title: Recombinant human B cell stimulatory factor 2 (BSF-2/IFN-beta 2) regulates beta-fibrinogen and albumin mRNA levels in Fao-9 cells.
abstract: Conditioned medium from human monocytes contains a partially characterized hepatocyte-stimulating factor that simultaneously elevates the mRNA levels of the acute-phase protein beta-fibrinogen and decreases albumin mRNA in rat hepatoma cells. We demonstrate that recombinant human B-cell stimulatory factor 2, which is identical to interferon-beta 2/26 kDa protein and interleukin-HP1, exhibits the same activity as hepatocyte-stimulating factor. Furthermore, a specific antibody against B-cell stimulatory factor 2 was able to inhibit hepatocyte-stimulating factor in conditioned medium from human monocytes. Our data show that hepatocyte-stimulating factor and B-cell stimulatory factor 2 are functionally and immunologically related proteins.
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authors.lastname: Andus
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Geiger
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Northoff
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ganter
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bauer
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authors.lastname: Kishimoto
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Heinrich
mesh_terms: D000418:Albumins / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000494:pharmacology; D015850:Interleukin-6; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism*; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology; D011506:Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000418:Albumins; D007370:Interferon Type I; D015850:Interleukin-6; D008222:Lymphokines; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D005340:Fibrinogen