Approach to the mechanism of Zajdela's hepatoma cell growth inhibition induced by concanavalin A and phytohaemagglutinin |
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Authors: | Farida Nato Michèle Aubery Roland Bourrillon |
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Institution: | 1. Laboratoire de Biochimie, UER Biomédicale des Saints Pères, France;2. Laboratoire de Biologie et Pathologie Moléculaires des glycoprotéines U. 180 INSERM, LA 292 CNRS. 45, rue des Saints Pères 75006 Paris, France |
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Abstract: | Cell growth of tumour ascites cell was inhibited by concanavalin A, phytohaemagglutinin and Ricinus lectin at 2–100 μg/ml. As expected, the Ricinus lectin inhibited the protein synthesis estimated by leucine incorporation and decreased thymidine incorporation, whereas concanavalin A and phytohaemagglutinin stimulate the uptake and the incorporation of both leucine and thymidine, and thus, synthesis of protein and DNA. Theses results suggest that different mechanisms are involved in the hepatoma cell growth inhibition by the lectins. This difference was not related to the kinetic characteristics of the lectin interactions with the cells whihc represent a first and necessary step. It was showed that concanavalin A and phytohaemagglutinin as well as chloroquine inhibited the 14C-labelled asialofetuin degradation. We can conclude that Ricinus lectic present a toxic effect whereas both concanavalin A and phytohaemagglutinin show an anti-protease activity. |
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Keywords: | Growth inhibition Concanavalin A Phytohemagglutinin (Zajdela's hepatome cell) |
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