title: Regulation of alpha-1 acid glycoprotein synthesis by porcine hepatocytes in monolayer culture.
abstract: Alpha-1 acid glycoprotein (AGP, orosomucoid, ORM-1) is a highly glycosylated mammalian acute-phase protein, which is synthesized primarily in the liver and represents the major serum protein in newborn pigs. Recent data have suggested that the pig is unique in that AGP is a negative acute-phase protein in this species, and its circulating concentration appears to be associated with growth rate. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the regulation of AGP synthesis in hepatocytes prepared from suckling piglets and to provide a framework to compare its regulation with that of haptoglobin (HP), a positive acute-phase protein. Hepatocytes were isolated from preweaned piglets and maintained in serum-free monolayer culture for up to 72 h. The influences of hormones, cytokines, and redox modifiers on the expression and secretion of AGP and HP were determined by relative polymerase chain reaction and by measuring the concentration of each protein secreted into culture medium. The messenger RNA abundance and/or secretion of AGP protein was enhanced by interleukin (IL)-17a, IL-1, and resveratrol and inhibited by tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF), oncostatin M, and thyroid hormone (P < 0.05). HP expression and synthesis were upregulated by oncostatin M, IL-6, and dexamethasone and downregulated by TNF (P < 0.01). The overall messenger RNA expression at 24 h was in agreement with the secreted protein patterns confirming that control of these proteins in hepatocytes is largely transcriptional. Moreover, these data support the consideration that AGP is a negative acute-phase reactant and appears to be regulated by cytokines (with the exception of TNF) and hormones primarily in a manner opposite to that of the positive acute-phase protein, HP.
authors.affiliation: Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA. Electronic address: thomas.caperna@ars.usda.gov.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Caperna
authors.affiliation: Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Shannon
authors.affiliation: Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stoll
authors.affiliation: Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Blomberg
authors.affiliation: Animal Biosciences and Biotechnology Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Ramsay
mesh_terms: D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins; D000818:Animals; D000833:Animals, Suckling; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006242:Haptoglobins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D020381:Interleukin-17 / Q000494:pharmacology; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000494:pharmacology; D053683:Oncostatin M / Q000494:pharmacology; D009961:Orosomucoid / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D000077185:Resveratrol; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D034421:Sus scrofa / Q000378:metabolism*; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000494:pharmacology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins; D006242:Haptoglobins; D007375:Interleukin-1; D020381:Interleukin-17; D015850:Interleukin-6; D009961:Orosomucoid; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013267:Stilbenes; D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D053683:Oncostatin M; D003907:Dexamethasone; D000077185:Resveratrol
keywords: Haptoglobin; IL-1; IL-17a; IL-6; Oncostatin M; Tumor necrosis factor-α