Clofibrate does not induce peroxisomal proliferation in human hepatoma cell lines PLC/PRF/5 and SK-HEP-1

Rachel Hertz, Judith Arnon, Adi Hoter, Daniel Shouval, Jacob Bar-Tana*

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Abstract

The potential of fibrate drugs to induce peroxisomal proliferation in human liver cells was evaluated in athymic nude mice transplanted with human hepatoma cells and treated by clofibrate in vivo as well as in cultured human hepatoma cells in the presence of fibrate drugs added to the culture medium. Clofibrate did not induce peroxisomal activities and neither acted as a peroxisomal proliferator in human PLC/PRF/5 or SK-HEP-1 heterotransplants under conditions of induction of peroxisomal activities in the host rodent liver. Similarly, clofibric acid or bezafibrate did not induce peroxisomal activities in cultured human PLC/PRF/5 or SK-HEP-1 cells under conditions of induction of peroxisomal activities in cultured primary rat liver cells. The lack of response of the human cells to peroxisomal proliferators of the fibrate type may indicate a species specificity with respect to induction of peroxisomal activities by xenobiotic peroxisomal proliferators.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)263-272
Number of pages10
JournalCancer Letters
Volume34
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1987

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