title: Characterization of a hepatic proliferation inhibitor (HPI): effect of HPI on the growth of normal liver cells--comparison with transforming growth factor beta.
abstract: Improvements in the purification of a hepatic proliferation inhibitor (HPI) from adult rat liver have yielded a product that has an inhibitory activity 1,000-fold greater than previously reported. The growth inhibitory activity, which could be eluted from SDS-PAGE at 17-19 kilodaltons (kD), was compared to that of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta). The ID50 of the HPI preparation in Fischer rat liver epithelial cells was 50 pg/ml (2.5 pM) compared to a value of 260 pg/ml (10.4 pM) obtained for pure human TGF-beta. Both inhibitors also modulated the stimulation of DNA synthesis in primary hepatocytes by either epidermal growth factor or a growth stimulatory activity prepared from serum of hepatectomized rats. The ID50s of HPI and TGF-beta in these cells were 250 pg/ml and 40 pg/ml, respectively. In contrast to TGF-beta the growth inhibitory activity of HPI was unaltered in the presence of an antibody raised against TGF-beta. The possible mechanism of action of HPI is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001119:Arginase; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006131:Growth Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011506:Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D015291:Transforming Growth Factors
chemical_list: D006131:Growth Inhibitors; D010455:Peptides; D011506:Proteins; D015291:Transforming Growth Factors; D004247:DNA; D001119:Arginase