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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2006

Augmenter of liver regeneration promotes hepatocyte proliferation induced by Kupffer cells.

Chun-Ping Wang, Lin Zhou, Shu-Hui Su, Yan Chen, Yin-Ying Lu, Fei Wang, Hong-Jun Jia, Yong-Yi Feng, Yong-Ping Yang

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chun-Ping WangDepartment of Gastroenterology, 302 Hospital of Chinese PLA, 100 Xisihuan Middle Road, Beijing 100039, China.
Lin Zhou
Shu-Hui Su
Yan Chen
Yin-Ying Lu
Fei Wang
Hong-Jun Jia
Yong-Yi Feng
Yong-Ping Yang
302 Military Hospital of China · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo observe the effects of augmenter of liver regeneration (ALR) on Kupffer cells and to determine whether ALR promotes hepatocyte proliferation induced by Kupffer cells.

methodsKupffer cells and hepatocytes were cultured in vitro and various concentrations of recombinant rat ALR (rrALR) were added. 3H-thymidine, BrdU and 3H-leucine incorporation was determined in cultured Kupffer cells and hepatocytes, in hepatocytes conditioned by Kupffer cells, and in associated medium. rrALR was labeled by iodination and used to determine its binding activity by Scatchard analysis in Kupffer cells and primarily cultured rat hepatocytes.

resultsrrALR stimulated DNA replication in Kupffer cells and protein synthesis both in cells and in medium in a non-concentration-dependent manner. The effect was significant at the concentration of 1 microg/L ALR. However, rrALR had no effect on primarily cultured hepatocytes, when hepatocytes were cultured with the Kupffer cell medium conditioned by ALR, DNA replication and protein synthesis in hepatocytes increased significantly at the concentration of 1 microg/L ALR. When the ALR concentration was increased, its effect on hepatocyte proliferation decreased to the basal level. Scatchard analysis indicated the presence of a single class of high affinity receptors with a dissociation constant (Kd) of 0.883 nmol/L and a maximum binding capacity (Bmax) of 126.1 pmol/g protein in the rat Kupffer cells.

conclusionALR can promote hepatocyte proliferation induced by Kupffer cells, which is associated with the concentration of ALR, suggesting that Kupffer cells play a dual role in liver regeneration.

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Cell ProliferationAnimalsCells, CulturedCulture Media, ConditionedHepatocytesHumansKupffer CellsLiver RegenerationMaleOxidoreductases Acting on Sulfur Group DonorsProteinsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRecombinant ProteinsCulture Media, ConditionedGFER protein, ratOxidoreductases Acting on Sulfur Group DonorsProteinsRecombinant Proteins

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PMID16937468
PMCPMC4087620
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