Bladder cancer cells express functional receptors for granulocyte-colony stimulating factor.
The effects of human recombinant granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) on the growth of cultured human bladder cancer cells and G-CSF receptor on these cells were investigated. Human bladder cancer cell lines, KU-1 or NBT-2, were incubated with and without G-CSF. At 48 hours, 3H-thymidine uptake of both cells was significantly higher with G-CSF (one ng./ml., 10 ng./ml.) than that of control without G-CSF (p less than 0.05). The binding of 125I-labeled KW-2228, a muteins of G-CSF, to KU-1 and NBT-2 was inhibited by unlabeled KW-2228 in a dose-dependent manner. These results demonstrated that G-CSF stimulates the clonal growth of human bladder cancer cells by binding to its specific receptors.
Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
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D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D002455:Cell Division; D002460:Cell Line; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D016188:Receptors, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D016187:Receptors, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology
D016188:Receptors, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016187:Receptors, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; C072115:nartograstim; D013936:Thymidine