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11416016

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-6-20
pubmed:abstractText
The liver size in adult mammals is tightly regulated in relation to body weight, but the hormonal control of this is largely unknown. We investigated the roles of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor-1 in the regulation of intact liver weight in adult mice. The relative liver wet and dry weights of older adult (5- to 10-month-old) IL-6 knockout (IL-6(-/-)) mice were decreased by 22-28%, and total contents of DNA and protein were decreased compared with those in age-matched wild-type mice. Weights of other visceral organs were unaffected. Older adult (6- to 8-month-old) TNF receptor-1 knockout (TNFR1(-/-)) mice displayed decreased relative liver weight. Treatment with a single injection of IL-6 increased liver wet and dry weights in IL-6(-/-) and wild-type mice, but not TNFR1(-/-) mice. Treatment with TNFalpha enhanced liver weight and DNA synthesis of nonparenchymal liver cells at 24 h in wild-type, but not IL-6(-/-), mice. At 48 h, TNFalpha induced DNA synthesis in nonparenchymal cells and hepatocytes of both wild-type and IL-6(-/-) mice. In conclusion, TNF receptor-1 stimulation and IL-6 production are both necessary for normal liver weight gain in older adult mice. The results of TNFalpha and IL-6 treatment further indicate that the effects of TNF receptor-1 and IL-6 depend on each other for full stimulation of liver growth.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0013-7227
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
142
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2953-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Retarded liver growth in interleukin-6-deficient and tumor necrosis factor receptor-1-deficient mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Research Center for Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden. ville.wallenius@medic.gu.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't