Establishment of a new human glioblastoma multiforme cell line (WJ1) and its partial characterization

Cell Mol Neurobiol. 2007 Nov;27(7):831-43. doi: 10.1007/s10571-007-9188-3. Epub 2007 Aug 17.

Abstract

(1) A new human glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) cell line, WJ1, was established from the tissue derived from a 29-year-old patient diagnosed with a grade IV GBM. (2) The WJ1 cell line has been subcultured for more than 80 passages in standard culture media without feeder layer or collagen coatings. (3) GBM cells grow in vitro with distinct morphological appearance. Ultrastructural examination revealed large irregular nuclei and pseudo-inclusion bodies in nuclei. The cytoplasm contained numerous immature organelles and a few glia filaments. Growth kinetic studies demonstrated an approximate population doubling time of 60 h and a colony forming efficiency of 4.04%. The karyotype of the cells was hyperdiploid, with a large subpopulation of polyploid cells. Drug sensitivities of DDP, VP-16, tanshinone IIA of this cell line were assayed. They showed a dose- and time-dependent growth inhibition effect on the cells. (4) Orthotopic transplantation of GBM cells into athymic nude mice induced the formation of solid tumor masses about 6 weeks. The cells obtained from mouse tumor masses when cultivated in vitro had the same morphology and ultrastructure as those of the initial cultures. (5) This cell line may provide a useful model in vitro and in vivo in the cellular and molecular studies as well as in testing novel therapies for human glioblastoma multiforme.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Abietanes
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Brain Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Brain Neoplasms / genetics
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Cell Culture Techniques*
  • Cell Division
  • Cell Line, Tumor / cytology*
  • Cisplatin / pharmacology
  • Etoposide / pharmacology
  • Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / metabolism
  • Glioblastoma / drug therapy
  • Glioblastoma / genetics
  • Glioblastoma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Intermediate Filament Proteins / metabolism
  • Karyotyping
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Nude
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / metabolism
  • Nestin
  • Phenanthrenes / pharmacology
  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

Substances

  • Abietanes
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
  • Intermediate Filament Proteins
  • NES protein, human
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins
  • Nes protein, mouse
  • Nestin
  • Phenanthrenes
  • tanshinone
  • Etoposide
  • Cisplatin