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N Busso1, C Chesne, F Delers, F Morel, A Guillouzo.
Abstract
We explored the effect of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta), a cytokine that appears to play a central role in inflammatory events, on albumin expression by normal adult human hepatocytes and hepatoma cells. Addition of TGF-beta to primary human hepatocyte cultures resulted in a dramatic decrease in albumin accumulation and synthesis. This effect was dose-dependent, took place after a 48h incubation period and was maintained over 96h. TGF-beta-decreased albumin protein levels were associated with reduced albumin mRNA content. Actin mRNA levels were concomittantly increased. Comparable qualitative effects of TGF-beta were observed on human hepatoma HepG2 cells.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2169730 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(90)91195-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575