title: Monoclonal antibody to the type I insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I) receptor blocks IGF-I receptor-mediated DNA synthesis: clarification of the mitogenic mechanisms of IGF-I and insulin in human skin fibroblasts.
abstract: Insulin and insulin-like growth factor type I (IGF-I) stimulate an overlapping spectrum of biological responses in human skin fibroblasts. Although insulin and IGF-I are known to stimulate the incorporation of [3H]thymidine into DNA in these cells, the identity of the receptor(s) that mediates this effect has not been fully clarified. The mouse anti-human IGF-I receptor antibody alpha IR-3 binds with specificity to IGF-I but not to insulin receptors in human placental membranes; it also specifically inhibits the binding of 125I-labeled IGF-I but not 125I-labeled insulin to suspensions of human skin fibroblasts in a dose-dependent manner. alpha IR-3 competitively inhibits IGF-I-mediated stimulation of [3H]thymidine incorporation into DNA. This inhibition is dependent on the concentration of alpha IR-3 and in the presence of a fixed antibody concentration can be partially overcome by high concentrations of IGF-I. In contrast, at concentrations of less than 1 microgram/ml, the effect of insulin to stimulate [3H]thymidine incorporation is not inhibited by alpha IR-3. However, the incremental effects of higher concentrations (greater than 1 microgram/ml) of insulin on [3H]thymidine incorporation are inhibited by alpha IR-3. alpha IR-3 is a highly specific antagonist of IGF-I receptor-mediated mitogenesis in human skin fibroblasts. By using this antibody, it is shown directly that insulin can act through the IGF-I receptor to stimulate DNA synthesis but can also activate this effect through the insulin receptor itself.
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000502:physiology*; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000502:physiology*; D008934:Mitogens; D010920:Placenta / Q000276:immunology; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology; D017451:Receptors, Somatomedin; D013002:Somatomedins / Q000502:physiology*; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007328:Insulin; D008934:Mitogens; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D017451:Receptors, Somatomedin; D013002:Somatomedins; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D004247:DNA; D013936:Thymidine