title: Differential control of mesangial cell proliferation by interferon-gamma.
abstract: Rat mesangial cells were shown to be sensitive to recombinant interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). IFN-gamma reduced thymidine uptake by these cells and inhibited cell proliferation. Incubation of the cells with 1000 U/ml IFN-gamma decreased thymidine uptake by up to 64% and cell numbers were decreased by 17%. The effects of IFN-gamma were dose and time dependent and were partially reversible by the anti-IFN-gamma monoclonal antibody DB-1. This lymphokine did not reduce incorporation of RNA and protein precursors however. Measurements of 3H-uridine and 3H-leucine incorporation indicated significant increases in RNA and protein synthesis (37% and 45%, respectively) on a per cell basis. The mitogenic effects of IL-1 and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) were also susceptible to IFN-gamma-mediated inhibition but the mitogenic response to epidermal growth factor (EGF) was much less sensitive. We conclude that while IFN-gamma may act to modulate the mitogenic signals provided by some factors such as IL-1 and PDGF, the response to EGF appears to be unaffected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Prince Henry's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kakizaki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kraft
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Atkins
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000378:metabolism; D002452:Cell Count; D002453:Cell Cycle; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D005920:Glomerular Mesangium / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007375:Interleukin-1; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D004247:DNA; D013936:Thymidine