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American Journal of Pathology, Vol 147, 707-717, Copyright © 1995 by American Society for Investigative Pathology

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Hepatocytic differentiation of cultured rat pancreatic ductal epithelial cells after in vivo implantation

JR Chen, MS Tsao and WP Duguid
Department of Pathology, Montreal General Hospital/Research Institute, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.

We have investigated the differentiation potential of propagable cultured rat pancreatic duct epithelial cells after in vivo implantation in isogeneic Fischer-344 rats. Cells genetically labeled with Escherichia coli beta-galactosidase (lacZ) reporter gene were embedded in a mixture of collagen and Matrigel (basement membrane matrix) and implanted either subcutaneously or intraperitoneally. Tissues from the two locations were harvested 4 to 8 weeks later. The great majority of the lacZ-labeled epithelial cells colonizing both sites phenotypically resembled hepatocytes, although they demonstrated different degrees of hepatocytic differentiation. Less than 5% of lacZ- labeled cells formed ductular structures. The hepatocyte-like cells from the subcutaneous implantation site expressed mixed phenotypes of both hepatocyte and ductal cell, including the expression of alpha- fetoprotein, tyrosine amino-transferase, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, carbonic anhydrase II, and cytokeratin 19. In contrast, the hepatocyte- like cells colonizing the mesentery showed the phenotype of mature hepatocytes, including an abundant glycogen storage and a lack of alpha- fetoprotein and carbonic anhydrase II expressions. Neither acinar cell nor endocrine differentiation was seen. These findings demonstrate that pancreatic ductal cells can be the progenitor cell for transdifferentiated hepatocytes.


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