Malignant transformation of HPV-18 immortalized human bronchial epithelial cells induced by tobacco-specific nitrosamine NNK

Sun, H.; Gong, Y.; Wang, Q.; Chen, J.

Wei Sheng Yan Jiu 28(2): 95-96

1999


ISSN/ISBN: 1000-8020
PMID: 11939015
Document Number: 511110
The malignant transformation of HPV-18 immortalized human bronchial epithelial cell(BEP2D) induced by tobacco-specific nitrosamine NNK and its biological characteristics were investigated. BEP2D cells treated with NNK at the concentration of 500 micrograms/ml for 24 hours could be subcultured continuously in vitro. The 15th passage cells in soft agar (0.038%) increased 11 fold compared with that of control cells (0.0033%). The 25th passage cells could grow into tumor in nude mice. The tumor was a squamous cell carcinoma in morphology confirmed by histopathological examination. The results indicated that the malignant transformation induced by NNK was a sequential process. This culture system provides a potential tool for the study of cell and molecular mechanism in the multistage carcinogenesis of human bronchial epithelial cells.

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