O2k-Publications: Other cell lines

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BSC-40 cells were a continuous line of African green monkey cells derived from kidney BSC-1 cells (Hruby, et al., 1979). Cells were maintained as monolayer (adherent) cultures in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium.

HK-2: an immortalized proximal tubule epithelial cell line from normal adult human kidney.

NCI-H295R cells were adapted from the NCI-H295 pluripotent adrenocortical carcinoma cell line established by A.F. Gazdar and associates (1990) from a carcinoma of the adrenal cortex. While the original cells grew in suspension, the adapted cells were selected to grow in a monolayer. This cell line retains the ability to produce adrenal androgens. It is responsive to angiotensin II and potassium ions.