Abstract
AT-3 cells, one of anaplastic cell lines established from the Dunning prostatic carcinoma of rats, were able to grow under serum-free conditions in a state of suspension detached from a substratum. Radioimmunoassays using monoclonal antibody against rat insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) revealed the presence of IGF-II-related peptide in acid-ethanol extracts extracsts of lyophilized serum-free media conditioned by AT-3 cell. The peptide contents in the culture media increased with increase in cell number; 71 ng at 3.0 × 106 cells and 449 ng at 4.6 × 107 cells. IGF-II-related peptide was hardly detectable in acid-ethanol extracts of AT-3 cells harvested after 13-days culture. These results indicate that AT-3 cells produce IGF-II-related peptide ana may release it into the culture media.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1053-1056 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1988 |
Keywords
- IGF-II
- cell culture
- growth factors
- prostate cancer
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Developmental Biology
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Cell Biology