title: Anoikis-resistant MDCK cells carrying susceptibilities to TNF-alpha and verotoxin that are suitable for influenza virus cultivation.
abstract: Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells were originally anchorage-dependent epithelial cells. Here, we have isolated a novel MDCK-derived cell population, termed 6 M-4, by means of culturing MDCK cells in suspension for nearly 6 months in the presence of Streptomyces griseus metalloendopeptidase (MEP). The isolated cells showed unique proliferation characteristics, which differed from parental MDCK cells. They proliferated adherently on a polystyrene matrix, but proliferated non-adherently both in the presence of MEP and on a non-adhesive matrix coated with poly 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC). The 6 M-4 cells consisted of at least two cell types. One type, termed 6 M-4-TR7, would not grow in soft agar and showed a novel phenotype in that the cells were susceptible to both TNF-alpha and verotoxin 1 (VT1). In addition, the isolated adhesion-independent cells sustained epithelial traits of parental MDCK cells. We further show that these MDCK-derivative cells are suitable for influenza virus cultivation. Hemagglutination (HA) titers of influenzaviruses A and B were increased in the suspension culture of 6 M-4-TR7 cells supplemented with the MEP in comparison to adherently growing cells in the presence of trypsin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Reiko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tsutsumi
authors.forename: Shigemi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujisaki
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shozushima
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Shigehiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sato