Initial Culture Conditions for Primary Cell Populations Derived from Radula Tissue in Abalone Haliotis discus hannai

Abalone immortal cell lines can be used to study the physiological properties and disease mechanisms of abalone at the cellular and molecular level. As a first step for the final goal to establish abalone immortal cell lines, we examined various initial culture conditions for primary cell populations derived from Haliotis discus hannai radula tissue. The survival rate after cell isolation pro -cedures using the enzymatic method was as low as 9.95 ± 2.37%. Based on three different experimental conditions for H. discus hannai radula-derived cell culture, we found that the salinity of the media and the presence of growth-promoting factors were im-portant to support radula-derived primary cell populations during the initial culture. The growth factor-containing media adjusted to 35 psu salinity could induce 100% (8 out of 8 trials) initial cell attachment, and the rate of cell attachment reached 50–70%. The data obtained from this study will provide useful information for developing immortal cell lines from abalone species.