Culture of Human Tumor Cells

Human cell culture in experimental cancer research is taking on new importance in the post–genomic era, as new methods for genome–wide analysis allow researchers to analyze the effects of altered genomes on the cell. Roswitha Pfragner and R. Ian Freshney’s critical compilation introduces culture of human tumor cells, from basic principles to detailed protocols, to the seasoned researcher and novice alike.
Chapters are organized by tumors of clinical significance, and offer informative overviews of pathology, preparation, troubleshooting, applications, alternative methods, and a list of suppliers. This wide–ranging text covers culture for lung tumors, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreas, bladder, prostate, ovary, cervix, mammary carcinoma, myoepithelium, squamous, melanoma, lymphoma, glioma, and neuroendocrine tumors. In addition, Culture of Human Tumor Cells:Provides stepwise protocols by recognized expertsPresents detailed techniques for initiation, propagation, and characterization of tumor cell linesIncludes extensive listing of vendors for equipment and other cell culture productsDiscusses drug treatment, selection, differentiation, assays for malignant cells, risks, and applicationsOffers safety precautions, helpful tips, and a list of abbreviationsProvides specific, practical details on how to prepare media and reagents for the isolation of culture protocols
Scientists, research clinicians, students, and technicians in pathology, cancer biology, cell biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, and medicine will find Culture of Human Tumor Cells to be an incomparable resource.

Spis treści:
Preface.
Contributors.
List of Abbreviations.
1. Growth of Human Lung Tumor Cells in Culture (Reen Wu).
2. Culture of Normal and Malignant Gastric Epithelium (Jae–Gahb Park, Ja–Lok Ku, Hee–Sung Kim, So–Yeon Park and Michael J. Rutten).
3. Est ablishment of Cell Lines from Colon Carcinoma (Robert H. Whitehead).
4. Pancreatic Cancer–Derived Cultured Cells: Genetic Alterations and Application to an Experimental Model of Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis (Haruo Iguchi, Kazuhiro Mizumoto, Masaki Shono, Akira Kono and Soichi Takiguchi).
5. The Establishment and Characterization of Bladder Cancer Cultures In Vitro (Vivian X. Fu, Steven R. Schwarze, Catherine A. Reznikoff and David F. Jarrard).
6. Long–term Culture of Normal and Malignant Human Prostate Epithelial Cells (Robert K. Bright and Jennifer D. Lewis).
7. The Development of Human Ovarian Epithelial Tumor Cell Lines from Solid Tumors and Ascites (Anne P. Wilson).
8. Culture of Cervical Carcinoma Tumor Cell Lines (Peter Stern, Catherine West and Deborah Burt).
9. Primary Culture of Human Mammary Tumor Cells (Valerie Speirs).
10. Myoepithelium: Methods of Culture and Study (Sanford H. Barsky and Mary L. Alpaugh).
11. Multistage Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (Kirsten G. Edington, Isabella J. Berry, Margaret O’Prey, Julie E. Burns, Louise J. Clark, Roy Mitchell, Gerry Robertson, David Soutar, Lesley W. Coggins and E. Kenneth Parkinson).
12. Culture of Melanocytes from Normal, Benign, and Malignant Lesions (Ruth Halaban).
13. Establishment and Culture of Human Leukemia–Lymphoma Cell Lines (Hans G. Drexler).
14. In Vitro Culture of Malignant Brain Tumors (John L. Darling).
15. Culture of Human Neuroendocrine Tumor Cells (Roswitha Pfragner, Annemarie Behmel, Elisabeth Ingolic and Gerhard H. Wirnsberger).
Suppliers).
Index.

Okładka tylna:
Human cell culture in experimental cancer research is taking on new importance in the post–genomic era, as new methods for genome–wide analysis allow researchers to analyze the effects of altered genomes on the cell. Roswitha Pfragner and R. Ian Freshney’s critical compilation introduces culture of human tumor cells, fr om basic principles to detailed protocols, to the seasoned researcher and novice alike.
Chapters are organized by tumors of clinical significance, and offer informative overviews of pathology, preparation, troubleshooting, applications, alternative methods, and a list of suppliers. This wide–ranging text covers culture for lung tumors, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreas, bladder, prostate, ovary, cervix, mammary carcinoma, myoepithelium, squamous, melanoma, lymphoma, glioma, and neuroendocrine tumors. In addition, Culture of Human Tumor Cells:Provides stepwise protocols by recognized expertsPresents detailed techniques for initiation, propagation, and characterization of tumor cell linesIncludes extensive listing of vendors for equipment and other cell culture productsDiscusses drug treatment, selection, differentiation, assays for malignant cells, risks, and applicationsOffers safety precautions, helpful tips, and a list of abbreviationsProvides specific, practical details on how to prepare media and reagents for the isolation of culture protocols
Scientists, research clinicians, students, and technicians in pathology, cancer biology, cell biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, and medicine will find Culture of Human Tumor Cells to be an incomparable resource.