Mori T, Irie Y, Nishimura S I, Tokura S, Matsuura M, Okumura M, Kadosawa T, Fujinaga T
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
J Biomed Mater Res. 1998 Winter;43(4):469-72. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4636(199824)43:4<469::aid-jbm15>3.0.co;2-9.
The effects of chitin and its derivatives on the proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and on the production of cytokines were examined in vitro. Chitin and its derivatives had no effect on the proliferation of cultured HUVECs. N-Sulfonated 70% deacetylated chitin (S-DAC70) stimulated the production of interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha from HUVECs. Compared to S-DAC70, the other materials tested in the present study showed less effect in the stimulation of IL-8 and TNF-alpha production and had no effect in the stimulation of IL-1beta and IL-6 production. These results indicated that S-DAC70 affects HUVECs function but not proliferation.
