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Okada M, Sakairi T, Kusakabe M, Goto K, Tsuchiya T, Sugimoto J, Sano F, Mutai M, Morohashi T, Kobayashi K. Immunohistochemical localization of transforming growth factor alpha in regenerating rat liver. J Vet Med Sci 2002; 64:1045-8. [PMID: 12499692 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.64.1045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Immunohistochemical localization of TGF-alpha and cell proliferation kinetics during liver regeneration after two-thirds partial hepatectomy (PH) were investigated. Twenty-four to 72 hr after PH, appreciable increase in the number of TGF-alpha-positive hepatocytes was observed in zones 1 and 2. At the peak at 36 hr, almost all positive cells were stained in their nuclei. Considerable increase in the BrdU labeling index was observed 24-36 hr after PH with a peak at 24 hr in zones 1 and 2. These results indicated an association between TGF-alpha expression and hepatocyte regeneration. It is suggested that immunohistochemical localization of TGF-alpha may be a useful marker of cell proliferation activity in rat liver.
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- Miyoko Okada
- Toxicology Laboratory, Pharmaceuticals Research Center, Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation, Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan
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Chung BM, Wallace LE, Hardin JA, Gall DG. The effect of epidermal growth factor on the distribution of SGLT-1 in rabbit jejunum. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2002; 80:872-8. [PMID: 12430982 DOI: 10.1139/y02-115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The effect of epidermal growth factor (EGF) on the cellular and villous distribution of the sugar transporter SGLT-1 was examined. New Zealand White rabbits (1 kg) were anesthetized, and two jejunal blind loops were isolated and exposed to either 0.9% saline or EGF (60 ng/mL saline), for 1 h. In separate experiments, tissue was harvested for brush border membrane vesicles (BBMV), microsomal membranes, or fixed for immunohistochemistry. SGLT-1 was measured in membrane fractions by Western immunoblot or localized along the villus-crypt axis by immunofluorescent microscopy. EGF increased BBMV SGLT-1 content compared with paired controls. EGF stimulation also induced a corresponding decrease in microsomal SGLT-1 levels and induced the expression of additional SGLT-1 immunoreactivity further down the villus axis. The findings suggest that EGF upregulates intestinal glucose transport by stimulating the translocation of SGLT-1 from an internal microsomal pool into the brush border, thereby recruiting more villus enterocytes into the glucose transporting population.
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- B M Chung
- Gastrointestinal Research Group, University of Calgary, AB, Canada
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Lee H, Park TG. Preparation and characterization of mono-PEGylated epidermal growth factor: evaluation of in vitro biologic activity. Pharm Res 2002; 19:845-51. [PMID: 12134956 DOI: 10.1023/a:1016113117851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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PURPOSE To isolate mono-PEGylated epidermal growth factor (EGF) isoforms, identify the site of PEGylation, and evaluate the biologic activity of each isoform. METHODS EGF was PEGylated with an NHS-PEG derivative (Mw 3,400). Mono-PEGylated EGF fraction was separated by gel-filtration HPLC and three mono-PEGylated EGF isoforms were purified by RP-HPLC. Tryptic digestion mapping of both EGF and mono-PEGylated EGF isoforms was performed to identify the PEGylation sites using RP-HPLC. The digested fragments were also analyzed by matrix-assisted laser desorption and ionization time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectroscopy for further verification of the three PEG conjugation sites. The biologic activity of positional isoforms was evaluated by a cell proliferation assay and a receptor tyrosine kinase activity assay to determine the effect of PEGylation site on its activity. RESULTS Mono-PEGylated EGF was composed of three positional isomers. Tryptic digestion mapping and MALDI-TOF analysis permitted the identification of the PEGylated site of the three isoforms at N-terminus. Lysine 28, and Lysine 48. PEG-N-terminus EGF, among the three positional isomers, showed the highest activity in a cell proliferation assay and in a receptor-binding assay. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates that biologic activities of mono-PEGylated EGF isomers are highly dependent upon the site of PEGylation in EGF.
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- Haeshin Lee
- Department of Biologic Sciences Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon
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Sham J, Martin G, Meddings JB, Sigalet DL. Epidermal growth factor improves nutritional outcome in a rat model of short bowel syndrome. J Pediatr Surg 2002; 37:765-9. [PMID: 11987096 DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.32273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE This study investigates the effect of epidermal growth factor (EGF) on nutrient absorption in a rat model of short bowel syndrome (SBS). METHODS Male juvenile rats underwent either transection (Sham) or ileocecal resection leaving a 20-cm jejunal remnant. Animals underwent follow-up for 10 days, and resected animals were treated with placebo or recombinant human EGF (1-53). Animals were pair fed; in vivo nutrient absorption, intestinal permeability, morphology, and total intestinal DNA and protein content were measured. RESULTS Resected EGF-treated animals lost significantly less weight than those in the placebo group (-4.2 +/- 3 v -13.7 +/- 6.9%), absorbed significantly more 3-0 methylglucose (76.8 +/- 6.6 v 64.9 +/- 10.1%), and had reduced permeability (lactulose/mannitol ratio, 0.35 +/- 0.19 v 0.60 +/- 0.20; P <.05 for all comparisons). CONCLUSIONS These findings show that treatment of short bowel syndrome animals with EGF reduced weight loss and improved carbohydrate absorption and intestinal permeability. These findings suggest that enteral EGF may be a useful therapy for short bowel syndrome; further studies are indicated.
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Regaining enteral autonomy after extensive small bowel resection is dependent on intestinal adaptation. This adaptational process is characterized by hyperplastic growth of the remaining gut, which is accompanied by both an increase of cell division at the level of the crypt cells and by an increased rate of programmed cell death (apoptosis). Apart from the absorptive function, the small bowel also has a barrier function and plays an important role in interorgan metabolism. Also, these functions are greatly affected by a massive intestinal resection and subsequent recovery by intestinal adaptation. This review aims to give an overview of the debilitating effects of massive intestinal resection on gut function and subsequently discusses intestinal adaptation and possible factors stimulating adaptation.
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- Carlo F M Welters
- Department of Surgery, Academic Hospital and University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Millar GA, Hardin JA, Johnson LR, Gall DG. The role of PI 3-kinase in EGF-stimulated jejunal glucose transport. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2002; 80:77-84. [PMID: 11911228 DOI: 10.1139/y02-012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Epidermal growth factor (EGF) rapidly increases jejunal glucose transport. Signal transduction mechanisms mediating EGF-induced alterations in jejunal glucose transport remain to be determined. New Zealand White rabbit (1 kg) jejunal tissue was stripped and mounted in short-circuited Ussing chambers. The transport of tritiated 3-O-methylglucose was measured in the presence of the PKC agonist 1,2-dioctanoyl-sn-glycerol (1,2-DOG) or the inactive analog 1,3-dioctanoyl-sn-glycerol (1,3-DOG). Additional experiments examined the effect of the PKC inhibitor chelerythrine, the PLC inhibitor U73122, the MAPK inhibitor PD 98059, the G-protein inhibitor GDP-betaS, the PI 3-kinase inhibitor LY294002, or the microtubule inhibitor colchicine on EGF-induced jejunal glucose transport. Net jejunal 3-O-methylglucose absorption was significantly increased following specific activation of PKC. A PKC antagonist inhibited the EGF-induced increase in net 3-O-methylglucose transport, while PI 3-kinase inhibition completely blocked the EGF-induced transport increase. Inhibition of PLC, MAPK, G-proteins, and microtubules had no effect on EGF-stimulated increases in jejunal transport. We conclude that the effect of EGF on jejunal glucose transport is mediated at least in part by PKC and PI 3-kinase.
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- Grant A Millar
- Gastrointestinal Research Group, Health Sciences Centre, University of Calgary, AB, Canada
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Hiyoshi M, Ohkubo T, Tsuji K, Hagihara M, Nakasaki H, Mukai M, Makuuchi H, Yamamura M, Tsuda M. Hepatocyte proliferation factors from neonatal pig liver: purification and characterization. Biofactors 2002; 16:1-14. [PMID: 12515911 DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520160101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Two factors were found in the condition medium of neonatal pig liver fragments, which were capable of stimulating DNA synthesis in primary hepatocytes. They were named hepatocyte proliferation factor (HPF)-1 and HPF-2 and purified 1,025- and 2,580-fold, respectively. Both HPF-1 and HPF-2 seem to be anionic at pH 8.0 judged from the elution pattern of DEAE (DE52) column chromatography. HPF-1 was recovered as a non-adsorbed fraction in blue Sepharose and heparin Sepharose columns, and had a molecular weight of 26-31 kDa as estimated by gel filtration in high salt condition. Purified HPF-1 stimulated DNA synthesis of primary rat hepatocytes, but suppressed that of HepG2 cells. HPF-2 strongly bound to blue Sepharose and heparin Sepharose columns, and had a molecular weight of 71-90 kDa as estimated by SDS-PAGE under non-reduced condition. Purified HPF-2 stimulated DNA synthesis of primary rat hepatocytes dose dependently but did not suppress that of HepG2 cells. From further biological and chemical characteristics studied in this paper, HPF-1 and HPF-2 may be novel stimulating proteins for hepatocyte proliferation, although the possibility that they are already known growth factors can not be excluded without complete purification and its cloning.
