钙离子对鼠角质细胞生长和分化的影响

用无血清培养基培养角质细胞,研究了Ca²⁺对鼠角质细胞生长和分化的影响。实验结果表明,培养基中钙离子最佳浓度为0.2mmol/L。在此浓度下,细胞克隆形成率达到10.8%,细胞的贴壁率达到28.7%,细胞的分化比例和老化比例分别为5.4%和26.3%;当Ca²⁺浓度达到0.6mmol/L以上时,则会引起角质细胞显著的分化和老化。     

酿酒酵母细胞增殖对Ca2+需求的新证据*

本文研究了酿酒酵母细胞增殖对Ca²⁺需求的证据。结果表明:SD-Ca培养基中外加1mmol/L的Ca²⁺明显促进酿酒酵母细胞增殖,外源Ca²⁺浓度在0~20mmol/L范围内变动时,随Ca²⁺浓度增加,细胞生长到达稳定期的终浓度也越大;5、10mmol/L的EGTA可明显延缓细胞生长的延滞期,但是最终不能抑制细胞增殖;酿酒酵母在SD-Ca培养基中继代培养4次,随增殖代数增加,细胞总钙含量没有明显变化,说明酵母能够在低钙介质中生长可能是因为具有捕捉和富集钙的功能;以Fluo-3作为胞质Ca²⁺指示剂,通过激光扫描共聚焦显微镜观察,发现随胞外Ca²⁺浓度增加,胞质中游离Ca²⁺浓度也相应增加。这些证据都揭示了Ca²⁺在酿酒酵母细胞增殖过程中是必需的。     

Ca2+在粟酒裂殖酵母细胞周期时相中的作用*

以粟酒裂殖酵母(Schizosaccharomyces pombe)为研究材料,研究了Ca²⁺在细胞周期时相中的作用。当外源Ca²⁺浓度在0.5-20 mmol/L范围内,随Ca²⁺浓度增加,细胞增殖速度加快,延滞期逐渐缩短。但SD-Ca（CaCl₂省略）并不能终止Sch. Pombe的细胞周期。采用缺氮对群体细胞进行同步化,并以EGTA 螯合培养介质中低浓度的Ca²⁺,Sch. Pombe 细胞增殖被完全抑制,细胞流式法测定结果表明：细胞周期被终止在G1期。分析认为Ca²⁺ 对Sch. Pombe 细胞增殖是必不可少的,外源Ca²⁺在G1期向S期转化过程中起着关键性的作用。     

胞外Ca2+促进粟酒裂殖酵母细胞增殖作用的研究

研究了胞外Ca²⁺对粟酒裂殖酵母Schizosaccharomyces pombe)细胞增殖的影响。实验结果首次证明胞外Ca²⁺能明显促进粟酒裂殖酵母的增殖,其作用方式主要是缩短了粟酒裂殖酵母的生长延滞期。当起始的接种细胞密度升高至使粟酒裂殖酵母的生长延滞期消失时,外加Ca²⁺的作用也消失。EGTA可抑制粟酒裂殖酵母的细胞增殖,而外加Ca²⁺能够有效消除EGTA的抑制作用,进一步说明胞外Ca²⁺是粟酒裂殖酵母增殖所必需的。此外,外加EGTA除了可延长细胞增殖的延滞期外,还能显著降低指数期细胞分裂的速率以及达到稳定期时培养液中的细胞总数,提示缺Ca²⁺还影响粟酒裂殖酵母细胞的分裂。     

木霉GXC产β-葡聚糖酶条件和酶学性质

研究了木霉GXC产 β 葡聚糖酶的条件。结果表明 ,最适产酶碳源为麸皮 ,氮源为硫酸铵 ;产酶的最适条件为 :初始pH为 4 0～ 5 0 ,30℃培养 44h。粗酶液经硫酸铵沉淀、SephadexG 2 5、SephadexG 1 0 0和DEAE SephadexA 50柱层析得到纯β 葡聚糖酶 ,SDS PAGE凝胶电泳显示一条带 ,测得分子量为 35kD。该酶最适反应pH5 0 ,最适反应温度为 60℃ ,在 40℃以下、pH4 0～ 5 0酶活力相对稳定。 5 0mmol L以下的Ca²⁺、Zn²⁺和Fe²⁺,以及 1 0 0mmol L以下的Co²⁺对酶活力有激活作用 ;而Cu²⁺和Fe³⁺具有抑制作用。     

