Cilia Formation in Cultures of Human Lung Cancer Cells Treated With Dimethyl Sulfoxide

Abstract

Cells from cultures of the ChaGo line of human lung cancer were examined periodically by electron microscopy for 4 years and no cilia were observed. However, when cells were grown in medium containing 2% dimethyl sulfoxide, as many as 50% of the cells had cilia with a 9+0 microtubular pattern.