Article: Expression of H-ras and c-myc protooncogenes in isolated gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase-positive rat hepatocytes and in hepatocellular carcinomas induced by diethylnitrosamine.
1986 Volume 46, Issue 5, Page(s) 2435–2441
Abstract: ... for Northern blot hybridizations. The blots were probed with 32P-labeled c-myc, H-ras, and albumin DNAs. The results ... in either the size or amount of mRNA transcripts for the c-myc and H-ras protooncogenes. Increased expression of c ... Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to a two-thirds partial hepatectomy, followed 18 h later by a single intragastric ...
| Abstract | The appearance of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) in focal areas of hepatocytes is a widely used histochemical marker for the identification of preneoplastic cell populations. The characterization of these GGT-positive preneoplastic cells in relation to possible alterations in protooncogene expression may help define cellular changes occurring during the early stages of hepatocarcinogenesis. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to a two-thirds partial hepatectomy, followed 18 h later by a single intragastric administration of 30 mg of diethylnitrosamine per kg and subsequent feeding of a diet containing 0.05% phenobarbital for 6 or 11 mo. Primary cell suspensions were obtained after the perfusion of liver with collagenase. Cell debris and nonviable cells were removed with multiple washes and a Percoll gradient step. GGT-positive hepatocytes were enriched from the cell suspension by adherence to an affinity-purified GGT antibody affixed to Petri dishes. These dishes allowed the selective adherence and collection of up to 2.28 X 10(6) GGT-positive cells per liver. The starting cell population and the isolated GGT-positive and -negative cells were then used for subsequent analysis. RNA was prepared from the cell isolates and from hepatocellular carcinomas induced with the same diethylnitrosamine and phenobarbital regimen as that used to induce GGT-positive foci; 10 micrograms of total cellular RNA were used for Northern blot hybridizations. The blots were probed with 32P-labeled c-myc, H-ras, and albumin DNAs. The results indicate that GGT-positive hepatocytes do not differ from the other hepatocyte populations in either the size or amount of mRNA transcripts for the c-myc and H-ras protooncogenes. Increased expression of c-myc and H-ras was observed in some malignant lesions and may represent a secondary alteration occurring during the multistage process of hepatocarcinogenesis. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Albumins/genetics ; Animals ; Female ; Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects ; Liver/cytology ; Liver/physiology ; Liver Neoplasms/pathology ; Liver Neoplasms/physiopathology ; Liver Neoplasms, Experimental/pathology ; Liver Neoplasms, Experimental/physiopathology ; Phenobarbital/pharmacology ; Proto-Oncogenes ; RNA, Messenger/genetics ; Rats ; gamma-Glutamyltransferase/metabolism |
| Chemical Substances | Albumins ; RNA, Messenger ; gamma-Glutamyltransferase (EC 2.3.2.2) ; Phenobarbital (YQE403BP4D) |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 1986-05 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
| ZDB-ID | 1432-1 |
| ISSN | 1538-7445 ; 0008-5472 |
| ISSN (online) | 1538-7445 |
| ISSN | 0008-5472 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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