ISSN:
1432-0738
Keywords:
Key words Proliferation
;
Epidermal growth factor (EGF)
;
Insulin
;
Hepatocyte
;
Cyclosporin A
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Cyclosporin A (CsA) at concentrations up to 1 μM induced apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner in cultured rat hepatocytes for 48 h in the presence of insulin and epidermal growth factor (EGF). The effect of CsA was evidenced by the DNA fragmentation pattern constituted by fragments of multiples of 180–200 base pairs, which is a characteristic of programmed cell death. The metabolic activity did not change significantly in the presence of 0.1 μM CsA and diminished to 49% of control in the presence of 1 μM CsA. Changes in the metabolic activity were correlated with a decrease in both [methyl-3H]thymidine uptake and DNA content, which reflects a decrease in the cell number. The treatment of cells with CsA (1 μM) decreased the metabolic activity/DNA content ratio by 24% with respect to dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) control, which also suggests, under these conditions, that the necrosis achieved is at most only 24%. In addition, the changes observed (apoptotic process, arrest of the cell cycle and apparition of a necrotic process) were correlated with an increase in the high-affinity guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) enzymes.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002040050543
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