Increased procollagen mRNA levels in carbon tetrachloride-induced liver fibrosis in rats - PubMed (original) (raw)
. 1987 Feb 5;262(4):1652-8.
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Increased procollagen mRNA levels in carbon tetrachloride-induced liver fibrosis in rats
R A Pierce et al. J Biol Chem. 1987.
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Abstract
Carbon tetrachloride-induced liver damage is a well-characterized experimental model for studying liver fibrosis. We used this model to examine alpha 1(I), alpha 1(III), and alpha 1(IV) procollagen mRNA levels during the development of liver fibrosis. Rats were given 0.5 ml of carbon tetrachloride/kg of body weight for 1-6 weeks. The liver tissue was assayed for collagen content by measuring total hydroxyproline content. Specific increases in procollagen mRNAs were assayed by slot blot hybridization. There was a significant increase in hydroxyproline content of liver tissue following 3 weeks of carbon tetrachloride treatment. The increase in tissue collagen content correlated with an increase in alpha 1(I) procollagen mRNA levels. At 5 and 6 weeks of treatment, there was an increase in alpha 1(III) procollagen mRNA levels. alpha 1(IV) procollagen levels increased slightly with five injections of carbon tetrachloride treatment. These results suggest that specific increases in procollagen mRNAs in liver fibrosis parallel, but do not precede, increases in tissue collagen content.
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