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Cellosaurus publication CLPUB00523

Publication number CLPUB00523
Authors Ye K.-L., Ren S.-L., Zhou L.-D., Lin Y.-Z., Xu Z.-Y., Su D.-L., Yu Y.-F., Ma Z.-C.
Title Preliminary observation on some biological characteristics of human hepatoma cell line YY-8103.
Citation Shanghai Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao 11:423-429(1984)
Web pages https://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTOTAL-SHYK198406006.htm
Abstract A human primary liver carcinoma cell line has been established in vitro in 1981, which was designated as YY-8103. Specimen of the primary liver carcinoma was obtained from a 60-year old male patient at operation. This cell line has been transferred through more than 130 passages. The characteristics of the cell line are as follows: Morphologically, the cells are polygonal epithelial-like. The nuclei are large in size and irregular in shape, and mitosis can be seen under EM. The mode of chromsome numbers of the cell line was 64. Heterotransplantation was successfully achieved in nude mice, in which the features of the histological section were in accordance with those of the original specimens. The tumor nodules of nude mice could be retransplanted and recultured in vitro. An anomalous pattern of LDH isozyme for the cell line was found with the highest activity of LDH-3. No HBsAg was detected in the culture medium nor in the homogenized cell but AFP was positive in sera of nude mice with growing tumor nodules. The suspension of the cell could be agglutinated by Con-A. The cell line is susceptible to measles virus and herpes simplex virus, Therefore, the YY-8103 cell line may be used in the basic investigation of liver carcinoma and virus culture.
Cell lines CVCL_WY40; YY-8103