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  • Title: Regulation of secretory component by glucocorticoids in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes.
    Author: Wira CR, Colby EM.
    Journal: J Immunol; 1985 Mar; 134(3):1744-8. PubMed ID: 3968431.
    Abstract:
    The present study examined the effects of steroid hormones on the production of secretory component (SC) by rat hepatocytes in cell culture. When hepatocytes were incubated in the presence of cortisol (10(-6) M), the levels of SC in media increased significantly after 2 days of incubation. This response was dose-dependent and specific for glucocorticoids because progesterone, dihydrotestosterone, and estradiol had no effect. When estradiol was added to the incubation media along with dexamethasone, a known potent synthetic glucocorticoid, it diminished the glucocorticoid response. The addition of cycloheximide to incubation media significantly decreased the effect of dexamethasone on SC accumulation. These findings suggest that glucocorticoid regulation of hepatocyte SC most likely involves stimulation of its synthesis. In addition, our results suggest that endogenous glucocorticoids may play a role in enhancing the clearance of IgA from blood into bile in the intact animal.
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