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- Mineyoshi Hiyoshi
- Department of Molecular Life Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, 259-1193 Japan
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Koltuksuz U, Mutuş HM, Kutlu R, Ozyurt H, Cetin S, Karaman A, Gürbüz N, Akyol O, Aydin NE. Effects of caffeic acid phenethyl ester and epidermal growth factor on the development of caustic esophageal stricture in rats. J Pediatr Surg 2001; 36:1504-9. [PMID: 11584397 DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2001.27032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE An experimental study was performed to modify the healing response in caustic esophageal burns to prevent stricture development. Two different agents with different modes of actions, caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) and epidermal growth factor (EGF), were studied. CAPE has antiinflammatory, immunomodulatory, antioxidant, and antimitotic properties. EGF has known properties in supporting wound healing and in protecting esophagus from injuries. METHODS The model described by Gehanno and its modification by Liu was used to create standard esophageal burns with 50% NaOH. The study was performed with 76 rats in 4 main groups (sham, CAPE, EGF, and control) and 2 subgroups in each for 5 and 28 days of observation. Efficacy of treatment was assessed in 28-day subgroups by measuring weight gain, contrast esophagograms on day 27, histologic evaluation by measuring stenosis index (wall thickness/lumen diameter), and collagen deposition, and biochemically by determining tissue hydroxy proline (OHP) content. RESULTS In the end of the study, increase rates of mean body weights of the animals in the 28-day subgroups were as follows: sham, 30%; CAPE, 23%; EGF, 22%; and control, 14%. Although all the animals in subgroups significantly gained weight, the mean weight gain was significantly low in controls when compared with sham, CAPE, and EGF groups (P <.05). Contrast esophagograms on day 27 showed no stenosis in the sham, mild stenosis in CAPE and EGF, and severe stenosis with proximal dilatation in controls. Stenosis indices of the subgroups were as follows: sham, 0.29; CAPE, 0.41; EGF, 0.41; control, 0.84. Index was significantly higher in controls (P <.05). Collagen accumulation scores in the esophageal wall were as follows: Sham, 0.0; CAPE, 0.87; EGF, 0.30; control, 2.70. Scores also were significantly higher in controls (P <.05). Tissue (OHP) levels were as follows (mg/g dry tissue): Sham, 1.48; CAPE, 1.53; EGF, 1.90; control, 4.01. Production of OHP was significantly higher in controls. CONCLUSIONS The results of the parameters in the study indicate that administration of CAPE and EGF has beneficial effects in the prevention of caustic esophageal strictures. Those effects of CAPE may occur through its antiinflammatory, immunomodulatory, and antioxidant properties, and EGF may occur through its induced proliferative properties on the esophagus.
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- U Koltuksuz
- Departments of Pediatric Surgery, Radiology, Biochemistry, and Pathology, Inönü University, School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey
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Nagler RM, Nagler A. The effect of pilocarpine on salivary constituents in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease. Arch Oral Biol 2001; 46:689-95. [PMID: 11389860 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9969(01)00035-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is a complex clinical entity with various target organs, including the salivary glands. Oral pilocarpine (Salagen(R)), 30 mg/day, can ameliorate cGVHD-induced xerostomia and improve the flow rate from the major salivary glands. The purpose here was to evaluate the effect of this drug at 30 mg/day on salivary biochemical and immunological composition in cGVHD patients. Significantly higher concentrations of salivary sodium (Na), magnesium (Mg), total protein, albumin, epidermal growth factor (EGF) and total IgG, accompanied by a concomitant increase in total IgA which did not reach significance, were observed in cGVHD patients in comparison with controls, in both resting and stimulated conditions (p < 0.05), while salivary potassium, calcium and phosphate were not altered. Two weeks of oral pilocarpine, at 30 mg/day, resulted in normalization of the altered salivary biochemical and immunological composition in the cGVHD patients. Oral pilocarpine was able to reduce and normalise the elevated Na, Mg, total protein, albumin, EGF, IgG and IgA concentrations in both resting and stimulated conditions. The ability of oral pilocarpine to normalise and reverse the salivary biochemical and immunological alterations induced by cGVHD parallels its known stimulatory effect on salivary flow rates. As the biochemical and immunological composition of saliva provides its protective antimicrobial characteristics, the ability of pilocarpine to abrogate cGVHD salivary gland abnormalities may be of clinical significance.
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- R M Nagler
- Bone Marrow Transplantation Department and Cancer Biology Research Laboratory, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Peracchi M, Bamonti Catena F, Pomati M, De Franceschi M, Scalabrino G. Human cobalamin deficiency: alterations in serum tumour necrosis factor-alpha and epidermal growth factor. Eur J Haematol 2001; 67:123-7. [PMID: 11722601 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0609.2001.t01-1-00507.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We have previously demonstrated that vitamin B12 (cobalamin)-deficient central neuropathy in the rat is associated with local overexpression of neurotoxic tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha combined with locally decreased synthesis of neurotrophic epidermal growth factor (EGF). The aims of this study were to investigate whether a similar imbalance also occurs in the serum of adult patients with clinically confirmed cobalamin deficiency and whether it can be corrected by vitamin B12 replacement therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS We studied 34 adult patients with severe cobalamin deficiency, 12 patients with pure iron deficiency anaemia and 34 control subjects. Haematological markers of cobalamin deficiency and serum TNF-alpha and EGF levels were measured using commercial kits. Thirteen cobalamin-deficient patients were re-evaluated after 3 and 6 months of parenteral vitamin B12 treatment. RESULTS TNF-alpha was significantly higher (p < 0.01) and EGF significantly lower (p < 0.01) in the patients with cobalamin deficiency, but both were unchanged in patients with pure iron deficiency anaemia. In cobalamin-deficient patients the serum TNF-alpha levels correlated significantly with plasma total homocysteine levels (r = 0.425; p < 0.02). In the treated patients TNF-alpha and EGF levels normalised concomitantly with clinical and haematological disease remission. CONCLUSIONS In humans, as in rats, cobalamin concentration appears to be correlated with the synthesis and release of TNF-alpha and EGF in a reciprocal manner, because cobalamin deficiency is accompanied by overproduction of TNF-alpha and underproduction of EGF.
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- M Peracchi
- Department of Medical Sciences, Chair of Gastroenterology and Chair of Hematology, University of Milan, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore, Italy
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Sakairi T, Kobayashi K, Goto K, Okada M, Kusakabe M, Tsuchiya T, Sugimoto J, Sano F, Mutai M. Greater expression of transforming growth factor alpha and proliferating cell nuclear antigen staining in mouse hepatoblastomas than hepatocellular carcinomas induced by a diethylnitrosamine-sodium phenobarbital regimen. Toxicol Pathol 2001; 29:479-82. [PMID: 11560253 DOI: 10.1080/01926230152499962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Transforming growth factor alpha (TGF-alpha) is a potent stimulator of normal hepatocyte proliferation, considered to have relationship to the liver regeneration or carcinogenesis. In this study, we investigated immunohistochemically the association between expression of TGF-alpha and cell proliferation activity in mouse hepatoblastomas (HBs) and hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) induced in B6C3F1 mice by diethylnitrosamine and sodium phenobarbital. The TGF-alpha-positive rate in HBs (29.2%) was significantly higher than that in HCCs (12.7%). Likewise, the proliferating cell nuclear antigen-positive rate (22.2%) was higher than the HCC value (14.5%). On the individual data for both TGF-alpha and PCNA, most of the HBs showed higher positive rates than HCCs. In HBs, TGF-alpha was localized only in the nuclei, whereas some HCC cells stained positive both in their nuclei and cytoplasm (0.6%). These results suggest expression of TGF-alpha and its localization might be linked to cell proliferation and play a role in malignant progression of mouse HBs.
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- T Sakairi
- Toxicology Laboratory, Research Center, Mitsubishi-Tokyo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan.
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Bali M, Lipecka J, Edelman A, Fritsch J. Regulation of ClC-2 chloride channels in T84 cells by TGF-α. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2001; 280:C1588-98. [PMID: 11350754 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.2001.280.6.c1588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The almost ubiquitously expressed ClC-2 chloride channel is activated by hyperpolarization and osmotic cell swelling. Osmotic swelling also activates a different class of outwardly rectifying chloride channels, and several reports point to a link between protein tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of these channels. This study examines the possibility that transforming growth factor-α (TGF-α) modulates ClC-2 activity in human colonic epithelial (T84) cells. TGF-α (0.17 nM) irreversibly inhibited ClC-2 current in nystatin-perforated whole cell patch-clamp experiments, whereas a superimposed reversible activation of the current was observed at 8.3 nM TGF-α. Both effects required activation of the intrinsic epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase activity, of phosphoinositide 3-kinase, and of protein kinase C. With microspectrofluorimetry of the pH-sensitive fluorescent dye 2′,7′-bis(2-carboxyethyl)-5(6)-carboxyfluorescein, TGF-α was shown to reversibly alkalinize T84 cells at 8.3 nM but not at 0.17 nM, suggesting that 8.3 nM TGF-α-induced alkalinization activates ClC-2 current. This study indicates that ClC-2 channels are targets for EGFR signaling in epithelial cells.
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- M Bali
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U. 467, Faculté de Médecine Necker, 156, rue de Vaugirard, 75730 Paris Cedex 15, France
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Marti U, Ruchti C, Kämpf J, Thomas GA, Williams ED, Peter HJ, Gerber H, Bürgi U. Nuclear localization of epidermal growth factor and epidermal growth factor receptors in human thyroid tissues. Thyroid 2001; 11:137-45. [PMID: 11288982 DOI: 10.1089/105072501300042785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Epidermal growth factor (EGF) has widespread growth effects, and in some tissues proliferation is associated with the nuclear localization of EGF and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). In the thyroid, EGF promotes growth but differs from thyrotropin (TSH) in inhibiting rather than stimulating functional parameters. We have therefore studied the occurrence and cellular distribution of EGF and EGFR in normal thyroid, in Graves' disease, where growth is mediated through the thyrotropin receptor (TSHR), and in a variety of human thyroid tumors. In the normal gland the staining was variable, but largely cytoplasmic, for both EGF and EGFR. In Graves' disease there was strong cytoplasmic staining for both EGF and EGFR, with frequent positive nuclei. Nuclear positivity for EGF and particularly for EGFR was also a feature of both follicular adenomas and follicular carcinomas. Interestingly, nuclear staining was almost absent in papillary carcinomas. These findings document for the first time the presence of nuclear EGF and EGFR in thyroid. Their predominant occurrence in tissues with increased growth (Graves' disease, follicular adenoma, and carcinoma) may indicate that nuclear EGF and EGFR play a role in growth regulation in these conditions. The absence of nuclear EGF and EGFR in papillary carcinomas would suggest that the role played by EGF in growth control differs between papillary carcinoma and follicular adenomas/carcinomas of the thyroid.
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- U Marti
- Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
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Gordon PV, Marshall DD, Stiles AD, Price WA. The clinical, morphologic, and molecular changes in the ileum associated with early postnatal dexamethasone administration: from the baby's bowel to the researcher's bench. Mol Genet Metab 2001; 72:91-103. [PMID: 11161834 DOI: 10.1006/mgme.2000.3127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Focal small bowel perforation (FSBP) is a life-threatening event that predominantly affects extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. Histopathology from surgical specimens of ileum with FSBP shows a healthy mucosa overlying a thinned muscularis with segmental degeneration. Clinical data strongly support an association between early postnatal administration of dexamethasone (EPD) and FSBP. Additional risk factors, including gestational age, administration of prophylactic indomethacin, and severity of illness, may be synergistic with EPD for the pathogenesis of perforations. Animal models of dexamethasone administration show morphologic changes in the ileum, similar to those seen in ELBW infants, including increased mucosal maturation and thinning of the muscularis. These tissue-specific differences may be mediated by a perturbation in growth factor expression or accumulation. In support of this hypothesis, dexamethasone has been associated with increased IGF-I immunolocalization in the mucosa and decreased immunolocalization in the muscularis. The known growth-promoting functions of IGF-I are consistent with the observed dexamethasone-associated changes within both the mucosa and the muscularis. Ongoing studies in this animal model are exploring the potential mechanisms by which dexamethasone might affect IGF-I availability.
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- P V Gordon
- Division of Neonatalogy, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA.
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Kobayashi K, Kusakabe M, Okada M, Sakairi T, Goto K, Tsuchiya T, Sugimoto J, Sano F, Mutai M. Immunohistochemical localization of transforming growth factor alpha in chemically induced rat hepatocellular carcinomas with reference to differentiation and proliferation. Toxicol Pathol 2000; 28:664-7. [PMID: 11026601 DOI: 10.1177/019262330002800505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) were induced in male Fischer 344 rats with dietary 3'-methyl-4-(dimethylamino)-azobenzene treatment and were classified into solid, glandular (well- or poorly differentiated), and trabecular types. Investigation of cell proliferation kinetics and immunohistochemical localization of transforming growth factor alpha (TGF-alpha) demonstrated all solid (n = 24) and poorly differentiated glandular type (n = 6) HCCs to have TGF-alpha-positive nuclei. Nuclear staining of TGF-alpha was also observed in 13 of 28 (46%) trabecular-type HCCs, whereas 12 (43%) exhibited cytoplasmic staining, and 3 (11%) were negative. As for well-differentiated glandular HCCs, 7 of 20 (35%) were positively stained in their nucleus, another 7 (35%) demonstrated antibody binding in the cytoplasm, and 6 (30%) were negative. The order for growth rate evaluated by bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) labeling was solid (38.22%), poorly differentiated glandular (26.82%), trabecular (7.98%), and well-differentiated glandular (2.57%) types. For trabecular HCCs with nuclear, cytoplasmic, or negative TGF reactions, values were 13.39% (n = 13), 3.61% (n = 12), and 2.01% (n = 3), respectively. Likewise, BrdU-labeling indices for the counterpart groups of well-differentiated glandular type HCCs were 4.53, 1.91, and 1.29%, respectively. The results indicate that TGF-alpha expression might be linked to histopathological differentiation and cell proliferation in rat HCCs.
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- K Kobayashi
- Pharmacokinetics & Toxicology Laboratory, Yokohama Research Center, Mitsubishi-Tokyo Pharmaceuticals Inc, Yokohama, Japan.
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Bissig KD, Marti U, Solioz M, Forestier M, Zimmermann H, Lüthi M, Reichen J. Epidermal growth factor is decreased in liver of rats with biliary cirrhosis but does not act as paracrine growth factor immediately after hepatectomy. J Hepatol 2000; 33:275-81. [PMID: 10952245 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(00)80368-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Epidermal growth factor, a potent mitogen for hepatocytes and cholangiocytes, is thought to act as an immediate-early gene after partial hepatectomy. Since regeneration is impaired in cirrhosis, we explored the expression of epidermal growth factor in cirrhotic rat liver immediately after partial hepatectomy. METHODS Cirrhosis was induced by bile duct ligation (n=21); sham-operated animals served as controls (n=21). Twenty-five days after initial surgery animals were subjected to 70% partial hepatectomy or sham operation; the liver was sampled before surgery and 20, 40 and 90 min thereafter. Epidermal growth factor mRNA levels were assessed by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Protein expression was estimated by immunohistochemistry using a polyclonal antibody against epidermal growth factor. RESULTS Before hepatectomy, epidermal growth factor mRNA averaged 70.3+/-39.9 pg/microg of total RNA in controls; this was markedly decreased to 21.9+/-12.7 pg/microg RNA in bile duct ligation (p<0.01). Epidermal growth factor mRNA did not increase after partial hepatectomy in either group, with the exception of sham-operated controls. Immunohistochemistry revealed that partial hepatectomy had no effect on epidermal growth factor expression. Hepatocytes showed uniformly cytosolic epidermal growth factor in controls, while in bile duct ligation immunostaining was faint or absent. Cholangiocytes exhibited a strong cytosolic staining in all experimental groups. CONCLUSIONS The present study shows that epidermal growth factor is reduced in the cirrhotic liver. This could contribute to the loss of parenchymal liver tissue observed in cirrhosis. The lack of up-regulation after PH sheds doubt on the role of epidermal growth factor as an immediate-early gene in hepatic regeneration. Further, we demonstrate that epidermal growth factor accumulates in cholangiocytes. This observation is strong evidence for involvement of the mitogen epidermal growth factor in the proliferation of bile ducts during cirrhogenesis.
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- K D Bissig
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Bern, Switzerland
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Stern LE, Falcone RA, Kemp CJ, Braun MC, Erwin CR, Warner BW. Salivary epidermal growth factor and intestinal adaptation in male and female mice. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2000; 278:G871-7. [PMID: 10859216 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2000.278.6.g871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Salivary epidermal growth factor (sEGF) levels are increased in male mice after small bowel resection (SBR) and may be important during intestinal adaptation. Since males have greater sEGF than females, the influence of sex on postresection adaptation was tested. Females had lower sEGF; however, sEGF substantially increased in both sexes after a massive (50%) SBR. Adaptive increases in DNA and protein content, villus height, and crypt depth, as well as crypt cell proliferation rates in the remnant ileum, were not different between males and females. Although significant postresection increases in sEGF were identified, EGF mRNA and protein did not change within the submandibular gland. Glandular kallikrein-13 and ileal EGF receptor expression were greater after SBR in female mice. Intestinal adaptation is equivalent in female and male mice after SBR. Despite lower sEGF, females demonstrated increased expression of a kallikrein responsible for sEGF precursor cleavage as well as amplified ileal EGF receptor expression. These results endorse an important differential response between sexes regarding sEGF mobilization and intestinal receptor availability during adaptation.
