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  • Title: Expression of pleiotrophin in hepatic nonparenchymal cells and preneoplastic nodules in carbon tetrachloride-induced fibrotic rat liver.
    Author: Kohashi T, Tateaki Y, Tateno C, Asahara T, Obara M, Yoshizato K.
    Journal: Growth Factors; 2002 Mar; 20(1):53-60. PubMed ID: 11999218.
    Abstract:
    Pleiotrophin (PTN) is a heparin-binding protein, which induces growth, angiogenesis, differentiation, and transformation of cells. The aim of this study was to examine the role of PTN in liver fibrogenesis. Rats were treated with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) for 3-9 weeks to induce liver fibrosis. The sirius-red staining of these liver tissue sections clearly showed the development of fibrosis and glutathione S-transferase placental type-positive preneoplastic nodules emerged at 7 weeks of the treatment. PTN expression was investigated in fibrotic liver tissues at the mRNA level using a real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and at the protein level by immunohistochemistry. Quantity of PTN mRNA increased 5-fold in fibrotic liver tissues at 7 weeks of CCl4-treatment over the control values. Immunohistochemistry localized PTN protein on hepatic nonparenchymal cells, mostly stellate cells and some of Kupffer cells, and the preneoplastic nodules in fibrotic liver tissues. PTN mRNA expression is significantly upregulated in the CCl4-induced chronic rat fibrotic liver tissues. We suggest that PTN might be involved in fibrogenesis and preneoplastic changes of liver.
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