| RRC ID |
42308
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| Author |
Hitora T, Yamamoto T, Akisue T, Marui T, Nakatani T, Kawamoto T, Nagira K, Yoshiya S, Kurosaka M.
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| Title |
Establishment and characterization of a KIT-positive and stem cell factor-producing cell line, KTHOS, derived from human osteosarcoma.
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| Journal |
Pathol Int
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| Abstract |
Osteosarcoma is a malignant bone tumor that commonly affects adolescents and young adults. In the present study a human osteosarcoma cell line, KTHOS, was established from a primary osteosarcoma lesion in the distal femur of a 16-year-old girl. After 106 passages, the KTHOS cell line retained the biological characteristics of osteosarcoma. The KTHOS cells had spindle to pleomorphic cytoplasm with round to ovoid nuclei containing multiple prominent nucleoli, as expected based on the mesodermic origin of osteoblasts. The KTHOS cells were immunoreactive for osteocalcin, osteonectin, stem cell factor (SCF), and KIT (CD117). Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction indicated that the KTHOS cell line expressed mRNA for SCF and KIT. The KTHOS cells produced relatively high amounts of soluble SCF as determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The results suggest that cell proliferation of the KTHOS cell line might be involved in autocrine and/or paracrine loops of the SCF/KIT signaling system. The KTHOS cell line is a novel human osteosarcoma cell line that releases SCF and expresses KIT. This cell line can be used for studies to explore the mechanisms for oncogenesis of human osteosarcomas.
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| Volume |
55(2)
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| Pages |
41-7
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| Published |
2005-2-1
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| DOI |
10.1111/j.1440-1827.2005.01787.x
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| PII |
PIN1787
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| PMID |
15693848
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| MeSH |
Adolescent
Animals
Bone Neoplasms / genetics
Bone Neoplasms / metabolism
Bone Neoplasms / pathology*
Cell Line, Tumor* / metabolism
Cell Proliferation
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Humans
Mice
Mice, Nude
Neoplasm Transplantation
Osteoblasts / metabolism
Osteoblasts / pathology
Osteocalcin / metabolism
Osteopontin
Osteosarcoma / genetics
Osteosarcoma / metabolism
Osteosarcoma / pathology*
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit / genetics
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit / metabolism*
RNA, Messenger / metabolism
RNA, Neoplasm / analysis
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Sialoglycoproteins / metabolism
Stem Cell Factor / genetics
Stem Cell Factor / metabolism*
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| IF |
2.11
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| Times Cited |
9
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WOS Category
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PATHOLOGY
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| Resource |
| Human and Animal Cells |
GCIY(RCB0555) |
