title: Development and characterization of a continuous macrophage cell line, LRTM, derived from thymus of Labeo rohita (Hamilton 1822).
abstract: A long-term thymic macrophage cell line from the thymus explants of Labeo rohita designated as LRTM (L. rohita thymic macrophages) was established, which has been maintained in culture for more than 1 yr. This cell line designated LRTM cells have been subcultured for 70 passages. The cells shape was initially long and elongated; with subsequent passages, the cells became short and epithelial like. The cells exhibited optimum growth in L-15 containing 10% fetal bovine serum and also in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium at 37°C with 5% CO2 and showed 85+-% viability after 12 mo storage in liquid nitrogen. In addition, cells showed nonspecific esterase and surface expression of Fc receptors for immunoglobulin G and classes I and II major histocompatibility complex antigens. These observations confirmed that this cell line had the morphologic and functional features as a macrophage. The cells exhibited phagocytic activity by engulfing yeast cells as well as fluorescent latex beads, which was demonstrated by scanning electron microscopy and Giemsa staining. The long-term cultured cells show rapid production of reactive oxygen and nitrogen intermediates following stimulation with lipopolysaccharides and phorbol miristate acetate (PMA). Mostly, all the cells were alpha napthyl esterase acetate positive. After stimulation with PMA and lipopolysaccharide, cultured fish macrophages produced reactive oxygen and nitrogen intermediates. The karyotype analysis showed that these cells have a tetraploid karyotype with 100 chromosomes in each cell, indicating that they are normal L. rohita cells. Amplification, sequencing, and alignment of fragments of two mitochondrial genes 12S rRNA from rohu confirmed that the cell line originated from L. rohita. This cell line should be useful for studying the role of thymic macrophages in differentiation and maturation of thymocytes and can be source of macrophage-specific enzymes and cytokines. The macrophage cell line will be invaluable in studies of pathogen/macrophage interactions, the mechanisms of macrophage antimicrobial effector functions and the contribution of macrophages to the specific immune responses of teleosts.
authors: National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Canal Ring Road, P.O. Dilkusha, Lucknow, 226 002, Uttar Pradesh, India, sanjayrebello007@gmail.com.
authors: Sanjay C
authors: SC
authors: Rebello
authors: Gaurav
authors: G
authors: Rathore
authors: Peyush
authors: P
authors: Punia
authors: Neeraj
authors: N
authors: Sood
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Elangovan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D003470:Culture Media; D003530:Cyprinidae; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000235:genetics; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D008264:Macrophages / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010587:Phagocytosis; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D026361:Reactive Nitrogen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D013696:Temperature; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D026361:Reactive Nitrogen Species; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV
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