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039, USA
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Kaihara S, Kim SS, Kim BS, Mooney D, Tanaka K, Vacanti JP. Long-term follow-up of tissue-engineered intestine after anastomosis to native small bowel. Transplantation 2000; 69:1927-32. [PMID: 10830233 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200005150-00031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Our laboratory has investigated the fabrication of a tissue-engineered intestine using biodegradable polymer scaffolds. Previously we reported that isolated intestinal epithelial organoid units on biodegradable polymer scaffolds formed cysts and the neointestine was successfully anastomosed to the native small bowel. The purpose of this study was to observe the development of tissue-engineered intestine after anastomosis and to demonstrate the effect of the anastomosis over a 9-month period. METHODS Microporous biodegradable polymer tubes were created from polyglycolic acid. Intestinal epithelial organoid units were harvested from neonatal Lewis rats and seeded onto the polymers, which were implanted into the abdominal cavity of adult male Lewis rats followed by 75% small bowel resection (n=24). Three weeks after implantation, the unit/polymer constructs were anastomosed to the native jejunum in a side-to-side fashion. The anastomosed tissue-engineered intestine was measured by laparotomy 10, 24, and 36 weeks after the implantation (n= 14). During the laparotomy, all rats with an obstruction in their anastomosis were killed and excluded from the statistical analysis. Another five rats were also killed at 10 and 36 weeks for histological and morphometric studies. RESULTS All analyzed rats survived this study and significantly increased their body weight by 36 weeks. Obstruction of the anastomosis was observed in one rat at 24 weeks and in two rats at 36 weeks; however, the anastomosis was patent in the other 11 rats by 36 weeks. The tissue-engineered intestine of these 11 rats increased in length and diameter at 10, 24, and 36 weeks after anastomosis; there were statistically significant differences between each time point except between the length of 10 and 24 weeks (P<0.016 by Wilcoxon signed rank test). Histologically the inner surface of the tissue-engineered intestine was lined with well-developed neomucosa at 10 and 36 weeks; however, there were small bare areas lacking neomucosa in the tissue-engineered intestine at 36 weeks. Morphometric analysis demonstrated no significant differences in villus number, villus height, and surface length of the neomucosa at 10 and 36 weeks. CONCLUSIONS Anastomosis between tissue-engineered intestine and native small bowel resulted in no complications after operation and maintained a high patency rate for up to 36 weeks. The tissue-engineered intestine increased in size and was lined with well-developed neomucosa for the duration of the study.
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, USA
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Sarosiek J, Jensen RT, Maton PN, Peura DA, Harlow D, Feng T, McCallum RW, Pisegna JR. Salivary and gastric epidermal growth factor in patients with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome: its protective potential. Am J Gastroenterol 2000; 95:1158-65. [PMID: 10811321 DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2000.02003.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Evidence is accumulating that epidermal growth factor (EGF) is a major molecule contributing to the maintenance of the integrity of the upper alimentary tract mucosa before and after injury by acid and pepsin. Patients with Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome (ZES) typically have hypersecretion of acid and pepsin; however, the concentration and rate of secretion of salivary and gastric EGF that could counteract these potentially aggressive factors are unknown. Accordingly, this study was conducted to determine whether EGF affords mucosal protection in ZES patients. METHODS The concentration and output of salivary (sEGF) and gastric epidermal growth factor (gEGF) were measured in eight patients with ZES and the results compared to those in 17 patients with nonulcer dyspepsia (NUD), serving as a control group. All patients had normal esophageal and gastric mucosa as determined by endoscopy. Total saliva was collected during 1-h parafilm- and 1-h pentagastrin/parafilm-stimulated conditions, as well as basal and pentagastrin-stimulated gastric juice. The concentration and output of EGF were determined by radioimmunoassay. RESULTS The concentration of EGF in saliva collected from ZES patients after parafilm chewing was significantly higher compared to that in NUD patients (4.61 +/- 0.59 vs 2.75 +/- 0.50 ng/ml, p < 0.05). The concentration of EGF in saliva collected after pentagastrin stimulation in ZES patients was also significantly higher than in NUD patients (4.37 +/- 0.73 vs 2.22 +/- 0.37 ng/ml, p < 0.05). Salivary EGF output during parafilm chewing in ZES and NUD were similar (68 +/- 6.4 vs 109 +/- 25.2 ng/h). Salivary EGF output after administration of pentagastrin in ZES and NUD was also similar (66 +/- 6.1 vs 132 +/- 45.4 ng/h). Basal EGF output in the gastric juice of patients with ZES was 3-fold higher than in patients with NUD (801 +/- 73 vs 271 +/- 32 ng/h, p < 0.01). Pentagastrin-stimulated EGF output was similar in both groups (705 +/- 92 vs 675 +/- 168 ng/h). CONCLUSIONS Patients with ZES have a significantly higher EGF concentration in saliva and EGF output in basal gastric juice. This elevated content of salivary and gastric EGF in ZES patients may play a protective role in preventing the development of reflux esophagitis and gastric ulcer under the impact of gastric acid and pepsin hypersecretion.
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- J Sarosiek
- Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, USA
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Biondo-Simões MDLP, Greca FH, Smaniotto GH, Techy F, Soares DDP, Kannenberg C, Castro CCDL, Vasconcelos CND. Efeito da histamina na regeneração hepática: estudo experimental em ratos. Acta Cir Bras 2000. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-86502000000100002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Muitas substâncias têm sido utilizadas após hepatectomias parciais a fim de conhecer como elas atuam sobre o processo de regeneração hepática. Adequado fluxo sangüíneo parece ter muita importância neste processo. Autores descreveram, após hepatectomias em ratos, elevação dos níveis plasmáticos de histamina. Substâncias inibidoras da histidina-decarboxilase e da histaminase leva a elevação da histamina endógena com vasodilatação sinusoidal e aceleração da regeneração hepática. No presente estudo busca-se conhecer a influência da histamina exógena administrada à ratos parcialmente hepatectomizados. Utilizaram-se 32 ratos Wistar que sofreram hepatectomia de aproximadamente 67% da víscera. Os animais do grupo experimento receberam por via subcutânea 0,5 mg/Kg/dia de histamina e os do grupo controle igual volume de solução salina isotônica. As aferições foram realizadas com 36 horas e 7 dias. A avaliação do peso da víscera não mostrou diferença entre os grupos. O número de figuras de mitose em 10 campos foi maior no grupo experimento com 36 horas (p=0,010). No sétimo dia o número delas era semelhante nos dois grupos. Concluiu-se que a administração de histamina exógena, talvez pela sua vida média curta, aumenta o número de figuras de mitose no início do processo, não interferindo na regeneração ao final de 7 dias.
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Kokoska ER, Wolff AB, Smith GS, Miller TA. Epidermal growth factor-induced cytoprotection in human intestinal cells involves intracellular calcium signaling. J Surg Res 2000; 88:97-103. [PMID: 10644473 DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1999.5740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The mechanism(s) whereby epidermal growth factor (EGF) protects against cellular injury remains poorly understood. Previous data in our laboratory have suggested that EGF-induced cellular proliferation in human colonic carcinoma cells (Caco-2) may involve changes in intracellular calcium content ([Ca(2+)](i)). Our current objective was to determine if a similar process was involved with EGF-induced cytoprotection. METHODS Postconfluent Caco-2 cells were employed for all experimentation. [Ca(2+)](i) was measured with Fluo-3 fluorescence. Injury was measured employing Ethidium homodimer 1 uptake and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release. RESULTS Caco-2 cells pretreated, but not concomitantly treated, with EGF (10-100 ng/ml, 30-60 min) significantly attenuated cellular injury induced subsequently by 500 microM deoxycholate (DC). Cells exposed to 100 ng/ml EGF demonstrated an initial increase in [Ca(2+)](i) (1-5 min) which was blocked with neomycin, an inhibitor of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP(3)) generation, and the phospholipase C (PLC) inhibitor U73122, but not U73343 (inactive control). This was followed by sustained extracellular Ca(2+) influx (5-20 min), which was attenuated with calcium-free buffer and the store operated Ca(2+) channel blocker La(3+). [Ca(2+)](i) then returned to baseline (20-30 min), a process blocked with the Ca(2+)-ATPase inhibitors quercetin and vanadate. The above treatments, which in and of themselves did not induce cellular injury, were repeated and cells were subsequently exposed to DC. All groups exposed to 500 microM DC demonstrated significant increases in both Ethidium Homodimer 1 uptake and LDH release. Both indices of injury were significantly decreased when cells were pretreated with EGF +/- the inactive PLC inhibitor U73343. However, protection induced by EGF was lost when any of its effects on changes in [Ca(2+)](i) were prevented: internal Ca(2+) store release via PLC and IP(3), sustained Ca(2+) influx through store operated Ca(2+) channels, or subsequent Ca(2+) efflux. CONCLUSION Taken together, these data strongly suggest that the cytoprotective effects of EGF may involve Ca(2+) signaling.
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- E R Kokoska
- Theodore Cooper Surgical Research Institute, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63104, USA
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Marti U, Wells A. The nuclear accumulation of a variant epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) lacking the transmembrane domain requires coexpression of a full-length EGFR. MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS : MCBRC 2000; 3:8-14. [PMID: 10683311 DOI: 10.1006/mcbr.2000.0177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Both the epidermal growth factor (EGF) and its receptor (EGFR) accumulate in the nucleoplasm during liver regeneration. This localization in a nonmembraneous compartment presents a challenge in that the standard form of EGFR is a transmembrane protein and suggests the existence of a variant, soluble form of EGFR. To investigate the localization of such a putative EGFR splice variant, we generated a transmembrane-devoid form of EGFR. We placed this transmembrane-negative [TM(-)] EGFR construct and full-length wild-type (wt) EGFR either in a retroviral transfection vector or in an inducible expression vector. Mouse 3T3 cells, which express endogenous EGFR, were transfected with the TM(-) EGFR construct. The expression of these TM(-) EGFR, detected with a specific antibody against human EGFR using a confocal laser-scanning microscope, was predominantly found in the cytoplasm with no nuclear localization. After an overnight incubation with EGF the TM(-) EGFR accumulated in the nucleus. In mouse NR6 cells, which lack endogenous EGFR, transfected TM(-) EGFR were found in the cytoplasm, but incubation with EGF did not result in a nuclear accumulation of TM(-) EGFR. However, NR6 cells transfected with both TM(-) EGFR and wt EGFR showed nuclear accumulation after EGF treatment. These results suggest that both the wt EGFR and the TM(-) EGFR are required for nuclear accumulation of TM(-) EGFR and may implicate a model of homotypic recognition and translocation of a splice variant of EGFR.
