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TOXICOLOGY IN VITRO
卷 23, 期 4, 页码 744-747出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2009.02.009
关键词
Three-dimensional hepatocyte matrix; Gluconeogenesis; Glucose synthesis; Hepatocyte monolayer culture; Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase
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资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30670965]
- Ministry of Education of China [207099]
- Chongqing Natural Science Foundation [2006131315030]
Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture model offers a unique opportunity to study hepatocytes that require extracellular matrix to keep the cells at the differentiated state. In this report, we cultured isolated mouse hepatocytes in a 3D collagen matrix system and developed a protocol to measure glucose production at 3 h, 6 h, 18 h and 24 h after culture. The results demonstrated that hepatocytes cultured under 3D collagen matrix condition consistently produced glucose at 240-290 mg/10(6) cells for up to 24 h. Contrarily, hepatocytes cultured under traditional monolayer condition produced less than 50 mg/10(6) cells glucose. We demonstrated higher expression of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK). a key enzyme for the synthesis of glucose from pyruvate. and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha (C/EBP alpha), an important liver-specific transcription factor, under the 3D collagen matrix culture condition in comparison to the monolayer condition. Thus, the 3D collagen matrix system preserved metabolic function of hepatocytes and can be used as an in vitro model for studying hepatocyte glucose production and gluconeogenesis. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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