title: Effects of nicotinamide on hepatocyte viability and secretion of albumin and alpha 1-acid glycoprotein by adult rat hepatocytes in primoculture. Comparison with dexamethasone and recombinant human interleukin-6.
abstract: The effects of nicotinamide on hepatocyte viability and secretion of albumin and alpha 1-acid glycoprotein were studied in the absence or presence of dexamethasone and/or recombinant human interleukin-6 either after cell attachment (2 h) or after 24, 48, and 72 h of culture. The evolution of hepatocyte survival during the culture was appreciated by measurement of total DNA content. The secretion of albumin and alpha 1-acid glycoprotein was measured after a 4-h period following cell attachment or after 24, 48 and 72 h of culture. The important decrease of DNA content, mRNA levels and secretion of albumin and alpha 1-acid glycoprotein in control cultures after 2-3 days was not prevented by the addition of nicotinamide. In contrast, dexamethasone alone or with recombinant human interleukin-6 improved DNA content and albumin secretion with no additional effect of nicotinamide. The secretion of alpha 1-acid glycoprotein was largely induced by dexamethasone alone or dexamethasone and recombinant human interleukin-6. The increase of alpha 1-acid glycoprotein secretion was not modified by the addition of nicotinamide and averaged respectively 27- and 60-fold for dexamethasone alone and dexamethasone and recombinant human interleukin-6 after 48 h. These observations suggested that nicotinamide, at least in the conditions tested here, is unable to prevent alterations of hepatocyte viability and gene expression of cultured hepatocytes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire, INSERM U327, Faculté de Médecine Xavier Bichat, Université Paris 7, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Barraud
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balavoine
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Feldmann
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lardeux
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D009536:Niacinamide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009961:Orosomucoid / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006133:Growth Substances; D015850:Interleukin-6; D009961:Orosomucoid; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D009536:Niacinamide; D003907:Dexamethasone