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Query: EC:3.4.24.3 (collagenase)
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We modified and improved enzyme digestion and density gradient separation procedures to obtain fractions of proximal and distal renal tubules with high yield and viability. Kidneys from two anesthetized adult Wistar rats were flushed with Krebs-Henseleit buffer (KHB) and then perfused in situ with recirculated KHB containing collagenase and hyaluronidase at 125 mmHg. Cortices were excised, minced, and incubated in KHB containing enzymes for 35 min at 37 degrees C. Dissociated tubules were removed at 10-min intervals, rinsed, and placed in KHB containing 10% calf serum, vitamins, and amino acids at 4 degrees C. Separation was achieved by suspending the tissue in 45% isosmotic Percoll layered over an undiluted Percoll cushion and centrifuging. Proximal tubules sedimented near the cushion. Distal segments were isolated in the uppermost bands of a second 35% Percoll separation. Viability was greater than 95% as measured by lactate dehydrogenase leakage and quantitated by oxygen consumption and ATP content. Basal oxygen consumption was greater than 33 nmol O2 X min-1 X mg protein-1 in all fractions and was stimulated by succinate and inhibited by amiloride and ouabain. Basal ATP content averaged 9.7 nmol/mg ATP. An average 3.3-fold separation for the proximal fraction and 24.5-fold separation for the distal fraction was assessed by the enrichment of six specific enzyme markers, with several of the markers indicating separations up to 32-fold. Isolated tubules also displayed functional responses to parathyroid hormone and vasopressin. Distal, but not proximal, segments demonstrated significantly increased adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate formation with vasopressin.
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PMID:Improved separation method for rat proximal and distal renal tubules. 303 59

Benzyl chloride (BCl) is used in the manufacture of basic and acidic dyes, pharmaceutical products, resins, and synthetic tannins. BCl is known to have caused liver malfunctions in some workers exposed to 2 ppm BCl vapors. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of BCl on isolated male rat hepatocytes using several toxicity parameters. The hepatocytes were isolated by a collagenase perfusion technique and were incubated in airtight tubes with 1.8 and 3.6 mM BCl in a shaking water bath at 37 degrees C for 10, 30, 60, and 120 min. Throughout the incubation period the cell viability was determined by trypan blue exclusion and leakage of cytosolic enzymes such as lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), aspartate transaminase (AST), and alanine transaminase (ALT). Exposure to BCl resulted in a significant decrease in cell viability as assessed by trypan blue and significant increase in leakage of these enzymes compared to the controls.
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PMID:Effect of benzyl chloride on rat hepatocytes. 319 58

Fat-storing cells and other non-parenchymal cells (endothelial and Kupffer cells) were isolated from rat liver by a combined pronase-collagenase procedure and subsequent Visotrast-370 density gradient centrifugation. The lactate dehydrogenase isoenzyme pattern of fat-storing cells was found different from that of other non-parenchymal liver cells. Fat-storing cells contain LDH-4 as the main isoenzyme and do not contain LDH-1, whereas the other non-parenchymal cells have all five lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes, among which LDH-5 is dominating. All non-parenchymal liver cell populations contain the M-type pyruvate kinase. The alkaline phosphatase of fat-storing cells has the same electrophoretic mobility as that of the other non-parenchymal cells.
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PMID:Isoenzyme patterns of pyruvate kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, and alkaline phosphatase in isolated fat-storing cells of rat liver. 320 45

Parenchymal cells were prepared from the livers of male Sprague-Dawley rats by collagenase perfusion and purified by a self-generating Percoll gradient. The method consisted of mixing 31% Percoll and 5 x 10(6) cells/ml, followed by centrifugation at 10,000 x g for 10 min. A self-generated gradient provided a rapid and efficient recovery of highly viable parenchymal cells. The parenchymal cells were determined to be very stable during incubation at 37 degrees C for at least 2 h. Cell integrity was evaluated by trypan blue dye exclusion, lactate dehydrogenase leakage, and membrane peroxidation. In addition, drug metabolism and conjugation were evaluated as markers of intracellular integrity. With increasing p-nitroanisole (pNA) concentration, the formation of p-nitrophenol (pNP) increased. The rate of sulfation was maximal at a pNA concentration of 0.25 mM and decreased greatly above 1.0 mM. Glucuronidation increased from 0.25 mM to a maximum rate of 2.0 mM pNA. Above 1.0 mM pNA, nonconjugated pNP increased proportionately to the decrease in sulfation. These results indicate that the cell integrity was maintained, and that these cells can be used as a model for studying drug metabolism.
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PMID:A rapid method of preparing hepatic parenchymal cells for studying drug metabolism. 337 62

