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Mortality of human epidermal keratinocytes in co-culture with oral squamous cell carcinoma cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12680197     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEK) died after 5 days of co-culture with an oral carcinoma cell line (HSC-4). However, the HSC-4 cells did not change in either mitotic character or shape. We analyzed the changes in the mitotic activity and DNA synthetic activity of NHEK in co-culture with the HSC-4 cells. The mitotic index of the NHEK decreased gradually with the presence of human beta-defensin-2 (HBD-2) in the media. However, the mitotic index (MI) of the HSC-4 cells did not change. The shape of the NHEK cells did not change during co-culture. The time changes of the labeling index (LI) measured by BrdU incorporation, and the LI decreased in neither NHEK nor in HSC-4 cells in the presence of HBD-2. Moreover, in co-culture with an anti-HBD-2 antibody, the MI of both NHEK and HSC-4 cells did not change. These results indicate that HBD-2 might not lead to apoptosis or necrosis, but rather to cellular reproductive death in NHEK cells. However, HSC-4 cells might be more tolerant of HBD-2, so that HBD-2 does not cause cellular reproductive death. HBD-2 does not diminish the DNA synthesis rate but decreases the mitotic activity in NHEK cells in vitro. HBD-2 diminishes neither the DNA synthesis rate nor the mitotic activity in HSC-4 cells.
Authors:
Koichi Sawaki; Tomoichiro Yamaai; Nobuyoshi Mizukawa; Tomohitio Yoshimoto; Takaaki Ueno; Makoto Nakano; Toshio Sugahara
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Anticancer research     Volume:  23     ISSN:  0250-7005     ISO Abbreviation:  Anticancer Res.     Publication Date:    2003 Jan-Feb
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-04-08     Completed Date:  2003-05-01     Revised Date:  2010-09-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8102988     Medline TA:  Anticancer Res     Country:  Greece    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  79-84     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Dental School, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama 700-8525, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bromodeoxyuridine / metabolism
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology*
Cell Communication / drug effects,  physiology*
Cell Death / drug effects,  physiology
Cell Division / drug effects,  physiology
Coculture Techniques
Culture Media, Conditioned
Epidermis / cytology
Humans
Keratinocytes / cytology*,  drug effects
Mitosis / drug effects,  physiology
Mouth Neoplasms / pathology*
Tumor Cells, Cultured
beta-Defensins / pharmacology*,  physiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Culture Media, Conditioned; 0/DEFB4A protein, human; 0/beta-Defensins; 59-14-3/Bromodeoxyuridine

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