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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-4-20
pubmed:abstractText
A heparin-binding protein, acting as a potent hepatocyte growth stimulating factor (HGSF) was extracted and partially purified from normal calf serum. HGSF stimulated DNA synthesis and proliferation in primary cultures of adult Balb/c mouse hepatocytes and in two liver-derived epithelial cell lines (C6 and C2.8) plated at low cell density in serum-free medium in the absence of epidermal growth factor. HGSF was non-dialyzable in M(r) 50,000 cutoff membranes, and was purified after chromatofocusing on PBE94 resin, (NH4)2SO4 precipitation (80% salt concentration) of the active fractions eluted at pH 5.7, flow chromatography and elution through Sephacryl S300 HR and HA-Ultrogel columns. The hepatotrophic activity was eluted with a protein fraction that was concentrated approximately 40,000 fold over the starting material. The effect was half maximal at approximately 50 ng/ml on adult hepatocytes in primary culture, HGSF had a molecular weight of 90,000-110,000 by gel filtration, was unstable on heat-treatment and was completely inhibited after trypsin digestion and after reduction with dithiothreitol. HGSF did not stimulate growth in Balb/c 3T3 fibroblasts. When injected into partially (40%) hepatectomized Balb/c mice, HGSF increased hepatic DNA synthesis 2 to 4-fold over the background stimulation, at 20 hours after the hepatectomy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0393-974X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
121-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Partial purification of a high molecular weight hepatocyte growth stimulating factor from normal calf serum.
pubmed:affiliation
Mutagenic and Differentiation Institute, C.N.R., Pisa, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't