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- Endocrine and Diabetes Division, Department of Clincal Chemistry, University Hospital, Bern, CH-3010, Switzerland.
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Di Leo A, Messa C, Russo F, Linsalata M, Amati L, Caradonna L, Pece S, Pellegrino NM, Caccavo D, Antonaci S, Jirillo E. Helicobacter pylori infection and host cell responses. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 1999; 21:803-46. [PMID: 10584213 DOI: 10.3109/08923979909007143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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It is well known that Helicobacter pylori is able to colonize the gastric mucosa, causing a chronic and persistent infection with complications, such as peptic ulcer and gastric cancer. This review places emphasis on some epidemiological aspects of Helicobacter pylori infection and its mode of transmission. At the same time, invasive and non-invasive methods of diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection are illustrated. More space is devoted to the host response following invasion of the stomach. In this respect, the role played by different growth factors and polyamines in the course of Helicobacter pylori disease is discussed also in relation to the result of eradicating treatment. On the other hand, an accurate description of the host immune responses against Helicobacter pylori organism and/or their components (e.g. lipopolysaccharides) is reported. Finally, since Helicobacter pylori has been classified as a class I carcinogen, current researches are focussed on the Helicobacter pylori-induced carcinogenesis.
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- A Di Leo
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, IRCCS Saverio de Bellis, Castellana Grotte, Bari, Italy
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Kim SS, Kaihara S, Benvenuto MS, Choi RS, Kim BS, Mooney DJ, Vacanti JP. Effects of anastomosis of tissue-engineered neointestine to native small bowel. J Surg Res 1999; 87:6-13. [PMID: 10527698 DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1999.5743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Our laboratory is investigating the tissue engineering of small intestine using intestinal epithelial organoid units seeded onto highly porous biodegradable polymer matrices. This study investigated the effects of anastomosis of tissue-engineered intestine to native small bowel alone or combined with small bowel resection on neointestinal regeneration. METHODS Intestinal epithelial organoid units harvested from neonatal Lewis rats were seeded onto biodegradable polymer tubes and implanted into the omentum of adult Lewis rats as follows: (1) implantation alone (n = 9); (2) implantation followed by anastomosis to native small bowel at 3 weeks (n = 11); and (3) implantation after small bowel resection and anastomosis to native small bowel at 3 weeks (n = 8). All constructs were harvested at 10 weeks and examined by histology. Morphometric analysis of the neomucosa was obtained using a computer image analysis program. RESULTS Cyst development was noted in all animals. All anastomoses were patent at 10 weeks. Histology revealed the development of a vascularized tissue with a neomucosa lining the lumen of the cyst with invaginations resembling crypt-villus structures. Morphometric analysis demonstrated significantly greater villus number, villus height, crypt number, crypt area, and mucosal surface length in groups 2 and 3 compared with group 1, and significantly greater villus number, villus height, crypt area, and mucosal surface length in group 3 compared with group 2 (P < 0.05, ANOVA, Tukey test). CONCLUSION Intestinal epithelial organoid units transplanted on biodegradable polymer tubes can regenerate into complex tissue resembling small intestine. Anastomosis to native small bowel combined with small bowel resection and anastomosis alone contribute significant regenerative stimuli for the morphogenesis and differentiation of tissue-engineered neointestine.
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- S S Kim
- Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Lee HM, Udupi V, Englander EW, Rajaraman S, Coffey RJ, Greeley GH. Stimulatory actions of insulin-like growth factor-I and transforming growth factor-alpha on intestinal neurotensin and peptide YY. Endocrinology 1999; 140:4065-9. [PMID: 10465277 DOI: 10.1210/endo.140.9.6969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Proliferation of the gastrointestinal mucosa is stimulated by the growth factors, insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF-alpha), or the closely related epidermal growth factor (EGF), as well as the gastrointestinal hormones, gastrin, neurotensin (NT), and peptide YY (PYY). The stimulatory actions of these growth factors or gastrointestinal hormones on the gastrointestinal mucosa may be direct or mediated in part by gastrointestinal peptides or the growth factors, respectively. The purpose of these studies therefore was to examine the effects of IGF-I and TGF-alpha on stomach gastrin and intestinal NT and PYY gene expression [i.e. messenger RNA (mRNA), peptide levels] and secretion. Mice were given recombinant human IGF-I (3, 6 mg/kg BW/day x 14 days). Transgenic mice with the rat TGF-alpha gene linked to a metallothionein promoter were used as a model of chronic TGF-alpha excess. IGF-I and TGF-alpha did not affect gastrin gene expression. Steady-state intestinal NT and PYY mRNA and peptide levels were elevated in a dose-related manner by IGF. TGF-alpha also increased intestinal expression of NT and PYY peptide, but not mRNA levels. Basal serum levels of PYY were elevated by IGF-I and TGF-alpha. IGF-I and TGF-alpha did not increase intestinal chromogranin A (CGA) gene expression, a marker of endocrine cells, or the density of PYY-containing cells in the colon, indicating that the elevations in intestinal gut peptide gene expression by IGF-I and TGF-alpha are not due simply to an increased number of enteroendocrine cells. IV infusion of EGF also stimulated release of PYY in the dog. Together, these findings indicate that IGF-I and TGF-alpha may cause secretion of gut hormones and exert a major upregulatory influence on the regulation of intestinal peptide hormone homeostasis.
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- H M Lee
- Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555, USA
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Fredriksson A, Johnström P, Thorell JO, von Heijne G, Hassan M, Eksborg S, Kogner P, Borgström P, Ingvar M, Stone-Elander S. In vivo evaluation of the biodistribution of 11C-labeled PD153035 in rats without and with neuroblastoma implants. Life Sci 1999; 65:165-74. [PMID: 10416822 DOI: 10.1016/s0024-3205(99)00233-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The biodistribution of 11C-labeled 4-(3-bromoanilino)-6,7-dimethoxyquinazoline, an inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor tyrosine kinase, has been evaluated in vivo in rats using positron emission tomography (PET). Time-activity data obtained after i.v. administration in one rat revealed that the radiotracer rapidly cleared from plasma with subsequent uptake in major organs of the body (brain, heart, liver, gastrointestinal tract and bladder). Uptake in proliferating tissue in rats with human neuroblastoma xenografts indicate that [O-11C-methyl]PD153035 shows promise as a new agent for in vivo imaging of tumors with PET.
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- A Fredriksson
- Karolinska Pharmacy, and Clinical Neuroscience Department, Karolinska Hospital and Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
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The receptor for the epidermal growth factor (EGF) and related ligands (EGFR), the prototypal member of the superfamily of receptors with intrinsic tyrosine kinase activity, is widely expressed on many cell types, including epithelial and mesenchymal lineages. Upon activation by at least five genetically distinct ligands (including EGF, transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF alpha) and heparin-binding EGF (HB-EGF)), the intrinsic kinase is activated and EGFR tyrosyl-phosphorylates itself and numerous intermediary effector molecules, including closely-related c-erbB receptor family members. This initiates myriad signaling pathways, some of which attenuate receptor signaling. The integrated biological responses to EGFR signaling are pleiotropic including mitogenesis or apoptosis, enhanced cell motility, protein secretion, and differentiation or dedifferentiation. In addition to being implicated in organ morphogenesis, maintenance and repair, upregulated EGFR signaling has been correlated in a wide variety of tumors with progression to invasion and metastasis. Thus, EGFR and its downstream signaling molecules' are targets for therapeutic interventions in wound repair and cancer.
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- A Wells
- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294-0007, USA.
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There has been much interest in recent years in the potential protective role of saliva in the esophagus. Variables such as salivary volume and neutralizing capacity have been studied both during basal conditions and in response to esophageal acid exposure, in healthy subjects and in patients with esophagitis. In addition to its known neutralizing capacity, saliva also contains growth factors. These polypeptides (of which epidermal growth factor has been studied most) have cytoprotective and healing properties in various segments of the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, a deficiency in one or more of these growth factors might be a contributing factor in the development of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or its complication, such as Barrett's metaplasia. However, human studies have produced contradictory results regarding salivary growth factor deficiency in such patients. Current methods of investigation make it difficult to assess the importance of saliva in GERD. This may be due in part to the multifactorial nature of the disease and the difficulty in long-term, selective manipulation of salivary function in humans. Given the present data in the literature, it is therefore unknown if saliva plays an important role in esophageal protection.
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- K R Kongara
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA
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Guren TK, Abrahamsen H, Thoresen GH, Babaie E, Berg T, Christoffersen T. EGF-induced activation of Stat1, Stat3, and Stat5b is unrelated to the stimulation of DNA synthesis in cultured hepatocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1999; 258:565-71. [PMID: 10329425 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.0684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Transcription factors of the STAT family have been implicated in regulation of cell proliferation. EGF activates several STAT proteins in liver. We have studied the relationship between STAT activation and the growth-stimulatory effect of EGF in rat hepatocytes, assessing specific DNA-binding activity of STAT proteins in electrophoretic mobility-shift and supershift assays. In freshly isolated hepatocytes, EGF activated Stat1, Stat3, and, particularly, Stat5b. However, the ability of EGF to produce this activation was rapidly attenuated when the cells were cultured, while the activation by IFN-gamma (Stat1) and IL-6 (Stat3) was sustained. Hepatocytes cultured for 24-48 h are highly sensitive to the stimulatory effect of EGF on S phase entry. In these cells EGF did not detectably activate Stat1, Stat3, or Stat5b but markedly stimulated MAP kinase (Erk1/2). Thus, although EGF has the ability to activate several STAT proteins, this did not seem to be part of the mitogenic mechanisms used by the EGF receptor in hepatocytes.
