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Fernández-Veledo, S. et al.

Up-regulation of the high-affinity pyrimidine-preferring nucleoside transporter concentrative nucleoside transporter 1 by tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 in liver parenchymal cells.

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Concentrative nucleoside transporter 1 (CNT1), a high affinity transporter for pyrimidine nucleosides, is responsible for their Na+-dependent concentrative uptake into hepatocytes. Though CNT1 protein amounts increase in rat liver soon after partial hepatectomy, the physiological regulators of CNT1 expression have not yet been identified. METHODS: Rat hepatoma cell lines and hepatocytes isolated from fetuses and adult rats were used to identify single agents able to up-regulate CNT1 expression and activity in liver. TNF-alpha receptor-I ( TNFRI) and IL-6 knock-out mice were also used to study CNT1 regulation in vivo. RESULTS: TNF-alpha and IL-6 independently induced CNT1 protein expression in cultured liver parenchymal and FAO hepatoma cells by PI-3 kinase- and ERK-dependent mechanisms, respectively. In vivo data showed that transporter protein levels were low in livers from TNFRI knock-out mice, but not in those from IL-6 deficient animals. However, IL-6 administration only partially restored CNT1 expression in the former model. CONCLUSIONS: This study identifies TNF-alpha as a major in vivo modulator of the nucleoside transporter CNT1 and suggests a secondary role for IL-6 in mediating CNT1 up-regulation by TNF-alpha in vivo. Evidence is provided that two independent pathways are involved in the up-regulation of CNT1 by TNF-alpha and IL-6.[1]

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Up-regulation of the high-affinity pyrimidine-preferring nucleoside transporter concentrative nucleoside transporter 1 by tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 in liver parenchymal cells. Fernández-Veledo, S., Valdés, R., Wallenius, V., Casado, F.J., Pastor-Anglada, M. J. Hepatol. (2004) [Pubmed]

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