Viral replication in human ovarian cell culture.

A method is presented for the preparation and maintenance of human ovarian cell cultures. Sections of normal ovaries removed at surgery were minced, trypsinized, and seeded as cell cultures grown in minimal essential media at 37 C. Long-term, low-passage cultures were grown in quantities sufficient to permit viral studies. Ovarian cells, of passage 23, were challenged with 57 known viruses. Of these viruses, 52 (especially viruses of the picornavirus and adenovirus groups) produced typical cytopathic effects. The significance of these studies is discussed.