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Nucleic acid metabolism in human chronic liver disease by in vitro autoradiography. I. Altered RNA metabolism

Abstract

Biopsy liver specimens from healthy control subjects (N=5) and patients with various liver diseases (N=43) were investigated by the vitro autoradiography. The Leevy technique of adding /sup 3/H-5-uridine (/sup 3/H-U) to the incubation medium was used. In healthy subjects labeling with /sup 3/H-U was observed mostly in hepatocytes and Kupffer cells and the frequency of /sup 3/H-U labeled cells was extremely high. Higher frequencies of labeled fibrocytes and endothelial cells of the blood vessel were found in acute hepatitis than in control subjects. In the active form of chronic hepatitis, significantly higher counts of labeled fibrocytes, ductular cells and lymphocytes were found. In patients with acute hepatitis or the inactive form of chronic hepatitis, only a few labeled lymphocytes were observed. Larger numbers of labeled fibrocytes were found in patients with chronic hepatitis with sublobular hepatic necrosis, than in patients with the active form of chronic hepatitis. In cirrhotic livers, marked increases of labeled ductular cells, fibrocytes and bile duct cells were found. No significant labeling differences were observed in the hepatocytes of various liver diseases. In chronic hepatitis with sublobular hepatic necrosis, a more significant decrease of labeled Kupffer cells was present than in the inactive form of chronic  More>>
Authors:
Yoshida, T [1] 
  1. Okayama Univ. (Japan). School of Medicine
Publication Date:
Jun 01, 1976
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
AIX-08-296455; EDB-77-076363
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Nippon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi; (Japan); Journal Volume: 73:6
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; LIVER; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; RNA; METABOLISM; HEPATITIS; IN VITRO; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; TISSUE CULTURES; TRITIUM COMPOUNDS; URIDINE; AZINES; BODY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES; DISEASES; GLANDS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; PYRIMIDINES; RIBOSIDES; URACILS; 550501* - Metabolism- Tracer Techniques
OSTI ID:
7309698
Country of Origin:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: CODEN: NIPAA
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
Pages: 627-637
Announcement Date:
Apr 01, 1977

Citation Formats

Yoshida, T. Nucleic acid metabolism in human chronic liver disease by in vitro autoradiography. I. Altered RNA metabolism. Japan: N. p., 1976. Web.
Yoshida, T. Nucleic acid metabolism in human chronic liver disease by in vitro autoradiography. I. Altered RNA metabolism. Japan.
Yoshida, T. 1976. "Nucleic acid metabolism in human chronic liver disease by in vitro autoradiography. I. Altered RNA metabolism." Japan.
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title = {Nucleic acid metabolism in human chronic liver disease by in vitro autoradiography. I. Altered RNA metabolism}
author = {Yoshida, T}
abstractNote = {Biopsy liver specimens from healthy control subjects (N=5) and patients with various liver diseases (N=43) were investigated by the vitro autoradiography. The Leevy technique of adding /sup 3/H-5-uridine (/sup 3/H-U) to the incubation medium was used. In healthy subjects labeling with /sup 3/H-U was observed mostly in hepatocytes and Kupffer cells and the frequency of /sup 3/H-U labeled cells was extremely high. Higher frequencies of labeled fibrocytes and endothelial cells of the blood vessel were found in acute hepatitis than in control subjects. In the active form of chronic hepatitis, significantly higher counts of labeled fibrocytes, ductular cells and lymphocytes were found. In patients with acute hepatitis or the inactive form of chronic hepatitis, only a few labeled lymphocytes were observed. Larger numbers of labeled fibrocytes were found in patients with chronic hepatitis with sublobular hepatic necrosis, than in patients with the active form of chronic hepatitis. In cirrhotic livers, marked increases of labeled ductular cells, fibrocytes and bile duct cells were found. No significant labeling differences were observed in the hepatocytes of various liver diseases. In chronic hepatitis with sublobular hepatic necrosis, a more significant decrease of labeled Kupffer cells was present than in the inactive form of chronic hepatitis. Labeled ductular cells and fibrocytes increased as the disease progressed from acute hepatitis to liver cirrhosis. The labeling index of rosettes cells was intermediate between the hepatocytes and ductular cells. The ratio of labeled parenchymal to non-parenchymal cells decreased proportionally from chronic hepatitis to cirrhosis.}
journal = []
volume = {73:6}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Japan}
year = {1976}
month = {Jun}
}