Dendroctonus valens. Culture conditions were established, and cell adherence was improved by means of a new technique that allowed the cells to grow between two glass coverslips. Cytoplasmic projections occur as anterior midgut cells grow to confluence; these projections were not observed in cells of the posterior midgut. The optimal culture medium for the maintenance of these epithelial cells was Roswell Park Memorial Institute 1640 medium at 25 degrees C. Cells in Grace's medium died in 24 h. Cultures did not require CO(2) atmosphere, but culture development was favored by the microaerophilic environment and the dark conditions in which the cells were grown, between the coverslips.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas-IPN, Prol. de Carpio y Plan de Ayala s/n, C.P. 11340, México D.F., México.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cisneros
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zúñiga
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D022081:Cell Surface Extensions / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000166:cytology*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media