ISSN:
1573-4919
Keywords:
hepatocyte
;
collagen
;
cAMP
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Intracellular collagen degradation in normal rat hepatocytes was exponetially stimulated by db-cAMP (10–100 µM). The effect was manifested as a decrease (p 〈 0.01) in net collagen production. The extent of degradation directly co-related with the intracellular cAMP levels, only upto a threshold concentration (16.2 ± 1.3 p moles/106 cells) elicited by 100 µM of db-cAMP. Higher concentrations induced no further increment. Forskolin adenylate cyclase activator (10–50 µM), produced similar effects demonstrating cAMP dependence of the phenomenon. Both db-cAMP as well as Forskolin stimulated collagen degradation (p 〈 0.05) in hepatocytes from rats administered CCL4. However, the extent of stimulation was significantly (p 〈 0.01) less compared to that observed in normal hepatocytes. Our data demonstrates that elevated cAMP levels regulate net collagen content by signalling intracellular collagen degradation and not synthesis.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00230878
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