TGF-BETA INDUCES BIMODAL PROLIFERATION OF CONNECTIVE-TISSUE CELLS VIA COMPLEX CONTROL OF AN AUTOCRINE PDGF LOOP
TGF-BETA INDUCES BIMODAL PROLIFERATION OF CONNECTIVE-TISSUE CELLS VIA COMPLEX CONTROL OF AN AUTOCRINE PDGF LOOP
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DOI:
10.1016/0092-8674(90)90448-n
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发表时间:
1990-11-02
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影响因子:
64.5
通讯作者:
ROSS, R
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作者:
BATTEGAY, EJ;RAINES, EW;ROSS, R
Transforming growth factor-.beta. (TGF-.beta.) acts as a growth inhibitor, yet it can stimulate proliferation; 1-2 fg/cell of TGF-.beta.1 elicits maximal proliferation of dense and sparse cultured smooth muscle cells (SMCs), whereas higher amounts are less stimulatory. This bimodal response is not limited to SMCs, as TGF-.beta. induces a similar response in human fibroblasts and chondrocytes. The amount of TGF-.beta.1 per cell that induces maximal proliferation is identical for dense and sparse SMCs. At low concentrations of TGf-.beta., there is a 10-12 hr delay in DNA synthesis compared with that elicited by PDGF. PDGF-AA is detected in the culture medium at 24 h, and anti-PDGF IgG blocks DNA synthesis. At higher concentrations, TGF-.beta.1 decreases transcripts and expression of PDGF receptor .alpha. subunits. Hence, TGF-.beta. induces proliferation of connective tissue cells at low concentrations by stimulating autocrine PDGF-AA secretion, which at higher concentrations of TGF-.beta., is decreased by down-regulation of PDGF receptor .alpha. subunits and perhaps by direct growth inhibition.