TYPE-BETA TRANSFORMING GROWTH-FACTOR REVERSIBLY INHIBITS THE EARLY PROLIFERATIVE RESPONSE TO PARTIAL-HEPATECTOMY IN THE RAT
TYPE-BETA TRANSFORMING GROWTH-FACTOR REVERSIBLY INHIBITS THE EARLY PROLIFERATIVE RESPONSE TO PARTIAL-HEPATECTOMY IN THE RAT
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.85.14.5126
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发表时间:
1988-07-01
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
MOSES, HL
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作者:
RUSSELL, WE;COFFEY, RJ;MOSES, HL
Type .beta. transforming growth factor (TGF-.beta.), a factor produced by many cell types, is a potent inhibitor of hepatocyte DNA synthesis in vitro. To determine whether TGF-.beta. can influence hepatocyte proliferation in vivo, its effects were examined on the regenerative response of liver to partial hepatectomy (PH) in the rat. Porcine platelet-derived TGF-.beta.1 (0.5 .mu.g), administered intravenously at the time of PH and 11 hr later, reduced the fraction of hepatocytes engaged in DNA synthesis 22 hr after PH by 67% and inhibited the rate of hepatic [3H]thymidine incorporation by 50%. TGF-.beta.2 produced a similar effect. A single dose of 0.5 .mu.g of TGF-.beta.1 given 11 hr after PH reduced liver [3H]thymidine incorporation by 32%; 4.5 .mu.g of TGF-.beta.1 or TGF-.beta.2 inhibited DNA synthesis by 88% and the labeling index by 86%. Although sensitive to TGF-.beta. administered 11 hr after PH, late in the G1 phase of the cell cycle, a single dose of 0.5 .mu.g given at the time of PH did not significantly influence DNA synthesis 22 hr after PH. The inhibitory effects of TGF-.beta. were transient; rats treated with two 0.5-.mu.g doses of TGF-.beta. at 0 and 11 hr had completely restored their original liver DNA mass 8 dyas after PH. Administration of 0.5 .mu.g of either TGF-.beta.1 or TGF-.beta.2 every 12 hr for 5 days failed to suppress the recovery of hepatic DNA mass. However, the nuclear labeling index of the TGF-.beta.-treated animals was significantly higher than that of the controls. There was no evidence of cytotoxicity from TGF-.beta., as determined by liver histology and plasma concentrations of glucose, insulin-like growth factor I, and two hepatic enzymes. Thus, TGF-.beta.1 and TGF-.beta.2 reversibly inhibit the proliferative response of liver to PH and may be important in the modulation of normal liver growth and repair.