scholarly journals Stimulation of de novo synthesis of cytochrome P-450 by phenobarbital in primary nonproliferating cultures of adult rat hepatocytes.

1982 ◽  
Vol 79 (9) ◽  
pp. 2922-2926 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Newman ◽  
P. S. Guzelian
Keyword(s):  
De Novo ◽  
Rat Hepatocytes ◽  
De Novo Synthesis ◽  
Adult Rat ◽  
Adult Rat Hepatocytes ◽  
Cytochrome P 450 ◽  
Stimulation Of

scholarly journals Measurement of the metabolism of cytochrome P-450 in cultured hepatocytes by a quantitative and specific immunochemical method

1982 ◽  
Vol 204 (1) ◽  
pp. 281-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sammye L. Newman ◽  
Joyce L. Barwick ◽  
Nabil A. Elshourbagy ◽  
Philip S. Guzelian
Keyword(s):  
Cultured Cells ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Internal Standard ◽  
Rat Hepatocytes ◽  
Cellular Protein ◽  
Small Samples ◽  
Cultured Hepatocytes ◽  
Immunochemical Method ◽  
Adult Rat ◽  
Cytochrome P 450

We have defined conditions that permit quantitative and specific measurement of the metabolism of the major phenobarbital-inducible form of cytochrome P-450 protein in primary non-proliferating monolayer cultures of adult rat hepatocytes. Isolated antibodies specifically directed against phenobarbital cytochrome P-450 are used to immunoprecipitate the cytochrome from lysates of cultured hepatocytes pulse-labelled with [3H]leucine. Phenobarbital cytochrome P-450 protein is then isolated from the immunoprecipitate by electrophoresis on polyacrylamide gradient slab gels. Specificity of the assay for phenobarbital cytochrome P-450 was established by competition experiments involving other forms of purified cytochrome P-450 as well as by testing antibodies directed against these other forms of the cytochrome. Using purified phenobarbital cytochrome P-450, radiolabelled in both its haem and apoprotein portions, as an internal standard, we demonstrated that, with this immunoassay, recovery of cytochrome P-450 from microsomal samples is nearly complete. Basal rates of synthesis of phenobarbital cytochrome P-450 representing as little as 0.02–0.05% of total cellular protein synthesis were reliably and reproducibly detected in hepatocyte culture maintained in serum-free medium for 72h. Moreover, inclusion of phenobarbital in the culture medium for 96h stimulated not only synthesis de novo of phenobarbital cytochrome P-450 protein, but also accumulation of spectrally and catalytically active cytochrome P-450. Advantages of this immunoassay are that metabolism (synthesis or degradation) of the haem or protein of this important form of the cytochrome can be measured conveniently in the small samples available from cultured cells without the necessity of preparing subcellular fractions.

Stimulation of DNA synthesis in primary cultures of adult rat hepatocytes by rat platelet-associated substance(s)

In Vitro ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alastair J. Strain ◽  
Joan A. McGowan ◽  
Nancy L. R. Bucher
Keyword(s):  
Dna Synthesis ◽  
Primary Cultures ◽  
Rat Hepatocytes ◽  
Adult Rat ◽  
Adult Rat Hepatocytes ◽  
Stimulation Of
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