MK615 decreases RAGE expression and inhibits TAGE-induced proliferation in hepatocellular carcinoma cells

AIM:To investigate the proliferative effect of advanced glycation end-products(AGEs) and the role of their cellular receptor(RAGE) on hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) cells,and the inhibitory effects of MK615,an extract from Japanese apricot,against AGEs were also evaluated.METHODS:Two HCC cell lines,HuH7 and HepG2,were used.Expression of RAGE was investigated by poly-merase chain reaction,Western blotting,and flow cytemetry(FACS).The effect of MK615 on RAGE expression was also evaluated by FACS.The proliferat...