title: Enhancement of erythropoiesis in vitro by human growth hormone is mediated by insulin-like growth factor I.
abstract: Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) is the presumed paracrine or autocrine growth-promoting mediator of growth hormone in peripheral tissues. In order to evaluate the role of IGF-I as mediator of human growth hormone (hGH) in erythropoiesis, we compared the effects of both peptides upon in vitro colony formation by primitive (BFU-E) and relatively mature (CFU-E) human erythroid precursors. Biosynthetic IGF-I (2 ng/ml) and hGH (25 ng/ml) induced a significant increase in the growth of both BFU-E and CFU-E. BFU-E growth was maximally enhanced by 6 ng/ml IGF-I and by 50 ng/ml hGH, resulting in an increase in burst numbers of 62 +/- 12% and 52 +/- 12%, respectively. Maximal enhancement of CFU-E growth was detected at higher concentrations of IGF-I (20 ng/ml) and hGH (150 ng/ml), with respective increases of 121 +/- 35% and 137 +/- 18% in colony numbers. Enhancement of bone marrow and peripheral blood erythroid progenitor cell growth by hGH required the presence of monocytes and was abrogated by specific monoclonal antibodies directed against IGF-I membrane receptors. The in vitro growth-promoting effect of hGH upon human erythroid precursors thus appears to be mediated by paracrine IGF-I.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Merchav
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tatarsky
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hochberg
mesh_terms: D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D004920:Erythropoiesis / Q000187:drug effects*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000276:immunology; D017451:Receptors, Somatomedin; D013002:Somatomedins / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D017451:Receptors, Somatomedin; D013002:Somatomedins; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D013006:Growth Hormone