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Generation of Subcutaneous and Intrahepatic Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Xenografts in Immunodeficient Mice
Published on: September 25, 2013
A growth factor for hepatocytes is inactivated by sub-lethal gamma-irradiation in vivo or in vitro
G G Skouteris1, M G Ord, L A Stocken
1Department of Biochemistry, Oxford, England.
Abstract:
Serum from partially hepatectomized rats promoted DNA synthesis in primary adult rat hepatocyte cultures. If the rats had been exposed to sub-lethal gamma-irradiation immediately following operation or if their serum, collected at 3 h, was exposed to irradiation in vitro, the growth-promoting activity was destroyed. Prostaglandin E2 also stimulated DNA synthesis in the cultures; if PGE2 was irradiated in serum from intact or partially hepatectomized rats its growth-promoting activity was markedly diminished.

