title: Suppression for the proliferation of fibroblasts by external DNA.
abstract: Phase-contrast and fluorescence microscopic observation showed that DNA added in the cell-culture medium for fibroblasts localized just on the surface of fibroblasts. The DNA bound to fibroblasts was found to be eluted by treating with collagenase. The suppression for the proliferation of fibroblasts by external DNA was confirmed with microscopic observation for the cells cultured in the presence and absence of DNA. Proliferation of the cells decreased from 412 to 155% by the addition of DNA. These results indicate that DNA has an affinity for collagen, the most major extracellular-matrix produced by fibroblasts, and suppresses the growth of fibroblasts.
authors.affiliation: Division of Bioscience, Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takemoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuboki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakairi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nishi
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D017364:Collagenases / Q000494:pharmacology; D004247:DNA / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen; D004247:DNA; D017364:Collagenases