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- T K Guren
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
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Birk D, Gansauge F, Gansauge S, Formentini A, Lucht A, Beger HG. Serum and correspondent tissue measurements of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF-R). Clinical relevance in pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PANCREATOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PANCREATOLOGY 1999; 25:89-96. [PMID: 10360220 DOI: 10.1385/ijgc:25:2:89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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CONCLUSION The results of this study show that routine measurements of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF-R) cannot improve screening for pancreatic cancer despite the frequently present tissue overexpression. Both values fail to reveal this malignancy in a serum test. Patients with chronic pancreatitis exhibit no or very low concentrations of EGF. In cases where preoperative diagnosis is difficult the noninvasive EGF and EGF-R serum measurements may be helpful in discriminating between pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis. BACKGROUND EGF and EGF-R are frequently overexpressed in the tissue of patients suffering from ductal pancreatic cancer and to lesser degree in patients with chronic pancreatitis. The aim of this study was to determine the value of serum measurements in these patients to detect malignant pancreatic disease. In cases of pancreatic cancer, the tissue expression of EGF and EGF-R was evaluated by immunohistochemistry. METHOD Thirty-five patients with chronic pancreatitis and 31 patients with pancreatic cancer were evaluated; 71 patients admitted for routine surgery (hernia repair, cholecystectomy, goiter surgery) served as controls. RESULTS EGF and EGF-R values were not significantly different in pancreatic cancer as compared to controls and did not correlate with other tumor markers (CA 19-9, carcinoembryonic antigen [CEA], tumor polypeptide antigen [TPA]) or with the stage of the disease. Fourteen patients (67%) with pancreatic cancer displayed tissue overexpression for EGF and 11 patients for EGF-R (52%). These patients, however, also failed to exhibit any significant pathological changes in serum concentration. In chronic pancreatitis, EGF and EGF-R were significantly decreased as compared to pancreatic cancer and controls. This was an unexpected finding. There was a positive correlation to clinical exocrine insufficiency.
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- D Birk
- Department of General Surgery, University of Ulm, Germany
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Plebani M, Panozzo MP, Basso D, De Paoli M, Biasin R, Infantolino D. Cytokines and the progression of liver damage in experimental bile duct ligation. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 1999; 26:358-63. [PMID: 10225149 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1681.1999.03042.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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1. Cytokines are soluble factors whose action has been documented in physiological and pathological conditions. Some may be involved in the pathogenesis of cholestasis, whether of acute or chronic origin. 2. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of epidermal growth factor (EGF), transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta 1, interleukin (IL)-6 and tumour necrosis factor (TNF) on cholestasis. Findings from Sprague-Dawley rats submitted to bile duct ligation for 1-28 days were compared with those from controls, which underwent laparotomy but not bile duct ligation. 3. Biochemical and morphological findings confirmed that the experimental procedure was successful. At the end of each follow-up period, the hepatic levels of the cytokines were determined and compared with liver histology findings. 4. The four cytokines studied showed different patterns of activation: hepatic levels of EGF, higher in the experimental than the control group, were comparable with the proliferative picture. The TGF-beta 1 pattern was correlated with data of periportal, perivenular and perineoductular fibrosis, confirming that this cytokine has a role in mediating the synthesis of matrix proteins. A fluctuating, phasic pattern was found for TNF in the experimental group, with high values on day 0, a decrease on the first and second postoperative days and then two peaks on days 8 and 14. Finally, immediately after surgical manipulation, high levels of IL-6 were found in the experimental group, followed by a decrease in levels until zero values were obtained. 5. This suggests that the obstructive condition produces several cytokine responses, each of which contributes to determine the cholestatic condition.
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- M Plebani
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Padova, Italy.
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Kim SS, Kaihara S, Benvenuto M, Choi RS, Kim BS, Mooney DJ, Taylor GA, Vacanti JP. Regenerative signals for tissue-engineered small intestine. Transplant Proc 1999; 31:657-60. [PMID: 10083283 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(98)01737-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- S S Kim
- Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Chung BM, Wong JK, Hardin JA, Gall DG. Role of actin in EGF-induced alterations in enterocyte SGLT1 expression. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1999; 276:G463-9. [PMID: 9950820 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1999.276.2.g463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Na+-glucose cotransporter (SGLT1) expression and the role of actin in epidermal growth factor (EGF)-induced alterations in glucose transport and brush-border surface area were examined in New Zealand White rabbit jejunal loops. In separate experiments, EGF or EGF concurrent with cytochalasin D, an inhibitor of actin polymerization, was administered to the experimental loop and compared with its vehicle control. SGLT1 expression was measured by Western blot in brush-border membrane vesicles (BBMV) after 5-min and 1-h exposure. Glucose kinetics were determined by a rapid filtration technique, and brush-border surface area was examined by electron microscopy after 1-h exposure. The effect of cytochalasin D alone on BBMV glucose kinetics and brush-border surface area was also assessed. EGF resulted in a significant increase in BBMV SGLT1 expression (P < 0.05), glucose maximal uptake (Vmax; P < 0.001), and absorptive brush-border surface area (P < 0.001). These effects were abolished with concurrent cytochalasin D treatment. Cytochalasin D alone had no effect on glucose transport or brush-border surface area. The findings suggest that EGF acutely upregulates jejunal brush-border surface area and the Vmax for jejunal glucose uptake via the recruitment and insertion of SGLT1 from an internal pool into the brush border by a mechanism that is dependent on actin polymerization.
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- B M Chung
- Gastrointestinal Research Group, Health Sciences Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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Kim SS, Kaihara S, Benvenuto MS, Choi RS, Kim BS, Mooney DJ, Taylor GA, Vacanti JP. Regenerative signals for intestinal epithelial organoid units transplanted on biodegradable polymer scaffolds for tissue engineering of small intestine. Transplantation 1999; 67:227-33. [PMID: 10075585 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199901270-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Our laboratory is investigating the tissue engineering of small intestine using intestinal epithelial organoid units seeded onto highly porous biodegradable polymer tubes. This study investigated methods of stimulation for optimizing neointestinal regeneration. METHODS Intestinal epithelial organoid units harvested from neonatal Lewis rats were seeded onto porous biodegradable polymer tubes and implanted into the omentum of adult Lewis rats in the following groups: (1) the control group (group C), implantation alone (n=9); (2) the small bowel resection (SBr) group, after 75% SBr (n=9); (3) the portacaval shunt (PCS) group, after PCS (n=8); and (4) the partial hepatectomy (PH) group, after 75% PH (n=8). Neointestinal cyst size was recorded using ultrasonography. Constructs were harvested at 10 weeks and were examined using histology. Morphometric analysis of the neomucosa was obtained using a computer image analysis program (NIH Image, version 1.59). RESULTS Cyst development was noted in all animals. Cyst lengths and diameters were significantly larger in the SBr group at 7 and 10 weeks compared with the other three groups (P<0.05; analysis of variance [ANOVA], Fisher's protected least significant difference). Histology revealed a well-vascularized tissue with a neomucosa lining the lumen with invaginations resembling crypt-villus structures. Morphometric analysis demonstrated a significantly greater villus number, height, area, and mucosal surface in the SBr group compared with the other three groups and a significantly greater crypt number and area in the PCS group compared with group C (P<0.05; ANOVA, Fisher's protected least significant difference). CONCLUSIONS Intestinal epithelial organoid units transplanted on porous biodegradable polymer tubes can successfully vascularize, survive, and regenerate into complex tissue resembling small intestine. SBr and, to a lesser extent, PCS provide significant regenerative stimuli for the morphogenesis and differentiation of tissue-engineered small intestine.
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- S S Kim
- Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA
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Shin CE, Falcone RA, Duane KR, Erwin CR, Warner BW. The distribution of endogenous epidermal growth factor after small bowel resection suggests increased intestinal utilization during adaptation. J Pediatr Surg 1999; 34:22-6. [PMID: 10022137 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(99)90222-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Although exogenous epidermal growth factor (EGF) amplifies adaptation after massive small bowel resection (SBR), the role for endogenous EGF is unclear. The authors sought to determine whether SBR was associated with changes in the levels of EGF in the serum, saliva, or urine and EGF receptor (EGF-R) signaling in the ileum. METHODS Male ICR mice underwent 50% proximal SBR or sham surgery bowel transection/reanastomosis). After 3 days, levels of EGF were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in the serum, saliva, and urine. EGF-R activation was measured in isolated ileal enterocytes by probing an EGF-R immunoprecipitate with an antibody to phosphotyrosine. RESULTS When compared with sham, SBR resulted in no change in serum, increased salivary (2209+/-266 nmol SBR v 1183+/-119 nmol sham, P<.05) and decreased urinary (417+/-58 nmol SBR v 940+/-143 nmol sham; P<.05) EGF levels. EGF-R activation increased 2.5-fold after SBR. CONCLUSIONS Increased salivary and reduced urinary EGF linked with enhanced EGF-R activation suggests increased ileal utilization of EGF during adaptation. This observation, along with the known beneficial effects of exogenous EGF, infers a crucial role for endogenous EGF in the pathogenesis of intestinal adaptation after SBR.
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- C E Shin
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH 45229-3039, USA
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Sayles JM, D'Addio V, Wang JY, Bass BL. Epidermal growth factor-stimulated rabbit oesophageal mucosal growth: Role of polyamines. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 1998; 13:S149-S155. [PMID: 28976654 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1998.tb01868.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Factors operative in oesophageal mucosal growth are poorly characterized. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) has been shown to stimulate mucosal growth throughout the gastrointestinal tract. The present study was performed to test the hypothesis that polyamine biosynthesis is required for stimulation of epithelial growth by EGF in oesophageal mucosa. Using an in vitro explant model, oesophageal mucosal growth was quantified in the presence or absence of EGF and α-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO), a specific inhibitor of polyamine synthesis. Administration of 50 nmol/L EGF significantly increased the rate of epithelial growth in oesophageal explants. Treatment with DFMO for 3 and 7 days not only depleted the tissue polyamines putrescine, spermidine and spermine, but also significantly impaired mucosal growth. The inhibitory effect of DFMO on mucosal growth was partially but significantly prevented when exogenous putrescine was given. Additionally, stimulation of epithelial growth by EGF was also blocked by depletion of cellular polyamines in DFMO-treated oesophageal explants. These results indicate that EGF stimulates epithelial growth of oesophageal mucosa at least partly through a process involving polyamine biosynthesis.
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- John M Sayles
- Department of Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore, MarylandWalter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore, MarylandWalter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore, MarylandWalter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore, MarylandWalter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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This paper reviews areas of interest in gut mucosal growth factor physiology. Several epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like peptides (EGF, transforming growth factor [TGF]-alpha, heparin-binding EGF-like peptide, amphiregulin, and betacellulin) have been identified in the gut, EGF is produced by the salivary glands and is present in milk. It may act on the mucosa from the lumen as a surveillance peptide promoting mucosal repair. A stem-cell-derived "ulcer-associated cell lineage" develops adjacent to ulcers and produces EGF, which may play a role in ulcer healing. TGF-alpha is expressed by villus enterocytes and may have an important role in mucosal healing. The Trefoil peptides (pS2, spasmolytic polypeptide, intestinal trefoil factor) are protease resistant molecules secreted by mucin cells throughout the gut, with a role in mucosal healing. The TGF-beta family inhibit cell proliferation, and promote cell differentiation. TGF-beta has a gradient of expression along the crypt villus axis, with maximum production at the villus tip. It is suspected that it may prevent cell proliferation and support differentiation of villus enterocytes. Hepatocyte growth factor is a multifunctional growth factor expressed in many tissues, including the gastrointestinal tract. It has a role in organogenesis. Intestinal adaptation is highly dependent on enteral nutrition, and it is likely that growth factors are involved in adaptation. Little is known, however, about interactions between nutrients and growth factors. Milk contains a range of potentially important growth factors. Their biological significance is uncertain, and this is an area of active research.
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- Institute of Child Health, Birmingham, UK.
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Buret A, Olson ME, Gall DG, Hardin JA. Effects of orally administered epidermal growth factor on enteropathogenic Escherichia coli infection in rabbits. Infect Immun 1998; 66:4917-23. [PMID: 9746597 PMCID: PMC108608 DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.10.4917-4923.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The increased intestinal absorption induced by epidermal growth factor (EGF) is associated with diffuse lengthening of brush border microvilli. The aim of this study was to examine the in vivo effects of oral administration of EGF during infection with enteropathogenic Escherichia coli. New Zealand White rabbits (4 weeks old) received orogastric EGF daily starting 3 days prior to infection with enteropathogenic E. coli RDEC-1 and were compared with sham-treated infected animals and uninfected controls. Weight gain, food intake, fecal E. coli, and stool consistency were assessed daily. On day 10, segments of jejunum, ileum, proximal, and distal colon were assessed for gram-negative bacterial colonization, disaccharidase activities, and epithelial ultrastructure. Effects of EGF on E. coli RDEC-1 proliferation were studied in vitro. E. coli RDEC-1 caused diarrhea and reduced weight gain. Seven days postinfection, the small and large intestines were colonized with numerous bacteria, brush border microvilli were disrupted, and maltase and sucrase activities were significantly reduced in the jejunum. Daily treatment with EGF prevented the occurrence of diarrhea and reduction of weight gain. These effects were associated with significant inhibition of E. coli colonization in the small and large intestine, improved jejunal maltase and sucrase activities and reduced microvillous injury. EGF did not affect the proliferation of E. coli in vitro. The findings suggest that EGF protects the gastrointestinal tract against colonization by enteropathogenic E. coli.
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- A Buret
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4.
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Eguchi S, Sugiyama N, Kawazoe Y, Kawashita Y, Fujioka H, Furui J, Kanematsu T. Total blood exchange suppresses the early stage of liver regeneration following partial hepatectomy in rats. Artif Organs 1998; 22:847-53. [PMID: 9790082 DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1594.1998.06166.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Despite its obscure and short effect, plasma exchange (PE) remains a mainstay in the treatment of liver disease. However, the question still remains as to whether or not PE suppresses the regeneration of the liver because PE deprives patients of hepatotrophic factors. The effect of PE, which could be a total blood exchange (TBE) in a syngeneic setting, on liver regeneration following a 68% partial hepatectomy (PH) was investigated in rats. In Group 1, 20 ml of blood from normal rats was infused while native blood was removed at 6 and 12 h after PH. In Group 2, 20 ml of blood obtained from PH rats at the same time points was infused. The regeneration rate, labeling index of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), and plasma hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) level were determined, and standard liver function tests performed at 24, 48, and 72 h. Although all liver function tests improved in Group 1 at 24 and 48 h, the regeneration rate was significantly impaired. Similarly, the PCNA labeling index was significantly lower in Group 1 than that in Group 2. The plasma HGF level was significantly reduced in Group 1 (6 h blood out versus blood in: 1.1+/-0.5 vs. 0.1+/-0.1 ng/ml, p < 0.05). TBE with normal blood following PH suppressed the early stage of liver regeneration, in part, because of the reduction of HGF even though the blood was purified.
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- Department of Surgery II, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Sakamoto, Japan
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Bilgihan A, Turkozkan N, Isman F, Kilinc M, Demirsoy S. The effect of different doses of epidermal growth factor on liver ornithine decarboxylase and Na-K ATPase activities in newborn rats. GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY 1998; 31:261-3. [PMID: 9688469 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-3623(97)00446-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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1. Ornithine decarboxylase and Na-K ATPase activities were studied in rat livers that were treated with different doses of epidermal growth factor (EGF). 2. The ornithine decarboxylase activities were studied with spectrophotometry, and results were expressed as micromoles of putrescine per hour per milligram of protein. Na-K ATPase activities were studied on the basis of the principle of measuring the amount of inorganic phosphates released by the hydrolysis of ATP, and the results were expressed as micromoles of inorganic phosphate per hour per milligram of protein. 3. When compared with the controls, although the Na-K ATPase activities were decreased at low doses of EGF, their activities were found to be increased at high doses of EGF. On the other hand, there was a positive correlation between ornithine decarboxylase activities and EGF doses. 4. The results of this study suggest that, whereas the decrease in Na-K ATPase activities at low doses of EGF can be due to the utilization of the enzyme, the increase in Na-K ATPase activities at high doses of EGF can be attributed to its enhanced synthesis.
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- A Bilgihan
- Department of Biochemistry, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Ulrich RG, Cramer CT, Adams LA, Kletzien RF. Activation and glucagon regulation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) by insulin and epidermal growth factor in cultured rat and human hepatocytes. Cell Biochem Funct 1998; 16:77-85. [PMID: 9636995 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0844(199806)16:2<77::aid-cbf769>3.0.co;2-u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Many hepatocellular activities may be proximally regulated by intracellular signalling proteins including mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK). In this study, signalling events from epidermal growth factor (EGF) and insulin were examined in primary cultured human and rat hepatocytes. Using Western immunoblots, rat and human hepatocytes were found to produce a rapid tyrosine phosphorylation of the EGF receptor and MAPK following 0.5-1 min exposure to EGF. Phosphorylation of p42 and p44 MAPK was observed following 2.5 min exposure to EGF. Insulin treatment produced phosphorylation of the insulin receptor beta subunit; she phosphorylation was not observed. MAPK phosphorylation corresponded with a shift in molecular weight and an increase in kinase activity. Insulin-dependent activation of MAPK was unequivocally observed only in human hepatocytes, though a slight activation was detected in rat. Co-treatment with insulin and EGF produced phosphorylation and complete electrophoretic shift in molecular weight of MAPK, with an additive or synergistic increase in enzyme activity in rat but not human hepatocytes; human hepatocyte MAPK was maximally stimulated by EGF alone. Glucagon pretreatment blocked phosphorylation, gel mobility shift and kinase activity of MAPK induced by insulin but only partially blocked EGF-induced MAPK activation in human hepatocytes. Glucagon also reduced the activation of MAPK by EGF in rat hepatocytes. Pre-treatments with forskolin or cyclic AMP analogues diminished in the insulin-, EGF- and insulin plus EGF-dependent activation of MAPK in rat hepatocytes without effecting phosphorylation of receptors or MAPK. These results indicate that although EGF and insulin may both signal through the MAPK/ras/raf/MAPK pathway, the response for MAPK differs between these ligands and between species. Further, in both rat and human, glucagon exerts its effects through a cyclic AMP-dependent mechanism at a level in the insulin and EGF signal transduction pathways downstream of MAPK but promixal to MAPK. The partial inhibition of EGF-induced MAPK phosphorylation by glucagon in human hepatocytes provides further evidence for a raf-1-independent pathway for activation of MAPK.
