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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-8-20
pubmed:abstractText
The epidermal growth factor (EGF) has been shown to promote the proliferation of various types of cells, to maintain the physiological function of the mucosa of the digestive tract, and to promote the healing of the gastric and duodenal ulcers. It has been expressed in many types of bacteria and yeasts. In this article, a bio-reactor was constructed, namely, the human EGF (hEGF) transgenic mini-tomato. On the basis of hEGF gene sequence, a tomato codon preference hEGF gene was chemically synthesized, and it was constructed into the plant expression vector pCAMBIA2300. The transgenic tomato plants containing gene hEGF were obtained through Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. The expression product was determined by radioimmunoassay (RIA) and showed a yield of 3.48 +/- 1.01 ng/g fresh fruits. The intragastric gavage (ig) administration of the rhEGF-containing juice of the transgenic tomato (equivalent to 24 ng rhEGF per mouse a day) for 15 days could significantly protect mice against the alcohol-induced ulceration. The ulcer index, expressed as a degree of the stomach lesion, decreased from 42.20 +/- 18.13 to 16.25 +/- 9.57.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1673-8527
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
756-63
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17707220-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17707220-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:17707220-Beverages, pubmed-meshheading:17707220-Epidermal Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:17707220-Ethanol, pubmed-meshheading:17707220-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17707220-Fruit, pubmed-meshheading:17707220-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:17707220-Genetic Vectors, pubmed-meshheading:17707220-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17707220-Lycopersicon esculentum, pubmed-meshheading:17707220-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17707220-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17707220-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:17707220-Peptic Ulcer, pubmed-meshheading:17707220-Plants, Genetically Modified, pubmed-meshheading:17707220-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:17707220-Radioimmunoassay, pubmed-meshheading:17707220-Sequence Analysis, DNA, pubmed-meshheading:17707220-Stomach, pubmed-meshheading:17707220-Stomach Ulcer
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Transgenic mini-tomato and protection against alcohol-induced gastric injury.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't