Original Articles
Copyright ©The Author(s) 1999.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 15, 1999; 5(4): 289-295
Published online Aug 15, 1999. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v5.i4.289
Table 1 Tumor of hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines
Cell lineAge/SexBlood typePrior therapyHBsAgSerum α-FP (μg/L)Histology and differentiationaBackground pathology
SNU73952/MO+TAEb+207HCC, grade II IV/IVCirrhosis
SNU76149/MAB+TAE+21400HCC, grade III/IVCirrhosis
SNU87854/FO+TAE+7HCC, grade II III/IVCirrhosis
SNU88657/MA+TAE+33HCC, grade II IV/IVCAHc
Table 2 Morphological characteristics of cell lines in vitro and in vivo (tumor specimen)
Cell lineIn vitro
In vivo
Growth characterCell morphologyNuclear morphologyHistologyCell typeGross typeGrade
SNU739AdaSpindleSingleMicro-trabecular compactCb/cleanSNcII- IV
SNU761AdPolygonalSingleMacro-trabecularCSNIII
SNU878AdPolygonalSingle multinuclearMacro-trabecularCSEdII- III
SNU886AdPolygonal-spindleSingle-doubleMacro-trabecularCSNII- IV
Table 3 Characteristics of hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines
Cell linesViability (%)Doubling time (hr)HBV DNA integrationHBV RNA expression
AlbuminTransferrinIGF- II
XpreS/SC
SNU 7399420++++---
SNU 7619124+++++--
SNU 8788825++++++-
SNU 8869029++++++-