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- R G Ulrich
- Investigative Toxicology Unit, Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc., Kalamazoo, MI 49007, USA.
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Marcinkiewicz M, Grabowska SZ, Czyzewska E. Role of epidermal growth factor (EGF) in oesophageal mucosal integrity. Curr Med Res Opin 1998; 14:145-53. [PMID: 9787980 DOI: 10.1185/03007999809113354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Oesophageal mucosa has well established protective mechanisms, which operate within pre-epithelial, epithelial and post-epithelial compartments. Since refluxed acid and pepsin always act from the luminal side of the mucosa, protective factors like EGF, operating as a part of pre-epithelial defence, are thought to be pivotal in the maintenance of the integrity of the oesophageal mucosa. The significant contribution of salivary EGF to the quality of the oesophageal mucosal barrier has been demonstrated in an experimental setting and in a clinical scenario. Patients with low salivary EGF levels are predisposed to severe oesophageal damage if they develop gastro-oesophageal reflux and are a high-risk group for development of Barrett's oesophagus. Not only the salivary glands but also the human oesophagus has a profound ability to elaborate and release EGF. Some changes in luminal release of EGF during oesophageal mucosal exposure to intraluminal damaging factors imply its role in the oesophageal protective mechanisms. To exert biological effects within the oesophageal mucosal compartment, EGF requires binding to the ligand-binding domain of its receptor. This process results in receptor dimerisation, autophosphorylation and activation of intracellular signal transduction pathways. EGF receptors are localised on the basolateral and luminal aspect of the mucosal cells playing an important role in fast regeneration of oesophageal epithelium through the high mitotic activity of its proliferative zone. An increase in the rate of salivary EGF secretion during masticatory stimulation suggests its potential therapeutic benefit in the treatment of patients with damaged oesophageal mucosa.
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- M Marcinkiewicz
- Department of Gastroenterology, J. Sniadecki's District Hospital, Bialystok, Poland
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Fiore NF, Ledniczky G, Liu Q, Orazi A, Du X, Williams DA, Grosfeld JL. Comparison of interleukin-11 and epidermal growth factor on residual small intestine after massive small bowel resection. J Pediatr Surg 1998; 33:24-9. [PMID: 9473093 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(98)90354-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Interleukin-11 (IL-11) is a multifunctional cytokine derived from bone marrow, which has a trophic effect on small bowel epithelium. This study compares the effects of IL-11 with epidermal growth factor (EGF), a growth factor known to enhance small bowel adaptation. METHODS Forty Sprague-Dawley rats (90 to 100 g) underwent an 85% mid-small bowel resection with primary anastomosis on day 0. Rats were divided into four treatment groups: controls (group I) received bovine serum albumin (BSA), group II received IL-11, 125 microg/kg subcutaneously (SC) twice daily, group III received EGF, 0.10 microg/g SC bid, and group IV received EGF and IL-11 in the above doses. Half of the animals (five per group) were killed on day 4 of therapy, and the rest were killed on day 8. Animals were evaluated for weight, mucosal length, and bowel wall muscle thickness on days 4 and 8, and expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in intestinal crypt and smooth muscle cells on day 8. RESULTS There were two deaths; both were 8-day controls. Body weight was similar at day 4 and day 8. Mucosal thickness in groups II (IL-11) and group IV (IL-11 and EGF) was significantly increased at day 4 and 8 when compared with controls (group I) and EGF (group III, P < .001). Muscle thickness was significantly increased in the EGF and combined group IV compared with the BSA controls and IL-11 groups (P < .001). Thirty-two percent of the mucosal crypt cells in Group I stained positive for PCNA, whereas 51%, 53%, and 60% stained positive in groups II (IL-11), III (EGF), and IV (IL-11 and EGF), respectively. In groups I and II, 2% and 1.7% of the myocytes stained positive for PCNA, whereas 11.2% and 5.2% of the myocytes in group III and IV stained positive. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that IL-11 has a trophic effect on small intestinal enterocytes, causing cell proliferation and increased mucosal thickness. EGF has a more generalized effect on intestine causing proliferation of both enterocytes and myocytes. IL-11, with or without EGF, may be a useful adjunct in instances of short bowel syndrome.
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- N F Fiore
- Department of Surgery, Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA
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Mehta DI, Horváth K, Chanasongcram S, Hill ID, Panigrahi P. Epidermal growth factor up-regulates sodium-glucose cotransport in enterocyte models in the presence of cholera toxin. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 1997; 21:185-91. [PMID: 9252942 DOI: 10.1177/0148607197021004185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sodium-glucose cotransport by enterocytes is key to the successful implementation of oral rehydration in diarrhea. Confluent, differentiated Caco-2 cells have enterocyte-like characteristics. We have previously shown that short-term incubation of isolated rat jejunal enterocytes with epidermal growth factor (EGF) results in the up-regulation of sodium-glucose cotransport. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of EGF on Caco-2 cells in the presence of cholera toxin. METHODS Caco-2 cells grown on tissue culture dishes were used for glucose and sodium uptake studies and cells were grown on polycarbonate membranes for transport examinations. Effects of EGF on the kinetic parameters of sodium-glucose contransporter, thymidine transport, and on the activity of Na+/K(+)-ATPase were examined. The efficacy of basolateral vs apical EGF on sodium and glucose transport was compared after incubation of the monolayers with 10 nmol/L of cholera toxin. RESULTS EGF increased both glucose and sodium uptake and transport, and we observed a simultaneous increase in the activity of Na+/K(+)-adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase). Kinetic studies performed on brush-border membrane vesicles prepared from EGF-incubated confluent monolayers and on intact cells showed an increase in the maximum velocity but not the Michaelis constant, suggesting increased availability of transporters rather than conformational change. This effect was seen within minutes in both of the two putative transporters, high-affinity, low-capacity and low-affinity, high-capacity. There was no acute effect on thymidine uptake. Studies in the presence of cholera toxin demonstrated a significant up-regulation in sodium-glucose cotransport when EGF was applied from the basolateral side; the increase was smaller but significant with apical application. CONCLUSIONS Differentiated Caco-2 cells have two kinetically distinct sodium-glucose cotransporters. Short-term incubation of Caco-2 cells with EGF resulted in an up-regulation of sodium-glucose cotransport and subsequent increase in Na+/K(+)-ATPase activity. The effect of basolaterally applied EGF was more significant with or without incubation with cholera toxin. The early effect of EGF on glucose and sodium cotransport may have important therapeutic implications in diarrhea and dehydration states. The in vitro model described here uses a homogeneous cell population and provides a versatile system for uptake and transport studies.
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- D I Mehta
- duPont Hospital for Children, Department of Pediatrics, Thomas Jefferson University, Wilmington, DE 19899, USA
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Tanaka K, Yoshida E, Ishizaki H, Hasegawa T, Matsumoto H, Ikemoto F, Doi K. Down regulation of epidermal growth factor receptors in rat hepatocytes treated with clofibric acid. Toxicol Lett 1997; 91:25-30. [PMID: 9096283 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4274(96)03864-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The effect of clofibric acid (CA), a peroxisome proliferator and a non-genotoxic hepatocarcinogen was investigated on epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptors in hepatocytes of female Sprague-Dawley rats treated at a dose of 9000 ppm in a diet for up to 13 weeks. Hepatocyte plasma membranes were isolated in Weeks 1 and 13, and assayed with [125I]EGF. The binding of EGF to the hepatocyte plasma membranes was reduced in Week 1 as a result of decreased number of low-affinity receptors. The fall of binding capacity was further evident in Week 13, which was associated with decreased numbers of both high- and low-affinity receptors. The equilibrium dissociation constant remained unchanged either in Week 1 or 13. These results were in agreement with previous observations of a decreased hepatocyte response to mitogens after prolonged treatment with CA. This suggested that the CA-associated liver tumor promoting effect is related to its ability to decrease the number of EGF receptors and the resultant aberrant growth environment.
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- K Tanaka
- Development Research Laboratories, Banyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osato, Saitama, Japan
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Watanabe M, Jo N, Nishimura Y, Takafuchi M, Kuno M, Kanbara K, Kiyokane K, Shimada M. Epidermal growth factor binding sites in the mouse exocrine and endocrine pancreas shown by in vivo quantitative microautoradiography and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Acta Histochem 1997; 99:55-62. [PMID: 9150797 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-1281(97)80008-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Microautoradiography at 3, 6 and 15 min after intravenous injection of 125I-EGF was used to investigate the distribution of epidermal growth factor (EGF) binding sites in the pancreas of normal male mice. The autoradiographs were observed by confocal laser microscopy, which allows the quantification of silver grains. The results demonstrated that both endocrine and exocrine pancreatic cells exhibited substantial specific binding of 125I-EGF. The highest level of EGF binding was found in the duct cells of the exocrine pancreas followed by the acinar cells. The cells of the islets of Langerhans also showed substantial specific binding of 125I-EGF though the binding level was lower than that of the exocrine pancreas. In the control experiments, mice were injected with 125I-EGF and various amounts of unlabeled EGF.
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- M Watanabe
- Department of Anatomy, Osaka Medical College, Japan
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