目的:取汉族人临床标本,建立肾透明细胞癌(ccRCC)细胞系,初步研究该细胞系的生物学特性。方法:2005~2007年间共采集43例ccRCC新鲜手术标本(包括肾原位肿瘤、骨转移、淋巴结转移肿瘤及癌栓),于手术后30~60min内用植块法进行体外培养,记录传代超过50代的细胞株的生长曲线,测定集落形成率,对细胞进行染色体分析,病理学检查,流式细胞术检测及NOD-SCID鼠荷瘤实验。结果:绝大部分原代细胞传代次数在5代内,其中5例可连续传代5代以上,4例传代超过10代。仅1例来源于骨转移组织的原代细胞(命名为RCC05-TXJ)及1例来源于原位ccRCC的原代细胞(命名为RCC05-ZYJ)可稳定连续传代。RCC05-TXJ经历21个月传110代,群体倍增时间19.2h,染色体众数为75,集落形成率为41%;RCC05-ZYJ经历18个月传160代,群体倍增时间为16.5h,染色体众数为55,集落形成率为37%。免疫组化显示CA9及CD133阳性,流式细胞术分析发现随细胞传代增多CA9及CD133表达明显增高(P〈0.05)。两株细胞在NOD-SCID鼠体内均有良好的致瘤及转移性,但是转移倾向明显不同。结论:应用汉族人肾透明细胞癌组织成功建立了2个转移潜能不同的细胞系,随着传代次数增加,肿瘤干细胞比例增加。
Objective:To establish clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) cell lines from clinical ccRCC specimens of Han nationality in China and to characterize the biological features. Methods: From 2005 to 2007, fresh surgical samples of ccRCC were obtained from 43 patients; the samples included primary tumor in situ, osseous metastasis, lymph node metastasis, and cancerous embolus. The samples were cultured in vitro using explant-culture method within 30-60 min after surgery. Analysis on cell growth and colony-forming efficiency was recorded for the lines which were passaged for over 50 generations. Chromosome examination, pathological examination and tumorigenesis in NOD-SCID mice were used to determine their malignancy. Flow cytometry was used to determine expression of CA9 and CD133. Results: Most of the primary cells could only be passaged for less than 5 gefierations; 5 lines could be serially passaged for over 5 passages, 3 lines for over 10 passages, and only 2 lines could be stably passaged. One line,named RCC05-TXJ, was from osseous metastatic ccRCC and had been serially passaged for 110 generations in 21 months; the average doubling time was 19.2 h,average chromosome number was 75,and colony forming efficiency was 41%. Another line, named RCC05-ZYJ, was from primary ccRCC specimen and had been serially passaged for 160 generations in 18 months; the average doubling time was 16.5 h,average chromosome number was 55, and the colony forming efficiency was 37%. Immunohistological analysis demonstrated that both lines expressed CA9 and CD133. Flow cytometry analysis found that expression levels of CA9 and CD133 increased with the passages. Both RCC05-ZYJ and RCC05-TXJ lines were able to form tumor and to metastasize in NOD-SCID mice; however, their metastatic ability was obviously different. Conclusion: We have established 2 ccRCC cell lines with different metastatic potentials from the clinical ccRCC specimens of Han nationality in China. The ratio of tumor stem cells increases with the passages.