镧与钕对红假单胞菌的生长、类胡萝卜素生成及固氮活性的影响

本文报道了不同浓度的La³⁺和Nd³⁺对红假单胞菌(Rhodopseudomonas sp.)的细胞形态、生长、类胡萝卜素生成和固氮活性的影响。LaCl_3在25和50mg/L时对红假单胞菌的细胞生长有轻微刺激作用;当浓度高于75mg/L时有抑制作用,随浓度的提高而抑制作用增强,细胞缩小;NdCl_3在25和50mg/L时对该菌细胞生长有轻微抑制作用,高于75mg/L时抑制作用明显增强,细胞缩小。两种稀土元素在25和50mg/L时对该菌类胡萝卜素的生成有刺激作用,高于75mg/L时则有抑制作用。La³⁺在0～100mg/L,Nd³⁺在0～75mg/L时对固氮酶活性有刺激作用,La³⁺和Nd³⁺分别高于100mg/L和75mg/L时则有抑制作用,并随浓度的增高,抑制作用明显增强。     

Ca2+参与水霉菌丝细胞壁修饰的证据

以细胞壁崩溃酶-Driselflse短时间处理水霉(Saprozegma ferax)菌丝,pH5．0时可使原生质从菌丝亚顶端喷出,pH6．0～8．0时则不导致该现象发生;适当浓度EGTA的存在,可提高pH5．0时酶解引起的原生质喷出频率、使pH6．0～8．0时生长菌丝的顶端原生质也喷出、并且喷出多发生在菌丝最顶端;外加CaCl₂．不抑制菌丝顶端原生质的喷出,排除了Ca²⁺抑制酶活性的可能。随后的跟踪观察显示,长时间以缺Ca²⁺培养介质培养菌丝,同样能够导致菌丝顶端原生质喷出。上述研究结果表明,培养介质中Ca²⁺和H⁺对菌丝完整性的维持起调节作用,细胞壁上的Ca²⁺可能参与了水霉菌丝细胞壁物理特性的修饰。     

用Fura－2双波长荧光法测定神经细胞内游离钙

采用新型Ca²⁺荧光指示剂Fura-2建立双波长荧光法测定分离的大鼠神经细胞内游离钙浓度([Ca²⁺]_i).结果显示,在静息状态下,其[Ca²⁺]_i为109±12nmol/L.30mmol/L KCl可显著增加[Ca²⁺]_i,并且KCl的这种效应呈一定的剂量依赖关系,提示该法灵敏、可靠.     

T－2毒素对心肌细胞三型钙通道的阻滞作用

用膜片钳连细胞电压钳法, 在培养的Wistar大鼠单个心肌细胞上记录了T-2毒素对B、L和T三型Ca²⁺通道单通道电活动的影响. 结果表明, T-2毒素浓度为10mg/L时, 心肌细胞B、L和T三型Ca²⁺通道均受到明显的阻滞, 其阻滞作用表现为使Ca²⁺通道的开放概率减小, 开放时间缩短, 关闭时间延长, 而对流过Ca²⁺通道的Ba²⁺流幅值无影响.     

亚硒酸钠对巨噬细胞内游离Ca2+和Mg2+的影响

用单细胞阳离子测定系统研究了SeO^2-₃对巨噬细胞内游离Ca²⁺和Mg²⁺的影响.实验结果表明:SeO^2-₃高于10^-4mol/L时,有显著的细胞毒性.SeO^2-₃对细胞的毒性作用使细胞内游离Ca²⁺和Mg²⁺的浓度升高但Ca²⁺浓度的升高速率比Mg²⁺快.还有,高于10^-4mol/L的SeO^2-₃对红细胞膜上的Ca²⁺-ATP酶活性有明显抑制作用.     