Hepatocytes of the small skate (Raja erinacea) were isolated by collagenase perfusion and evaluated by a variety of functional and morphologic criteria. Cell yield was 1.45 X 10(8) +/- 1.3 X 10(7) cells per isolation, and as long as 8 h after isolation 98% of the hepatocytes excluded Trypan blue and no leakage of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) or cell associated potassium could be detected. Oxygen consumption averaged 1.6 +/- 0.5 nmol/min/mg cell protein, was not stimulated by 1 mM succinate, and also remained stable for up to 8 h following isolation. However, 2,4,-dinitrophenol (5 X 10(-5) M) produced a 55% increase in oxygen utilization while ouabain, (1 mM) or sodium removal decreased oxygen consumption by 31 +/- 6 and 33 +/- 7%, respectively, indicating that a significant portion of the cells energy utilization is coupled to the activity of plasma membrane Na+, K+-ATPase. Light microscopic studies showed that the individual hepatocytes had diameters of 28 +/- 5 microns and contained large lipid droplets. Electron microscopy revealed groups of three to five cells with normal ultrastructure and tight junctions and desmosomes surrounding a single bile canaliculus. These studies indicate that skate hepatocytes can be isolated in high yield that retain their structural polarity in the form of clusters of cells formed around a single bile canaliculus. These hepatocytes remain morphologically intact and metabolically stable for a prolonged period of time.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Isolation and characterization of a polarized isolated hepatocyte preparation in the skate Raja erinacea. 358 70

Hepatocytes from postnatal and adult mice were isolated by perfusion of the liver with a collagenase-containing bicarbonate buffer. These were allowed to attach to collagen-coated tissue culture dishes and were then examined for their susceptibility to paracetamol toxicity. After an 8 hr incubation in either 0.1 or 1.0 mM paracetamol, the extent of lactate dehydrogenase leakage and depletion of glutathione were similar in hepatocytes from young (1-, 2- and 3-week-old) mice when compared to adult mice. The covalent binding of [14C]-paracetamol to protein was greater in the hepatocytes from young mice. The results indicate that while the amount of reactive metabolites free to react with cellular constituents is greater in hepatocytes from young mice, the amount of damage produced was not different than that found in those from adults.
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PMID:Age-related toxicity of paracetamol in mouse hepatocytes. 370 2

Isolated and cultured human hepatocytes provide a useful model for studies of the liver cell function in man. In vitro studies using human hepatocytes are scarce, due to the limited availability and the lack of suitable methods for storage. In this study, we report the effect of deep freezing storage on the viability, fine structures and albumin synthesis of human adult hepatocytes in classical culture conditions. Hepatocytes were isolated using collagenase perfusion (9 isolations). The cell yield was 4-37 X 10(8) with a viability of 60-87%. Cryopreservation was performed in medium containing 10% DMSO and 20% fetal calf serum using a Cryoson BV-4 programmable freezer (0 degree C for 5 min, followed by a freezing rate of 1.5 degrees C/min for 20 min and 7 degrees C/min for 10 min). The cells were stored for 25-275 days in the liquid nitrogen vapor phase (-150 degrees C). Within 16 h about 80% of viable cells from freshly isolated hepatocytes whereas after cryopreservation, 55% of viable cells as determined by Trypan Blue exclusion before the cryopreservation attached to plastic and survived. Electron microscopy showed well developed tight junctions, structures similar to bile canaliculi. Cell polarity was evident. However, 'bleb' formation, more lipid droplets and lysosomes were found in cryopreserved hepatocytes during a short period after thawing. At the 3rd week, cells detached and died. These changes were associated with increased secretion of lactate dehydrogenase, whereas the albumin secretion dropped (from 10 to 4 micrograms/micrograms DNA), regardless of whether hepatocytes were cultured from fresh preparations or after cryopreservation. These findings suggest the cryopreservation is a useful technique to preserve hepatocytes for in vitro studies. Nevertheless, an improved method is necessary to increase the efficiency of cell seeding after cryopreservation.
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PMID:Cryopreservation of adult human hepatocytes. The influence of deep freezing storage on the viability, cell seeding, survival, fine structures and albumin synthesis in primary cultures. 374 87

