title: Galactosamine-induced apoptosis in the primary mouse hepatocyte cultures.
abstract: Galactosamine (GalN)-induced apoptosis was investigated in cultured hepatocytes from mice. The percentage of fragmented DNA measured by the ELISA method increased in a concentration-dependent manner from the very early stage, i.e. 0.5 hrs, after GalN-exposure. In addition, a ladder-like fragmentation pattern by agarose gel electrophoresis appeared first at 3 hr-exposure to 20 mM GalN, at 6 hr-exposure to 10 mM GalN and at 12 hr-exposure to 5 mM GalN, respectively. On the other hand, cytotoxicity indicated by leakage of lactate dehydrogenase from cultured hepatocytes to culture medium was first detected at 24 hrs after GalN-treatment. Morphologically, formation of blebs and apoptotic bodies was observed from 12 hr-exposure to 20 mM GalN and from 24 hr-exposure to 10 mM GalN, respectively. Thus GalN could induce apoptosis in primary hepatocyte cultures from mice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsutsui
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirasawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Itagaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mikami
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Doi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D053938:DNA Fragmentation; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005688:Galactosamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008854:Microscopy, Electron
chemical_list: D005688:Galactosamine; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase