title: Effects of laminin and collagen type I on the morphology and secretion of proteins in human hepatoblastoma and hepatoma cell lines.
abstract: The effects of laminin (LAM) and collagen type I (C-I) on human hepatoblastoma (HuH-6) and hepatoma (HuH-7) cell lines were investigated. C-I was superior to LAM in supporting the attachment of the cells, especially of HuH-6, to plastic surfaces. No effect of LAM and C-I on cellular morphology was recognizable by phase contrast microscopy. By scanning electron microscopy (SEM), much more microvilli were found on the cell surface of HuH-6 on LAM substrate than on C-I substrate. In HuH-7 cells, however, these microvilli were rarely found on either LAM substrate or C-I substrate. The gel profile of the proteins secreted by HuH-6 and HuH-7 cells was not affected by the culture substrate except for the major band, though the amount of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) secreted was larger when the cells were cultured on LAM substrate than on C-I substrate. These results indicate that the ability of LAM or C-I to enhance attachment is different from that to enhance AFP production or microvilli expression in HuH-6 cells and probably in HuH-7 cells.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pathology, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tokiwa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003094:Collagen / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006801:Humans; D007797:Laminin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008871:Microvilli / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D007797:Laminin; D011506:Proteins; D003094:Collagen