Isolation and characterization of propagable cell lines (HUNC) from the androgen-sensitive Dunning R3327H rat prostatic adenocarcinoma |
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Authors: | Presnell SC; Borchert KM; Glover WJ; Gregory CW; Mohler JL; Smith GJ |
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Institution: | Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7525, USA. |
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Abstract: | The Dunning H rat prostate tumor (R3327H) is a widely used experimental
model of human prostatic adenocarcinoma (CaP). The Dunning H tumor has been
characterized as androgen-sensitive, androgen-receptor (AR) positive,
prostate-specific antigen and prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) positive. To
date, the tumor has been maintained by serial passage in vivo because of
the lack of an in vitro cell line that retains the characteristics of the
in vivo tumor. The objective of the present study was to establish a
propagable cell line from R3327H adenocarcinoma that maintained androgen
sensitivity and expression of AR, PSA and PAP. Tissue harvested from an in
vivo R3327H tumor was dissociated with collagenase and placed into
Richter's improved media (with supplements). A cytokeratin-positive
epithelial cell line (HUNC- E) and a vimentin-positive stromal cell line
(HUNC-S) were generated from the primary culture, subcultured continuously
for >300 days, and passaged >50 times. Survival of the HUNC-E cell
line in vitro depended on several media supplements, including
nicotinamide, insulin, transferrin, selenium and epidermal growth factor
(EGF). HUNC-E cells expressed AR and produced PSA and PAP throughout the
culture period, as confirmed by immunocytochemistry and Western blot
analyses. Addition of 14 nM testosterone (T) or dihydrotestosterone (DHT)
to HUNC-E cells, stimulated DNA synthesis as well as anchorage-independent
growth and PSA production, which demonstrated the androgen-sensitive nature
of the cells in vitro. When HUNC-E and HUNC-S cells were combined in a 3:1
ratio and introduced subcutaneously into syngeneic male hosts, tumors
formed in 2/3 animals with an average latency of 7 months. RT-PCR and
immunocytochemical characterization of the HUNC cell lines revealed that
the cells expressed several growth factors and their cognate receptors,
including HGF, TGF-alpha and the TGF-betas, indicating the establishment of
potential autocrine loops in the neoplastic cells. The HUNC-E and HUNC-S
CaP cell lines, which retain the characteristics of the epithelial and
stromal components of the in vivo R3327H tumor, will allow a more thorough
and informative molecular and biological analysis of prostatic
adenocarcinoma.
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