title: [Expression of cellular oncogenes in human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line BEL 7402 and the effect of sodium butyrate on the expression of cellular oncogenes].
abstract: With dot blot and cytoplasmic hybridization techniques we found that the c-Ha-ras, c-Ki-ras, c-N-ras, c-myc and c-fos oncogenes were over-expressed in human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line BEL 7402 cells. The mRNA expression of c-Ha-ras, c-Ki-ras, c-N-ras and c-myc oncogenes could be inhibited by 2 mmol/L sodium butyrate treatment, but this had no effect on the expression of c-fos. However, the mRNA expression of c-Ha-ras, c-N-Ras and c-myc oncogenes was enhanced by 4 mmol/L sodium butyrate treatment, while the expression of c-Ki-ras and c-fos remained unchanged. No significant effect on the expression of carbamyl phosphate synthetase I, a tissue-specific enzyme associated with the differentiation of liver cells, was observed by 2 mmol/L or 4 mmol/L sodium butyrate treatment of the hepatoma cells.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing.
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D002087:Butyrates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020148:Butyric Acid; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects*; D011905:Genes, ras; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D009857:Oncogenes; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D002087:Butyrates; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D020148:Butyric Acid