| Literature DB >> 1334890 |
M Ono1, H Kohda, T Naraki, H Ohta, M Ohhira, C Sekiya, M Namiki.
Abstract
Effects of several cytokines on des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin (PIVKA II) synthesis in human hepatoma cells were investigated to know the process of PIVKA II production during a liver allograft rejection. Human recombinant interleukin-6 (IL-6) significantly stimulated the PIVKA II synthesis without any influence on the cell proliferation. The effect was almost completely neutralized by the specific anti-IL-6 antibody. Neither tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin-1 (IL-1) nor interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) had such a stimulative effect. IL-6 appears to stimulate PIVKA II production, and would be a candidate of factors that enhance the production of PIVKA II during a liver allograft rejection.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1334890 DOI: 10.1007/bf02806527
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gastroenterol Jpn ISSN: 0435-1339