β-catenin antisense studies in embryonic liver cultures:: Role in proliferation, apoptosis, and lineage specification

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Monga, SPS
Monga, HK
Tan, XP
Mulé, K
Pediaditakis, P
Michalopoulos, GK
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[1] Univ Pittsburgh, Sch Med, Div Cellular & Mol Pathol, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 USA
[2] Univ Pittsburgh, Sch Med, Dept Pathol, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 USA
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10.1053/gast.2003.50000
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R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
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Background & Aims: Wnt/beta-catenin pathway activation occurs during liver growth in hepatoblastomas, hepatocellular cancers, and liver regeneration. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of beta-catenin, a key component of the Wnt pathway, in liver development as well as its normal distribution in developing liver. Methods: Embryonic liver cultures and beta-catenin antisense phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer (PMO) were used to elucidate the role of beta-catenin in liver development. Livers from embryos at :10 days of gestational development were cultured in the presence of antisense or control PMO for 72 hours and analyzed. Results: beta-Catenin shows stage-specific localization and distinct distribution compared with known markers in developing liver. A substantial decrease in beta-catenin protein was evident in the organs cultured in the presence of antisense. beta-Catenin inhibition decreased cell proliferation and increased apoptosis in these organ cultures. Presence of antisense resulted in loss of CK19 immunoreactivity of the bipotential stem cells. R-Catenin inhibition also promoted c-kit immunoreactivity of the hepatocytes. Conclusions: We conclude that the PMO antisense to beta-catenin effectively inhibits synthesis of its protein. beta-Catenin modulates cell proliferation and apoptosis in developing liver. It may play a significant role in early biliary lineage commitment of the bipotential stem cells and also seems to be important in hepatocyte maturation.
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