title: The effect of dexamethasone on the functioning of C3 receptor sites on the surfaces of human fibroblasts.
abstract: The presence of C3 receptor sites on the cell surfaces of WI-38 fibroblasts was reported in a previous paper. Here the effect of dexamethasone sodium sulfate of C3 receptor site function was studied. The incubation of WI-38 fibroblasts with dexamethasone sodium sulfate produces the biphasic mode of action, i.e., the growth-stimulating phase with low doses (90--230 mug/ml) and the growth-inhibiting phase with high doses (450--900 mug/ml). The function of C3 receptor sites on WI-38 fibroblasts seems to be very stable and cannot be suppressed by the pretreatment of WI-38 fibroblasts with dexamethasone in high concentrations, where the cell growth is inhibited.
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000378:metabolism*; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D011955:Receptors, Drug / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D003176:Complement C3; D011955:Receptors, Drug; D003907:Dexamethasone; D003165:Complement System Proteins