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© 1992 Oxford University Press

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The level of aryl hydrocarbon (Ah) receptor and of 4S polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) binding protein in diploid and polyploid hepatocytes of 2-acetylaminofluorene-treated rats

P. Cikryt, M. Göttlicher, U. Veser 1 and L.R. Schwarz 1 2

Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Würzburg Versbacher Strasse 9, D-8700 Würzberg
1GSF-Institut für Toxikologie Ingolstäidter Landstrasse 1, D-8042 Neuherberg/München, Germany

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Sequential treatment of partially hepatectomized male Wistar rats with diethylnitrosamine (DEN) and 2-acetylamino-fluorene (AAF) induces the emergence of diploid hepatocyte populations. These carcinogen-induced hepatocytes are thought to include the precursor cells of liver carcinomas that arise later in this treatment protocol. The growth of the diploid hepatocytes is promoted by AAF and it has been suggested that the action of the arylamine may be receptormediated. AAF has been shown to bind specifically to the aryl hydrocarbon (Ah) receptor and the so-called 4S polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) binding protein. The present study addresses the question of whether the concentrations of the two binding proteins differ in diploid and polyploid hepatocytes from DEN/AAF-treated rats. Hepatocytes from carcinogen-treated rats were isolated and diploid, and tetraploid hepatocytes separated by means of centrifugal elutriation. Whereas Ah receptor concentrations in diploid hepatocytes were insignificantly lower (21.8 ± 5.9 versus 29.2 ± 6.6 fmol/mg cytosolic protein; n = 4; P = 0.1), levels of the 4S PAH binding protein in diploid hepatocytes were twice as high as in tetraploid hepatocytes (252.3 ± 93.6 versus 124.0 ± 18.5 fmol/mg cytosolic protein; n = 4; P = 0.04). We conclude from our results that the differences in growth control in polyploid and carcinogeninduced diploid hepatocytes are not associated with changes in the levels of the Ah receptor. The role of the 4S PAH binding protein in the process of hepatocarcinogenesis remains to be established.


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