title: Biological effects of recombinant erythropoietin, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, interleukin 3, and interleukin 6 on purified rat megakaryocytes.
abstract: The biological effects of recombinant hematopoietic factors, which are considered to stimulate megakaryocytopoiesis in vitro or in vivo, were studied utilizing purified rat megakaryocytes. Recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO), recombinant murine granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rmGM-CSF), and recombinant murine interleukin 3 (rmIL-3) stimulated both [3H]thymidine and [3H]leucine incorporation into purified rat megakaryocytes. In contrast, recombinant human interleukin 6 (rhIL-6) did not stimulate [3H]thymidine uptake but did increase [3H]leucine incorporation into purified rat megakaryocytes. These in vitro data suggest that DNA synthesis in megakaryocytes may be regulated by EPO, GM-CSF, and IL-3, and that protein synthesis is stimulated by EPO, GM-CSF, IL-3, and IL-6 in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008533:Megakaryocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007377:Interleukin-3; D015850:Interleukin-6; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004921:Erythropoietin; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D004247:DNA