Establishment of a new scirrhous gastric carcinoma cell line with microsatellite instability

Oncol Rep. 2004 Aug;12(2):317-21.

Abstract

We report on the establishment of a new scirrhous gastric cancer cell line with microsatellite instability (MSI), designated OCUM-7. This cell line was derived from a primary scirrhous gastric carcinoma. The cells were floating and round shape in culture. Histologic findings of xenografted tumor obtained from OCUM-7 cells showed a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with medullary growth. DNA histograms of OCUM-7 cells showed an aneuploid pattern. MSI status of OCUM-7 was analyzed using 8 microsatellite markers. Five of 8 microsatellite loci showed a novel band shift, which demonstrated that OCUM-7 cells were MSI-high. MSI-positive cell lines established from a primary scirrhous gastric carcinoma have not been reported, while several reports of the establishment of a scirrhous gastric cancer cell line are available. OCUM-7 might be beneficial for analyzing the mechanisms of MSI in scirrhous gastric carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Scirrhous / genetics*
  • Adenocarcinoma, Scirrhous / pathology
  • Aged
  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Cell Line, Tumor*
  • Chromosome Banding
  • DNA Sequence, Unstable*
  • Frameshift Mutation
  • Humans
  • Karyotyping
  • Male
  • Microsatellite Repeats*
  • Microscopy, Phase-Contrast
  • Neoplasm Transplantation
  • Stomach Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • Antigens, Neoplasm