A method is described for preparing isolated rat submandibular acini by collagenase digestion followed by mechanical dispersion. As assessed by Trypan Blue exclusion, phase contrast microscopy, ATP content and release of mucins and lactate dehydrogenase, the acini are morphologically and functionally intact. Secretory function of isolated acini was similar to that of intact tissue in terms of time-course, dose dependence and degree of stimulation of mucin release by adrenergic secretagogues. Mucin release was increased to the same extent (approx. 3-4-fold) by either isoproterenol or noradrenaline at a maximally effective concentration (10 microM). Stimulation of mucin release by isoproterenol (10 microM), noradrenaline (10 microM) or adrenaline (10 microM) was inhibited by propranolol (30 microM) but not by phentolamine (30 microM). Isoproterenol (10 microM) increased both 45Ca2+ uptake and efflux from the acini, which was shown to represent a net release of calcium. However, there was a delay (approx. 10 min) in onset of stimulation of 45Ca2+ mobilization which was not apparent in isoproterenol stimulation of mucin release. Our results indicate that increases in intracellular calcium mobilization in response to a beta-adrenergic secretagogue do not trigger mucin secretion from rat submandibular acini.
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PMID:Mucin release and calcium fluxes in isolated rat submandibular acini. 609 20

The two-step collagenase perfusion method originally developed for the high yield isolation of parenchymal cells from adult rat livers has been adapted to rats of 1 day, 1 week, and 2 weeks of age. The use of this method to isolate hepatocytes from five or six rats of the respective ages demonstrated its reliability in terms of cell yield, percentage of single cells, and cell viability. In all cases, hepatocytes attach with high efficiency to fibronectin precoated dishes using serum-free culture medium. The dynamics of spreading is faster for newborn hepatocytes than adult ones. The functional integrity of these parenchymal liver cells was assessed by their capacity to secrete albumin and alpha-fetoprotein in serum-free medium and to express lactate dehydrogenase activity over a 24-hr period in primary culture.
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PMID:Hepatocytes from newborn and weanling rats in monolayer culture: isolation by perfusion, fibronectin-mediated adhesion, spreading, and functional activities. 615 76

A superfusion technique was developed as a model system for the study of stimulus-secretion coupling in collagenase-dispersed rat pancreatic acinar cells. Cells (10(7)) were combined with a slurry of Biogel P-4 beads and the mixture was decanted into a plastic column (1.5 cm X 8.5 cm) and perfused with Krebs-Ringer. Amylase activity was determined in sequentially collected effusate fractions and used to estimate the secretory rate. Carbachol, carbachol plus dibutyryl cyclic AMP, cholecystokinin-pancreozymin, and the ionophore A-23187 all stimulated a rapid increase in the rate of secretion. Cell integrity was unaffected by these stimulants as evidenced microscopically and by the lack of lactate dehydrogenase activity in the effusates. Enzymes secreted in response to secretagogues were collected, concentrated, and isoelectrofocused on polyacrylamide gels. A film detection technique was developed to localize amylase activity. The model system has the following advantages: (1) secreted proteolytic products are removed from the vicinity of cells, thereby preventing direct cellular damage and hydrolysis of peptide agonist; (2) the need to add trypsin inhibitors is eliminated and only a minimal addition of albumin (0.001%) is required, thus allowing the separation and distortion-free analysis of secreted proteins; (3) the perfusion conditions can be changed rapidly without disturbing the cells. The model described is therefore well suited to the study of both molecular and kinetic events involved in the enzyme secretory phenomenon in exocrine pancreas.
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PMID:A model system for the study of stimulus - enzyme secretion coupling in rat pancreatic acinar cells. 616 55


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