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We established two glioma cell lines from two surgical specimens obtained a
t different times from the same patient. One (No. 9R), which was derived fr
om the recurrent tumor (glioblastoma, grade IV), proliferated more rapidly
in vitro than the other (No. 9) from the primary tumor (slightly anaplastic
astrocytoma, grade II-III). No. 9R showed heterotransplantability in nude
mice, whereas No. 9 did not. These findings indicate that No. 9R has a more
aggressive or malignant nature than No. 9. Both cell lines showed homozygo
us deletion of the representative tumor suppressor p16 and p15 genes, but n
o p53 gene alteration. However, examination of the overall mRNA expression
profile using a commercially available cDNA-spotted membrane revealed much
higher expression levels of several mRNAs, at least, in No. 9R than in No.
9, although the relationship between these mRNAs and the growth potentials
remained unknown. These two cell lines, derived from the same individual, w
ith different proliferating potentials may be useful for studies on the mol
ecular bases of glioma malignancy and progression.