Serum-free production of recombinant proteins and adenoviral vectors by 293SF-3F6 cells

This article describes the step-wise approach undertaken to select a serum-free medium (SFM) for the efficient production of a recombinant adenoviral vectors expressing beta-galactosidase (Ad5 CMV-LacZ), in the complementing human embryonic kidney 293S cells. In the first step, a 293S-derived transfectoma, secreting a soluble epidermal growth factor receptor sEGFr (D2-22), was used to estimate the potential of selected serum-free formulations to support the production of a recombinant protein as compared to serum-containing medium. Assays showed that only one among six commercial serum-free formulations could support both sEGFr production and cell growth in static or suspension culture. In commercially available calcium-containing serum-free formulations, the cell aggregates reached up to 3 mm in diameter. In the second step, 293S cells were gradually adapted to a low-calcium version of the selected medium (LC-SFM). Cells were cloned, then screened according to their ability to grow at a rate and an extent comparable to parental cells in serum-containing medium (standard) as single cells or small aggregates. The 293SF-3F6 clone, first adapted to and then cloned in the selected serum-free medium, was selected for further experiments. Bioreactor run performed with the 293SF-3F6 clone showed similar growth curve as in the shake-flask controls. In the final step, the recombinant viral vector productivity of the 293S cells and the 293SF-3F6 clone was tested. The 293SF-3F6 cells infected by Ad5 CMV-LacZ in 3 L-scale bioreactor maintained the specific productivities of both beta-galactosidase and adenoviral vector equivalent to the shake-flask controls in suspension culture. Results from this study clearly demonstrate that the 293SF-3F6 cell line thus selected may be used either for establishing stable transfected cell line or for the production of adenoviral vectors required for gene therapy studies.     

Serum-Free Suspension Culture of MDCK Cells for Production of Influenza H1N1 Vaccines

Development of serum-free suspension cell culture processes is very important for influenza vaccine production. Previously, we developed a MDCK suspension cell line in a serum-free medium. In the present study, the growth kinetics of suspension MDCK cells and influenza virus production in the serum-free medium were investigated, in comparison with those of adherent MDCK cells in both serum-containing and serum-free medium. It was found that the serum-free medium supported the stable subculture and growth of both adherent and suspension cells. In batch culture, for both cell lines, the growth kinetics in the serum-free medium was comparable with those in the serum-containing medium and a commercialized serum-free medium. In the serum-free medium, peak viable cell density (VCD), haemagglutinin (HA) and median tissue culture infective dose (TCID₅₀) titers of the two cell lines reached 4.51×10⁶ cells/mL, 2.94Log₁₀(HAU/50 μL) and 8.49Log₁₀(virions/mL), and 5.97×10⁶ cells/mL, 3.88Log₁₀(HAU/50 μL), and 10.34Log₁₀(virions/mL), respectively. While virus yield of adherent cells in the serum-free medium was similar to that in the serum-containing medium, suspension culture in the serum-free medium showed a higher virus yield than adherent cells in the serum-containing medium and suspension cells in the commercialized serum-free medium. However, the percentage of infectious viruses was lower for suspension culture in the serum-free medium. These results demonstrate the great potential of this suspension MDCK cell line in serum-free medium for influenza vaccine production and further improvements are warranted.     

Comparison of manufacturing techniques for adenovirus production

We have compared three different production methods, which may be suitable for the large scale production of adenovirus vectors for human clinical trials. The procedures compared 293 cells adapted to suspension growth in serum-free medium in a stirred tank bioreactor, 293 cells on microcarriers in serum-containing medium in a stirred tank bioreactor, and 293 cells grown in standard tissue culture plasticware. With a given virus, yields varied between 2000 and 10,000 infectious units/cell. The stirred tank bioreactor routinely produced between 4000 and 7000 infectious units/cell when 293 cells were grown on microcarriers. The 293 cells adapted to suspension growth in serum-free medium in the same stirred tank bioreactor yielded between 2000 and 7000 infectious units/cell. Yields obtained from standard tissue culture plasticware were up to 10,000 infectious units/cell. Cell culture conditions were monitored for glucose consumption, lactate production, and ammonia accumulation. Glucose consumption and lactate accumulation correlated well with the cell growth parameters. Ammonia production does not appear to be significant. Based on virus yields, ease of operation and linear scalability, large-scale adenovirus production seems feasible using 293 cells (adapted to suspension/serum free medium or on microcarriers in serum containing medium) in a stirred tank bioreactor. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Development and improvement of a serum-free suspension process for the production of recombinant adenoviral vectors using HEK293 cells

