| Literature DB >> 9286244 |
H Kataoka1, T Joh, K Kasugai, T Kato, A Moriyama.
Abstract
This study was performed to define the biologically active growth modulators in human gastric juice. Mitogenic activity was evaluated by the incorporation of [3H]thymidine into 3T3 fibroblasts. A negative correlation was observed between pH and mitogenic activity in gastric juice (r = -0.45, P < 0.01). The concentrations of epidermal growth factor (EGF), transforming growth factor-alpha and -beta 1 (TGF-alpha and -beta 1), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in gastric juice did not explain these changes in mitogenic activity. Gel filtration identified growth-stimulating activity due to small molecule mitogens (less than 13 kDa), and growth inhibitory activity only in neutral samples due to a macromolecular substance (larger than 240 kDa) susceptible to trypsin digestion and heat and acid treatments. We conclude that acidity-dependent changes in mitogenic activity observed in this study are due to appearance of acid-unstable, high-molecular-weight, growth-inhibitory substance.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9286244 DOI: 10.1023/a:1018877918894
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dig Dis Sci ISSN: 0163-2116 Impact factor: 3.199