title: Insulin-like growth factor-I inhibits apoptosis in IL-3-dependent hemopoietic cells.
abstract: The death of hemopoietic cells on withdrawal of CSF occurs by a mechanism known as apoptosis characterized by the early degradation of chromatin into oligonucleosome-length fragments. Insulin-like growth factor I plays a pivotal role in the regulation of somatic cell growth as a mediator of growth hormone action. Animals with low levels of circulating IGF-I are more vulnerable to infections and have diminished immune responses. To analyze the possibility of a regulatory role of IGF-I on hemopoiesis and determine its mechanism of action, we have studied the effect of this growth factor on the survival and proliferation of two IL-3-dependent hemopoietic cell lines and in IL-3-responsive primary cultures of bone marrow-derived mast cells. In IL-3-depleted cultures, IGF-I prevented DNA fragmentation and apoptotic cell death. Insulin at high concentration had a weak protective action and IGF-II was inactive in suppressing apoptosis in these IL-3-dependent hemopoietic cells. Cell proliferation was also stimulated by IGF-I in the absence of other hemopoietic growth factors although it was a weak mitogen when compared with IL-3. These results indicate that circulating or locally produced IGF-I may promote survival of both the steady state hemopoietic precursor population and cytokine-producing cells and could therefore regulate hemopoiesis acting in a concerted manner with other CSF.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas CSIC, Facultad de Medicina UAM, Spain.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Tarduchy
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López-Rivas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: D007377:Interleukin-3; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D004247:DNA