Cultivation of primary animal cells on microcarriers of various types
Zaval'nyĭ, M.A.; Grachev, V.P.; Denisova, T.N.; Popova, V.L.; Mironova, L.L.
Voprosy Virusologii 5: 583-589
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0507-4088 PMID: 6159737 Document Number: 156567
Primary cells of chick embryos (CEC), new-born piglet kidneys (NPK), and green monkey kidney (GMK) obtained by the conventional method of tissue trypsinization were shown to grow satisfactorily on microcarriers of various types. CEC formed a confluent monolayer on Supperbead particles within 38--48 hours when seeded in a dose of 3 x 10(5) cells/ml and on DEAE-Sephadex A-50 within 60--72 hours when seeded in a dose of 4 x 10(5) cells/ml. In both instances, with microcarriers used in a concentration of 1 mg/ml the number of CEC by the end of the cultivation period reached 0.9 million cells/ml. Primary NPK and GMK cells formed monolayers not on all microcarrier particles, nevertheless the number of cells in both cultures increased 2--2 1/2-fold in 7 days. The optimal seed concentration of cells depended both on the quality of the primary cell suspension and on the microcarrier type. The monolayer of CEC cells formed on DEAE-Sephadex A-50 particles persisted for 7--14 days.