Sustaining effect of gene-transferring hepatic stellate cell strain CFSC/HGF on hepatocytes development / 中华肝脏病杂志
Chinese Journal of Hepatology
; (12): 45-48, 2005.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the sustaining effects of gene-transferring hepatic stellate cell strain CFSC/HGF on the development of hepatocytes.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A CFSC/HGF strain, expressing HGF steadily and effectively was established by recombined retroviral vector pMSCV-HGF infection. Morphology and ultra structure of hepatocytes, albumin and urea production, as well as ICG uptake and excretion were studied continuously following the hepatocytes cultured on the CFSC/HGF feeder layers. Parallel group of collagen-dependent hepatocytes culturing and hepatocytes culturing on CFSC were also conducted. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis was made to evaluate the expression of HGF receptor c-Met.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The hepatocytes cocultured on CFSC/HGF feeder layers had a higher survival rate, and the functions of albumin secretion and urea syntheses and ICG uptake and excretion, were superior to the other two culture methods. The result of RT-PCR indicated that the c-Met expressed on the CFSC/HGF coculturing hepatocytes was up-regulated 2.23 times.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Gene-transferring hepatic stellate cell strain CFSC/HGF exhibited a remarkable sustaining effect on the hepatocytes development. The up-regulation of c-Met expressed on the surfaces of the hepatocytes induced by CFSC/HGF might play some part in this function.</p>
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Main subject:
Transfection
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Cells, Cultured
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Hepatocyte Growth Factor
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Gene Transfer Techniques
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Colony-Forming Units Assay
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Coculture Techniques
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Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met
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Hepatocytes
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Cell Biology
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Cell Proliferation
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Hepatology
Year:
2005
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Article