REPRODUCIBLE ISOLATION OF TYPE-II PNEUMOCYTES FROM FETAL AND ADULT-RAT LUNG USING NYCODENZ DENSITY GRADIENTS

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VISCARDI, RM
ULLSPERGER, S
RESAU, JH
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[1] UNIV MARYLAND,DIV NEONATOL,BALTIMORE,MD 21201
[2] UNIV MARYLAND,DEPT PEDIAT,BALTIMORE,MD 21201
[3] UNIV MARYLAND,DEPT PATHOL,BALTIMORE,MD 21201
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10.3109/01902149209031682
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R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];
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Isolating fresh, relatively pure type II pneumocytes from the lung, particularly of fetal origin, is a difficult process. Separation by buoyant density gradient centrifugation has been used successfully to isolate adult type II cells. There is concern, however, that Percoll, a gradient medium that is commonly used for type II cell isolation, may be toxic to cells. We evaluated a new gradient medium, Nycodenz, that is (1) a true solution, (2) transparent, (3) not metabolized by cells, and (4) nontoxic to cells. Type II pneumocytes were isolated from 19- and 21-day gestation fetal and adult rat lung by elastase digestion and separated on preformed isotonic Nycodenz gradients (2 mL each of 27.6, 20.7, 13.8, and 4.6 (w/v) solutions). Type II pneumocytes were recovered from the density range 1.057-1.061 and identified by binding of FITC-conjugated and gold-complexed Maclura pomifera lectin. Cells derived from 19-day fetal lung contained abundant glycogen and reacted with a monoclonal antibody to the cytokeratins 8 and 18, which are markers of the fetal type II cell. Adult type II cells reacted with antibodies to cytokeratins 8, 18, and 19. Type II cell purity was 79.7 +/- 2.4%, 83.8 +/- 2.8%, and 82.6 +/- 1.8% (means +/- SEM) for 19- and 21-day gestation fetal and adult lung preparations, respectively. Cell viability was > 95%. The final cell yield for adult preparations, was 17.8 +/- 2.7 x 10(6)/rat (means +/- SEM). To determine if the freshly isolated type II pneumocytes were functionally active, the incorporation of [H-3]choline into phosphatidylcholine was measured. The percent saturation of phosphatidylcholine was high for both populations of freshly isolated cells. However, adult type II pneumocytes incorporated [H-3]choline into phosphatidylcholine more rapidly than 21-day gestation fetal cells (5.97 x 10(-3) dpm/10(6) cells/h vs. 0.32 x 10(-3) dpm/10(6) cells/h, P < .005). We have demonstrated that, using the Nycodenz isolation method, it is possible to obtain a high yield of relatively pure viable type II cells from fetal and adult lung that can be used for immediate study or cultured with an excellent plating efficiency (39 +/- 6.3%).
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