TY - JOUR
T1 - Chimeric molecule IL-6/soluble IL-6 receptor is a potent mitogen for fetal hepatocytes
AU - Zvibel, Isabel
AU - Brill, Shlomo
AU - Kariv, Revital
AU - Traister, Alexandra
AU - Colan, Talia
AU - Chebath, Judith
AU - Halpern, Zamir
AU - Revel, Michel
AU - Oren, Ran
PY - 2004/8
Y1 - 2004/8
N2 - A novel recombinant molecule, termed IL-6c and consisting of a chimera of interleukin 6 (IL-6) and its soluble receptor is extremely potent in stimulating proliferation of hematopoietic progenitors. We investigated the effect of the IL-6c on the proliferation and differentiation of E14 fetal hepatocytes. IL-6c, in a dose-dependent manner, stimulated proliferation of E14 fetal rat hepatocytes. Adult hepatocyte mitogens together with IL-6c showed no further effect on proliferation. Hematopoietic stem cells mitogens SCF and flt3 ligand (FL) were also mitogenic for fetal hepatocytes, but did not further enhance the effect of IL-6c on cell proliferation. IL-6c decreased expression of fetal markers α-fetoprotein (AFP) and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase, and induced expression of adult enzyme glucose-6-phosphatase (Gluc-6-P) in E14 hepatocytes. On the other hand, IL-6c strongly reduced, in a dose-dependant manner, expression of albumin and tyrosine aminotransferase (TAT). However, when the cells were grown for 3 days with IL-6c, and IL-6c was removed for the next 5 days, expression of albumin and TAT returned to levels found in control cultures. In conclusion, IL-6c stimulated proliferation and affected gene expression in fetal hepatocytes in culture.
AB - A novel recombinant molecule, termed IL-6c and consisting of a chimera of interleukin 6 (IL-6) and its soluble receptor is extremely potent in stimulating proliferation of hematopoietic progenitors. We investigated the effect of the IL-6c on the proliferation and differentiation of E14 fetal hepatocytes. IL-6c, in a dose-dependent manner, stimulated proliferation of E14 fetal rat hepatocytes. Adult hepatocyte mitogens together with IL-6c showed no further effect on proliferation. Hematopoietic stem cells mitogens SCF and flt3 ligand (FL) were also mitogenic for fetal hepatocytes, but did not further enhance the effect of IL-6c on cell proliferation. IL-6c decreased expression of fetal markers α-fetoprotein (AFP) and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase, and induced expression of adult enzyme glucose-6-phosphatase (Gluc-6-P) in E14 hepatocytes. On the other hand, IL-6c strongly reduced, in a dose-dependant manner, expression of albumin and tyrosine aminotransferase (TAT). However, when the cells were grown for 3 days with IL-6c, and IL-6c was removed for the next 5 days, expression of albumin and TAT returned to levels found in control cultures. In conclusion, IL-6c stimulated proliferation and affected gene expression in fetal hepatocytes in culture.
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U2 - 10.1002/jcp.20019
DO - 10.1002/jcp.20019
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C2 - 15174094
AN - SCOPUS:3042852757
SN - 0021-9541
VL - 200
SP - 245
EP - 252
JO - Journal of Cellular Physiology
JF - Journal of Cellular Physiology
IS - 2
ER -
