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1751175

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-1-29
pubmed:abstractText
To produce a new hybrid artificial liver system, cultured pig hepatocytes were used in this study. Hepatocytes from normal healthy pigs were cultured in multiwell dishes. From the third day of cultivation, hepatocytes were divided into three groups according to the media used (Group 1, L-15; Group 2, normal human plasma; Group 3, plasma from hepatic failure [HF] patients). Measurements of cellular function of the cultured pig hepatocytes included metabolic activity (gluconeogenesis and ureogenesis), DNA content, and amino acid changes in the plasma. The ability to provide gluconeogenesis and ureogenesis by the cultured hepatocytes in HF plasma was maintained for 3 days, equal to that observed in Groups 1 and 2. DNA content was no different in the three groups. Elevated amino acid levels in the HF plasma, Phe, Met, Lys, and Gly, were significantly reduced by the cultured hepatocytes. The results indicate that the use of primary cultured pig hepatocytes is a step toward a hybrid artificial liver system, and a promising candidate as a bioreactor.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0889-7190
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
M337-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
A hybrid artificial liver system. Function of cultured monolayer pig hepatocytes in plasma from hepatic failure patients.
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article