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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-7-18
pubmed:abstractText
We reported recently that heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF), a member of the EGF family, is a new hepatotrophic factor for the regeneration of rat liver after partial hepatectomy. The current study examined changes in the amount of HB-EGF mRNA in liver injured by hepatotoxins. The level of HB-EGF mRNA was very low in normal rat liver, but increased markedly in the liver of rats injured by CCl4, showing two peaks, the first at 6 h and the second at 36 h. Western blot analysis showed that HB-EGF protein in the liver of CCl4-treated rats (at 6 h) was increased about 3.4-fold above normal. The level of HB-EGF mRNA also increased markedly in the liver of rats treated with D-galactosamine, showing a major peak at 18 h, and a smaller one at 6 h. These results indicate that HB-EGF may play a role in the regeneration of the liver following hepatotoxic injury.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
18
pubmed:volume
220
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
285-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Expression of heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor in rat liver injured by carbon tetrachloride or D-galactosamine.
pubmed:affiliation
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article