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Glioma C6

cell line / Rattus norvegicus / glioma

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Animal species:
Brown rat Rattus norvegicus.
Origin:
glioma
Age:
sexually mature animals.
Tissue:
brain
Morphology:
fibroblast-like
Histological diagnosis:
glioma
Carcinogenesis:
N-Nitroso-N-Methylurea
Average latent period (days):
27.
Tumorigenicity (%):
95-100% in Wistar rats
Optimal cell number:
about 4×10⁵.
Tumoroids obtained:
yes
Subcutaneous growth:
yes
Molecular profile:
S-100 protein (increases as cells grow from low density to confluence). glycerophosphate dehydrogenase in response to glucocorticoids. somatotrophin, glucocorticoid receptor
Karyology:
2n. The karyotype is stable within the number of stem cells and corresponds to a normal male karyotype. Three cells with breaks. one with a secondary constriction, one with a dicentric, one with a rearrangement and four with terminal or centromeric associations. Cytogenetic instability of some cell lines has been reported in the literature.
Contamination control:
bacteria, fungi and mycoplasma not detected.
Viral infection:
not performed
Species identity control:
karyological, isoenzyme (LDH and G6PD) and immunofluorescence analysis.
Application area:
neuro-oncology, cell biology, screening, toxicology
Culture method:
in vitro partially adhesion/suspension, in vivo orthotopically or subcutaneously (see Appendix 1).
In vitro culture conditions:
medium – F-12K fetal bovine serum 2.5%. horse serum - 15% (to maintain the preneuronal phenotype) passaging procedure - cell detachment using trypsin 0.25 %: Versene 0.02 % (1:3), split ratio 1:3 -1:5 cryopreservation – growth medium 65%, 5% DMSO, 30% fetal bovine serum (see Appendix 1).
Physical state of the sample:
frozen.
Cryopreservation:
liquid phase and nitrogen vapor (see Appendix 1).
Viability after cryopreservation:
94% (trypan blue staining after thawing).
History:
Benda et al. series of passages
Collections:
A.P. Avtsyn Research Institute of Human Morphology, Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "B.V. Petrovsky Russian Scientific Center of Surgery", ATCC.
Patent, certificate:
no
Note:
Transfection is possible. Susceptibility to vaccinia virus, vesicular stomatitis, Orsay (Indiana), vesicular stomatitis, Glasgow (Indiana), herpes simplex virus.
Intended use:
these samples are intended for laboratory research only.