KERATINOCYTE GROWTH-FACTOR AS A MITOGEN FOR PRIMARY CULTURE OF RAT HEPATOCYTES

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作者
ITOH, T
SUZUKI, M
MITSUI, Y
机构
[1] NATL INST BIOSCI & HUMAN TECHNOL, CELL BIOL LAB, HIGASHI 1-1, TSUKUBA, IBARAKI 305, JAPAN
[2] MAYEKAWA MFG CO LTD, ADV TECHNOL LAB, MORIYA, IBARAKI 30201, JAPAN
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10.1006/bbrc.1993.1517
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
In a series of our studies on identification of novel mitogens for hepatocytes, keratinocyte growth factor (KGF, FGF-7) is found to have a stimulatory effect on DNA synthesis of adult rat hepatocytes in primary culture. Stimulation of DNA synthesis with KGF was seen to be dose dependent with its maximum effect at 15-50ng/ml. Studies on nuclear labeling with BrdU confirmed the mitogenic effect of KGF on rat hepatocytes. The mitogenic effect of KGF was greater than those of EGF, FGF-1 and comparable to that of HGF. Further, it exhibited additive mitogenic effect when present along with the optimum concentration of HGF, EGF or FGF-1. Thus, it is concluded that KGF is a potent mitogen for rat hepatocytes in vitro. © 1993 Academic Press, Inc.
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