Development of a nonneuronal cell line derived from porcine spinal ganglia

A cell line from porcine spinal ganglion (PSPG) tissue was initiated and characterized. The PSPG cell line contained epithelioid, fibroblast-like, and stellate-like cells. There were numerous intercellular communications between cells in the culture. Neuronal cells were not present in the PSPG cell line. The PSPG cell line was aneuploid at the 5th and 45th subculture levels. Seven porcine viruses replicated in cultures of PSPG cells, and 2 pseudorabies virus strains infected the cells after being diluted 10(-7).