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As a step in the development of a system for assessing growth of human urothelium and transitional cell carcinoma, the growth of two established cell lines on collagen-based membranes has been evaluated. HT1080 (metastatic human fibrosarcoma) and WI38 VA13 (virus-transformed human fibroblasts) were grown on substrates of collagen, collagen/hyaluronic acid or chondroitin sulphate and reconstituted basement membrane (Matrigel). Cell growth was quantified using a new fluorimetric assay utilizing carboxyfluorescein diacetate. There were differences in morphology between cells grown on collagen and those grown on polystyrene. There were, however, no differences in growth of the WI38 VA13 cells on collagen compared with polystyrene, but growth of the HT1080 cells was increased on membranes of collagen/2:5% hyaluronic acid and collagen/5% chondroitin sulphate, and decreased on Matrigel. Adequate growth on collagen substrates is dependent on cell line. The fluorimetric assay used was suitable for quantifying cell growth on such substrates.
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Smith, M.D., Shearer, M.G., Srivastava, S. et al. Quantitative evaluation of the growth of established cell lines on the surface of collagen, collagen composite and reconstituted basement membrane. Urol. Res. 20, 285–288 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00300260
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