title: Effect of transforming growth factor-beta 1 and -beta 2 on the proliferation of Burkitt lymphoma and lymphoblastoid cell lines.
abstract: We tested the effect of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta 1 and TGF-beta 2 on the proliferation of human B cell lines. The panel was selected to give information whether (1) their origin, (2) their phenotype, (3) their Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) carrier state, influence their responsiveness. The growth of lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCL) was not inhibited by TGF-beta 1. The EBV-carrying Burkitt lymphoma (BL) lines, Daudi, Jijoye, Rael but not Raji were inhibited. Three EBV-negative BL lines and the majority of their converted sublines were sensitive. The cell lines tested expressed TGF-beta receptors and TGF-beta 1 transcripts. The proliferation of EBV-infected B cells was inhibited by TGF-beta, their sensitivity decreased, however, after 3 days. The results suggest that the activation state of the B cells is decisive for TGF-beta sensitivity and EBV influences it indirectly by changing the cell phenotype.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tumor Biology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Altiok
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Bejarano
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ruscetti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Altiok
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000382:microbiology / Q000502:physiology*; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002460:Cell Line; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism; D018125:Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta; D014162:Transfection; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D018125:Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta