title: Adherence-dependent increase in human monocyte PDGF(B) mRNA is associated with increases in c-fos, c-jun, and EGR2 mRNA.
abstract: Adherence is an important initial step in the transition of a circulating monocyte to a tissue macrophage. This differentiation is accompanied by an augmented capacity to generate growth factors. We hypothesized that adherence itself might be an important trigger for a sequence of gene activation culminating in cells with increased mRNA encoding profibrotic growth factors such as platelet-derived growth factor B subunit (PDGF[B]) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta). After in vitro adherence, human monocytes had a biphasic increase in PDGF(B) mRNA with peaks at 6 h and 13 d. No increase in TGF-beta mRNA was observed. The 6-h increase in PDGF(B) mRNA was adherence dependent, and in addition, was abrogated when the cytoskeletal integrity was compromised by cytochalasin D. The 6-h increase in PDGF(B) mRNA was unaltered by adherence in the presence of the monocyte stimulus lipopolysaccharide. Adherence to either fibronectin or collagen-coated plastic had little consistent effect on PDGF(B) mRNA accumulation. The increased PDGF(B) mRNA observed in adherent monocytes was accompanied by increases in mRNAs of the early growth response genes c-fos (maximal at 20 min), c-jun, and EGR2 (maximal at 6-24 h). The increase in c-jun and EGR2, but not c-fos, mRNA was also abrogated by cytochalasin D. These observations suggest that adherence results in increases of c-fos, c-jun, EGR2, and PDGF(B) mRNA. In addition, the increases in c-jun, EGR2, and PDGF(B) may depend on cytoskeletal rearrangement. Modulation of these events at the time of adherence offers a mechanism by which differential priming of the cells may be accomplished.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, Colorado 80206.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Doherty
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Ritter
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Benedict
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics; D002455:Cell Division / Q000235:genetics*; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008264:Macrophages / Q000166:cytology; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000235:genetics*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014157:Transcription Factors; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta