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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery > Volume 38(8); 1995 > Article
Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1995;38(8): 1201-5.
Differentiation of Human Epithelial Cells(HNEC) by Floating Method - A Transmission Electron Microscopic Study -
Joo-Heon Yoon, MD, Jeung-Gweon Lee, MD, Jin Woo Choi, MD, and In Yong Park, MD
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Floating법을 이용한 사람 비점막 상피세포 분화 - 제 2 보 : 투과전자현미경적 관찰 -
윤주헌 · 이정권 · 최진우 · 박인용
연세대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실
ABSTRACT

The aim of this paper is to investigate whether human nasal epithelial cells can differentiate into ciiated cells and secretory cells simultaneously by the floating method. Dissociated human nasal epithelial cells from nasal polyp were cultured in Ham's F12-Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium 1/1 Supplemented with 10% NU serum, choleratoxin, retinoic acid and antibiotics. We observed the morphologic changes after floating by the tranaission electron microscope. Electron lucent cornified cells in upper layer and flat cells in basal layer were noted at the time of confluence. Two to three layers of the cuboidal cells which mean some differentiation of squamous-like cells were observed 4 day after floating. Seven days after floating, the progression of cell differentiation by observing more number of cilia produced along with ciliated epithelial cells was noted. Electron dense secretory granules were located near the nucleus and electron lucent secretory granules were located eear the secretory cell membrane. Fourteen days after floating, completely differentiated ciliated epithelial cells and the cells which has electron lucent secretory granules were observed. Our results shows that the squamous-like cells can be differentiated into ciliated and secretory cells simultaneously by the floating method.

Keywords: Nasal epithelial cellsCultureFloatingTransmission electron microscope.
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