Purpose: Human umbilical endothelial cells (HUVECs) have been proved to be an effective whole-cell vaccine inhibiting tumor angiogenesis. In this study, we fused HUVECs with human lung adenocarcinoma cells A549 s, aiming at preparing lung cancer vaccine to achieve dual effects of anti-tumor angiogenesis and specific immunity to tumor cells. Methods: A549 cells were induced by ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS) and 8-azaguanine (8-AG) to get hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (HGPRT) auxotrophic A549 cells. Then Fused HGPRT auxotrophic A549 cells with primary HUVEC cells by combining electrofusion with polyethylene glycol (PEG). Afterward the fusion cells were screened by HAT and HT selective medium and sorted by flow cell sorter to obtain high-purity HUVEC-A549 cells. Finally, HUVEC-A549 cells were identified by karyotype analysis and western blotting. Results: The fusion efficiency of HUVEC-A549 cells prepared by combining electrofusion with polyethylene glycol (PEG) was significantly higher than that of electrofusion and PEG (43.0% vs 17.60% vs 2.71%, P < 0.05). After screened by HAT and HT selective medium and sorted by flow cell sorter, the proportion of HUVEC-A549 cells can count for 71.2% ± 3.2%. The mode of chromosomes in HUVEC-A549 cells was 68, and the chromosome was triploid. VE-cadherin and platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (CD31) were highly expressed in HUVECs and HUVEC-A549 cells, but not in A549 cells. Conclusions: These results indicate that HUVEC-A549 cells retain the biological characteristics of human umbilical vein endothelial cells and A549 cells. It can be used in the experimental study of lung cancer cell vaccine.
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