title: Spontaneous apoptotic DNA fragmentation in cultured guinea pig gastric mucosal cells.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to elucidate the mechanism of spontaneous and rapid cell death of cultured gastric pit cells. Gastric pit cells have a rapid cell turnover rate in vivo. We here show that guinea pig gastric pit cells in culture undergo spontaneous and rapid apoptotic DNA fragmentation, which may represent the rapid cell turnover cycle of gastric pit cells in vivo. This spontaneous apoptotic DNA fragmentation required the presence of fetal calf serum in the culture media. Furthermore, the spontaneous apoptotic DNA fragmentation was prevented by protein synthesis and caspase inhibitors.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Tsushima-naka, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsutsumi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rokutan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizushima
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D061945:Caspase Inhibitors; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016895:Culture Media, Serum-Free; D053938:DNA Fragmentation; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D008297:Male; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D061945:Caspase Inhibitors; D016895:Culture Media, Serum-Free