Human Embryonic Kidney 293 (HEK293) cells were adapted into a serum-free suspension medium through steps of gradual serum weaning for the production of adenoviral (AdV) gene therapy vectors. The presence of sodium heparin in the medium formulation reduced cell clumping dramatically in suspension culture. The adapted cells were ready to grow either in serum-containing medium as an attached culture or in serum-free medium in suspension culture. A scalable production process was developed in shake flasks and was then evaluated in stirred tank bioreactors. This process includes a growth phase in batch-mode followed by a production phase involving medium perfusion and supplementation. Fortification with calcium chloride post viral inoculation resulted in an increase in virus production by at least one fold. Addition of stimulating agents such as sodium butyrate, N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO), or ethyl alcohol post infection was shown to further improve virus production in a dose-dependent manner. The serum-free suspension process described here should be suitable for the manufacturing of other E1-deleted AdV vectors and could potentially be used for the production of recombinant proteins by HEK293 cells. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

类弹性蛋白多肽的从头设计、非色谱纯化及盐效应

近年来,因病毒侵害人类每年都要蒙受巨大的经济损失和社会损失。犬肾细胞MDCK以其具有的培养容易、增殖快、流感病毒感染效率高等特点,成为适用于流感病毒疫苗生产的重要细胞系之一。以MDCK细胞为研究对象,在自制无血清培养基中成功实现了MDCK细胞从有血清培养到无血清培养的驯化;并通过单细胞悬浮培养驯化过程实现了MDCK细胞的无血清单细胞悬浮培养,获得了适于无血清单细胞悬浮生长的ssf-MDCK细胞株,无血清单细胞悬浮批培养最大活细胞密度可达3.81×106 cells/mL,最大比生长速率可达0.056 h?     

犬肾细胞MDCK无血清贴壁及单细胞悬浮培养

旨在挖掘用于鉴定金黄色葡萄球菌的高特异性靶点及其PCR检测引物。采用C++语言编程,以金黄色葡萄球菌Staphylococcus aureus MRSA 252基因组编码序列为对象,对2 656个可编码区进行分析,获得特异性靶点序列,并设计PCR扩增引物。对包括葡萄球菌属11个种及其他细菌属在内的共计137株细菌验证引物特异性,筛选获得9个DNA序列,并设计了4对引物。经验证2对引物的特异性较好,其中引物SA3的基因组DNA检测限为13.7 fg/μL,菌体检测限为9.25×102 CFU/mL。结果验证     

Evaluation of the new serum-free medium (MDSS2) for the production of different biologicals: Use of various cell lines

The presence of serum in cell culture raises safety problems for the production of biologicals, thus a new serum-free medium (MDSS2) was developed. The evaluation of this medium for the growth of different cell lines (BHK-21 C13, BSR and Vero) has shown that cells grew in this medium similarly to standard serum-containing medium, independently of the culture system used: in static (as monolayer) as well as in agitated systems (in suspension in spinner and perfusion reactors). BHK-21 and BSR cells grew as aggregate cultures and could proliferate in both static and agitated culture systems. Vero cells stayed attached to a substrate and proliferated equally in static and in agitated microcarrier-culture systems. The cell densities obtained with BHK-21 cells depended only on the culture system used. They ranged from 2–3×10⁶ to 6–12×10⁶ cells per ml for static batch and perfusion reactor cultures respectively. The cell concentration was 3 to 6 times higher than in classical cultures performed in serum-containing medium. The cell densities obtained with Vero cells were indistinguishable from those obtained in serum-containing medium, whatever the cell culture system used. These cell lines have been used for the production of rabies virus. With respect to BHK-21 and BSR, similar production rates of rabies glycoprotein have been found as in the standard roller bottle process. The production of rabies virus and of viral glycoprotein by Vero cells cultivated in serum-free medium was augmented 1.5-fold and 2.5-fold, respectively, when compared to serum-containing medium.A recombinant BHK-21 cell line, producing human IL-2, can also proliferate in MDSS2, after addition of insulin. The specific IL-2 production rate was augmented 3–4 fold in comparison to serum-containing medium.For the cells tested, the MDSS2 serum-free medium is a good growth and production medium. Its use for cultivating other cell lines and/or for the production of other biologicals is discussed.     

制备可溶性肿瘤坏死因子受体II－脂联素球部融合蛋白的两种细胞培养工艺比较

利用7.5 L生物反应器篮式贴壁培养和全悬浮批式培养CHO工程细胞株表达可溶性肿瘤坏死因子受体Ⅱ-脂联素球部(sTNFRⅡ-gAD)融合蛋白,比较这两种培养方法的产率,以便优化高效表达sTNFRⅡ-gAD融合蛋白的制备工艺.篮式贴壁培养首先小规模培养CHO工程细胞株,待细胞增殖到一定密度后以3× 105～4× 105 cells/mL密度接种生物反应器贴壁培养3d,调换成不含血清的LK021培养基继续培养4d.而全悬浮无血清批式培养则以3×105～4×105 cells/mL密度的CHO工程细胞株接种于生物反应器,连续培养7d.培养过程实时监测培养条件,维持pH和DO的稳定.分别收集细胞上清,离心去细胞后用Pellicon切相流超滤系统对蛋白进行浓缩,并通过DEAE离子交换柱进行纯化.结果显示,篮式贴壁培养和全悬浮批式培养均成功表达了sTNFRⅡ-gAD融合蛋白,产量分别为8.0 mg/L和7.5 mg/L、纯度分别为95％和98％,从而为sTNFRⅡ-gAD融合蛋白的中试工艺研究提供了一定的基础.     

Design of serum-free medium for suspension culture of CHO cells on the basis of general commercial media

The design of serum-free media for suspension culture of genetically engineered Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells using general commercial media as a basis was investigated. Subcultivation using a commercial serum-free medium containing insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 with or without FCS necessitated additives other than IGF-1 to compensate for the lack of FCS and improve cell growth. Suspension culture with media containing several combinations of growth factors suggested the effectiveness of addition of both IGF-1 and the lipid signaling molecule lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) for promoting cell growth. Subcultivation of CHO cells in suspension culture using the commercial serum-free medium EX-CELL™302, which contained an IGF-1 analog, supplemented with LPA resulted in gradually increasing specific growth rate comparable to the serum-containing medium and in almost the same high antibody production regardless of the number of generations. The culture with EX-CELL™302 supplemented with LPA in a jar fermentor with pH control at 6.9 showed an apparently higher cell growth rate than the cultures without pH control and with pH control at 6.8. The cell growth in the medium supplemented with aurintricarboxylic acid (ATA), which was much cheaper than IGF-1, in combination with LPA was synergistically promoted similarly to that in the medium supplemented with IGF-1 and LPA. In conclusion, the serum-free medium designed on the basis of general commercial media could support the growth of CHO cells and antibody production comparable to serum-containing medium in suspension culture. Moreover, the possibility of cost reduction by the substitution of IGF-1 with ATA was also shown.     

Suspended aggregates as an immobilization mode for high-density perfusion culture of HEK 293 cells in a stirred tank bioreactor

Cells of the human embryonic kidney cell line (HEK 293) grown in repeated suspension and perfusion systems were characterized and described. Cell aggregates that formed immediately after the HEK 293 cells were inoculated in stirred vessels in serum-containing Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium (D-MEM)/F-12 medium. The mean diameter of the cell aggregates reflecting the aggregate size increased with culture time, shifting from 63 to 239 μm after 1 and 8 days of culture in spinner flasks, respectively. No significant differences in cell performance were observed between HEK 293 cell populations grown as suspended aggregates and those grown as anchored monolayers. Replacing the D-MEM/F-12 with CD 293 medium caused the compact spherical cell aggregates to dissociate into single cells and small irregular aggregates without any apparent effect on cell performance. Moreover, the spherical cell aggregates could reform from individual cells and small aggregates when exposed to the serum-containing D-MEM/F-12 dominant medium. Perfusion culture of HEK 293 cells grown as suspended aggregates in a 7.5-l stirred tank bioreactor for 17 days resulted in a maximum viable cell density of 1.2×10⁷ cells ml⁻¹. These results demonstrate the feasibility and proof-of-concept for using aggregates as an immobilization system in large-scale stirred bioreactors because a small-scale culture can be used as easily as the inoculum for larger bioreactors.The first two authors contributed equally to this work.