title: Cell swelling increased the alpha2-macroglobulin gene expression in cultured rat hepatocytes.
abstract: The effect of cell swelling on the expression of the alpha2-macroglobulin (alpha2M) gene was studied in hepatocytes in culture. Hypoosmolarity induced an increase (3-fold increase) in the level of alpha2M mRNA through a corresponding stimulation of the rate of transcription of the alpha2M gene. The addition of raffinose (100 mM) corrected the effect of hypoosmolarity at both mRNA and transcriptional level, demonstrating that cell swelling per se was responsible for the observed effect on the expression of the alpha2M gene. Moreover, the effect of cell swelling was additive to that of interleukin 6, a major mediator of the acute-phase response.
authors.affiliation: Institut Fédératif de Recherches Multidisciplinaires sur les Peptides no. 23, UFR Médecine-Pharmacie de Rouen, Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meisse
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Renouf
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Husson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lavoinne
mesh_terms: D000510:Alpha-Globulins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D048429:Cell Size / Q000502:physiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000502:physiology; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D000510:Alpha-Globulins; D015850:Interleukin-6; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C025500:alpha(2)-microglobulin