Biosource strain/age/gender/disease state: normal diploid hepatic epithelial cell line WB-F344 isolated from liver of an adult male Fischer-344 rat
Growth protocol: Cells were routinely cultured in modified Eagle's medium (Life Technologies, Inc.) containing 10% FBS. Cells used in experiments were of low passage (<15)
Treatment protocol: After growing to approximately 80% confluence, MEM culture medium was removed and replaced with a custom formulation of Chee's Essential Medium (CEM) containing 5% Fetal Bovine Serum without L-Arginine HCl for an additional 18 hours.
Extraction protocol: Total RNA was isolated from cells after 18 hours of treatment using TRI reagent -- RNA isolation Reagent Method (TRI Reagent, RNA/DNA/Protein Isolation Reagent, Molecular Research Center Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio)
Labeling/Scanning/Hybrization/Quantification protocol: Target cRNA was prepared and hybridized (45 °C, 16 h) to GeneChip rat 230A arrays according to the manufacturer's directions (Affymetrix). Hybridized arrays were washed and stained using the GeneChip fluidics station 400 and scanned using the Agilent GeneArray scanner. Signals were analyzed using Microarray Suite 5.0 software (Affymetrix). Data obtained was analyzed with GeneSpring 6.0.
