Cell swelling increased the α2‐macroglobulin gene expression in cultured rat hepatocytes

FEBS Letters

Meisse, Delphine¹  Husson, Annie¹  Lavoinne, Alain¹  Renouf, Sylvie¹ 

[1]Groupe de Biochimie et Physiopathologie Digestive et Nutritionelle (GBPDN), Institut Fédératif de Recherches Multidisciplinaires sur les Peptides no. 23 (IFRMP), UFR Médecine–Pharmacie de Rouen, Avenue de l'Université, P.O. Box 97, 76803 Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray Cedex, France

关键词: Hydration state;    Swelling;    Hepatocyte;    α2-Macroglobulin;    Interleukin 6;   

DOI  :  10.1016/S0014-5793(98)00038-6

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

【 摘 要 】

The effect of cell swelling on the expression of the α2-macroglobulin (α2M) gene was studied in hepatocytes in culture. Hypoosmolarity induced an increase (3-fold increase) in the level of α2M mRNA through a corresponding stimulation of the rate of transcription of the α2M gene. The addition of raffinose (100 mM) corrected the effect of hypoosmolarity at both mRNA and transcriptional level, demonstrating that cell swelling per se was responsible for the observed effect on the expression of the α2M gene. Moreover, the effect of cell swelling was additive to that of interleukin 6, a major mediator of the acute-phase response.

【 授权许可】

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