Human milk stimulates DNA synthesis and cellular proliferation in cultured fibroblasts.

AUTOR(ES)

Klagsbrun, M

RESUMO

Human milk contains a mitogenic factor that stimulates DNA synthesis and cell division in mouse and human fibroblasts in vitro. Milk at a concentration of 1% (vol/vol) is as active in stimulating DNA synthesis as is 5% (vol/vol) human serum and 10% (vol/vol) calf serum. The mitogenic activity of human milk is destroyed by incubation with trypsin and chymotrypsin. However, neither urea, guanidine hydrochloride-dithiothreitol, nor exposure to pH 1 will inactivate the milk-derived growth factor. Gel filtration and isoelectric focusing indicate that the mitogenic activity of human milk has a molecular weight between 14,000 and 18,000 and an isoelectric point between 4.4 and 4.7.

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