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. 1977 Dec;74(12):5702–5706. doi: 10.1073/pnas.74.12.5702

Cultured aortic endothelial cells from pigs with von Willebrand disease: in vitro model for studying the molecular defect(s) of the disease.

F M Booyse, A J Quarfoot, S Bell, D N Fass, J C Lewis, K G Mann, E J Bowie
PMCID: PMC431861  PMID: 304580

Abstract

Aortic endothelial cells from normal pigs and pigs with von Willebrand disease have been established in long-term cultures. Both cultures appeared similar in terms of general growth characteristics, morphologic features and ultrastructure. Immunofluorescent staining of these cultures with chicken (or rabbit) antiporcine ristocetin-Willebrand factor sera (or IgG) resulted in extensive perinuclear staining of the cells in both cultures. Additionally, staining of semiconfluent cultures of normal cells for ristocetin-Willebrand factor revealed an extensive meshwork of distinct, immunologically identifiable ristocetin-Willebrand factor-containing filaments between cells. Immunoreactive material was considerably decreased and more diffuse between cells in semiconfluent cultures from affected pigs. Through immunocytochemical staining with peroxidase-coupled antiserum, the filaments (of indeterminate length) were found to have a diameter of approximately 300 A. Finally, washed porcine platelets interacted extensively with scrape-damaged cultures of affected endothelial cells. This interaction of platelets with damaged normal cultures was abolished by pretreatment of the cultures with rabbit antiporcine ristocetin-Willebrand factor IgG.

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