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. 1988 Aug 1;253(3):927–930. doi: 10.1042/bj2530927

Effects of dimethyl sulphoxide on the synthesis of plasma proteins in the human hepatoma HepG2. Induction of an acute-phase-like reaction.

F Iwasa 1, R A Galbraith 1, S Sassa 1
PMCID: PMC1149393  PMID: 3140793

Abstract

Effects of dimethyl sulphoxide (Me2SO) on the synthesis of plasma proteins by the human hepatoma cell line HepG2 were examined. Me2SO treatment resulted in decreased synthesis of albumin and alpha-fetoprotein, and in increased synthesis of haptoglobin. Plasma-protein profiles induced by Me2SO treatment were very similar to those seen in acute-phase reactions.

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