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BG Durie, E Vela, V Baum, A Leibovitz, CM Payne, LC Richter, TM Grogan and JM Trent
Two new human myeloma cell lines have been established from a 36-year- old
woman with refractory IgG kappa multiple myeloma in whom bilateral
malignant pleural effusions developed. The malignant plasma cells from each
effusion were set up in a liquid culture using an L-15 medium containing
catalase, glutathione, selenous acid, ascorbic acid, insulin, transferrin,
additional glutamine hydrocortisone, and 2- mercaptoethanol and designated
as M-3 medium. Two IgG kappa cell lines, LB -831 and LB-832, were
established and proved to be Epstein-Barr virus negative using the internal
repeat sequence DNA probe. Characteristic plasma cell morphology was
evident by light and electron microscopy. Immunotyping revealed an IgG
kappa , B1+, B2-, Ia (HLA- DR)+, CALLA+ phenotype for each cell line as
well as for the original pleural fluid and bone marrow myeloma cells. The
supernatants also contained IgG kappa, beta 2 microglobulin, and large
amounts of osteoclast-activating factor (indicating bone-resorbing
activity). Cytogenetic analysis of the LB-831 cell line revealed a nearly
triploid highly abnormal karyotype with numerous clonal chromosomal
abnormalities involving chromosomes 1, 3, 5, 7, 13, and 15; several
structurally abnormal marker chromosomes; and a putative homogeneously
staining region on chromosome 7p at band p22. Analysis of the LB-832 cell
line revealed several additional clonal abnormalities. These additional
cytogenetic changes suggest that in vivo sequential clonal evolution
occurred in this patient. Therefore, two new but related cell lines have
been established, which should prove useful for further biological studies.
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