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To establish continuous cell cultures from patients with Kaposi sarcoma and characterize their cellular lineage and growth-regulatory mechanisms.

May 1, 1991The Journal of Immunology

Culture and properties of cells derived from Kaposi sarcoma

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JCJacques CorbeilMila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute LELeah EvansUniversity of Minnesota EVE VasakSt Vincent's Hospital Sydney

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In vitro study demonstrates endothelial origin and self-sustaining growth in Kaposi sarcoma cell lines, indicating autocrine and paracrine mechanisms in tumor development.

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To establish continuous cell cultures from patients with Kaposi sarcoma and characterize their cellular lineage and growth-regulatory mechanisms.
Isolated and established four continuous cell lines from the pleural or peritoneal fluid of patients with Kaposi sarcoma.
Evaluated requirements for extracellular matrix components and growth factors, stained for endothelial markers, and tested conditioned media for cytokine secretion and mitogenic activity on normal endothelial cells and fibroblasts.
Cultured cells expressed the endothelial cell markers factor VIII and Ulex europaeus type 1 lectin, produced endothelin, and maintained continuous growth on extracellular matrix without exogenous growth factors.
Cells secreted substantial quantities of cytokines, including GM-CSF, TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, and IL-6, and generated conditioned media that directly stimulated the proliferation of normal capillary endothelial cells and fibroblasts.

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Corbeil et al. (1991) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9c80eaf406cf7e15acaef0 https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.146.9.2972

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In vitro study demonstrates endothelial origin and self-sustaining growth in Kaposi sarcoma cell lines, indicating autocrine and paracrine mechanisms in tumor development.

Culture and properties of cells derived from Kaposi sarcoma

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Culture and properties of cells derived from Kaposi sarcoma

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