INHIBITORY EFFECT OF TRANSFORMING GROWTH-FACTOR-BETA ON DNA-SYNTHESIS OF ADULT-RAT HEPATOCYTES IN PRIMARY CULTURE
INHIBITORY EFFECT OF TRANSFORMING GROWTH-FACTOR-BETA ON DNA-SYNTHESIS OF ADULT-RAT HEPATOCYTES IN PRIMARY CULTURE
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DOI:
10.1016/0006-291x(85)91241-0
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发表时间:
1985-12-31
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
ICHIHARA, A
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作者:
NAKAMURA, T;TOMITA, Y;ICHIHARA, A
A transforming growth factor-.beta.(TGF-.beta.) found in platelets strongly inhibited DNA synthesis of adult rat hepatocytes in primary culture stimulated by insulin plus EGF or by hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) from rat platelets, but not the syntheses of secretory and intracellular proteins by the cells. TGF-.beta. had no cytotoxic effect, as judged by phase-contrast microscopic examination of the cell morphology. The inhibition of DNA synthesis by TGF-.beta. was correlated with marked decrease in the labeling index. TGF-.beta. did not inhibit growth of hepatoma cell line. These findings indicate that TGF-.beta. is a strong inhibitor of adult rat hepatocytes and may block their shift from the G1 phase to the S phase. The physiological role of TGF-.beta. in inhibiting growth of adult hepatocytes during liver regeneration is discussed.