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Figure 6

From: Prolactin stimulates the proliferation of normal female cholangiocytes by differential regulation of Ca2+-dependent PKC isoforms

Figure 6

In vitro effect of prolactin on the phosphorylation of Ca2+-dependent PKC isoforms. Immunoblots for PKC-α, PKC-β-I, PKC-β-II and PKC-γ in normal female cholangiocytes stimulated for 90 minutes at 37°C with 0.2% BSA (basal value) or prolactin (100 nM) with 0.2% BSA. When cholangiocytes were treated with prolactin, there was an increase in the phosphorylation of PKCβ-I and a marked decrease in PKCα phosphorylation; no significant changes in the phosphorylation of PKCβ-II and PKCγ were observed in normal female cholangiocytes treated with prolactin or 0.2% BSA. Data are mean ± SEM of 3 experiments. * p < 0.05 vs. corresponding basal values. PKC = protein kinase C.

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