title: The effects of growth factors on DNA synthesis, proteoglycan synthesis and alkaline phosphatase activity in bovine dental pulp cells.
abstract: Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), insulin-like growth factor-I and -II (IGF-I and -II), acidic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) stimulated [125I]-deoxyuridine incorporation about 13, 6.2-, 4.6-, 3.8-, 3.1- and 1.2-fold, respectively, above control values at a concentration of 50 ng/ml. Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) decreased incorporation about 30% at the same dose. aFGF, IGF-I, IGF-II, bFGF and TGF-beta increased [35S]-sulphate incorporation 231, 71, 64, 42 and 39%, respectively, in proliferating cells, while EGF, IGF-I, TGF-beta and PDGF decreased incorporation about 30%, and aFGF increased incorporation 80% in stationary-stage culture. TGF-beta, PDGF, aFGF and bFGF caused 65-40% inhibition of alkaline phosphatase activity in proliferating and stationary cultures. These findings suggest that the proliferation of pulp cells may be stimulated mainly by PDGF and IGF-I, and the production of extracellular matrix proteoglycan may be enhanced by aFGF, IGF-I and IGF-II. Furthermore, TGF-beta, PDGF, aFGF and bFGF may regulate the differentiation of pulp cells into odontoblasts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakashima
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002455:Cell Division; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D016220:Fibroblast Growth Factor 1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000494:pharmacology; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000494:pharmacology; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / Q000494:pharmacology; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D006133:Growth Substances; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D011509:Proteoglycans; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2; D016220:Fibroblast Growth Factor 1; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II; D004247:DNA; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase