L-PROLINE IS AN ESSENTIAL AMINO-ACID FOR HEPATOCYTE GROWTH IN CULTURE
L-PROLINE IS AN ESSENTIAL AMINO-ACID FOR HEPATOCYTE GROWTH IN CULTURE
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DOI:
10.1016/0006-291x(84)91173-2
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
ICHIHARA, A
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作者:
NAKAMURA, T;TERAMOTO, H;ICHIHARA, A
For improvement of the culture conditions of adult rat hepatocytes in primary culture in collagen coated dishes, effects of various commercial culture media on the induction of replicative DNA synthesis of the cells stimulated by insulin plus epidermal growth factor were studied. Proline-deficient media, such as Leibovitz''s L-15, Eagle''s minimal essential medium and Dulbecco''s modified minimal essential medium, did not induce DNA synthesis in hepatocytes, whereas proline-rich media, such as Williams medium E, McCoy''s 5A and Ham''s F-12, induced markedly hepatocyte proliferation. When the proline-deficient media were supplement with L-proline, the cells synthesized DNA in response to the 2 hormones. Cis-4-hydroxyl-L-proline strongly inhibited the induction of DNA synthesis, without affecting protein synthesis of the cells or showing any cytotoxicity. This inhibition was recovered completely by adding excess proline to the medium. Addition of other amino acids not present in the medium did not promote DNA synthesis. L-proline apparently is essential for induction of hepatocyte proliferation in culture, through its affect on synthesis of intracellular collagen.