title: Insulin-like growth factor-II (IGF-II), type 2 IGF receptor, and IGF-binding protein-2 gene expression in rat lung alveolar epithelial cells: relation to proliferation.
abstract: Pulmonary alveolar type 2 cells act as a reservoir of stem cells which can be induced to proliferate during periods of lung growth and repair after lung injury. Despite the importance of this process, the mechanisms that regulate type 2 cell proliferation have not been well characterized. We show in this study that insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-binding protein-2 (IGFBP-2) accumulates to high levels in culture medium of growth-arrested type 2 cells. This is associated with an increased expression of IGFBP-2 messenger RNA (mRNA). Study of the other components of the IGF system also reveals induction of IGF-II and type 2 IGF receptor mRNA during the process of type 2 cell block of proliferation. When growth-arrested cells are allowed to resume proliferation by the addition of serum, the level of expression of IGFBP-2, type 2 IGF receptor, and IGF-II rapidly decreased. Despite the similarities in the timing of induction, it is likely that these components are not necessarily linked to mediate effects through a single pathway. Indeed, we show that the addition of conditioned medium from growth-arrested cells on proliferative cells results in down-regulation of IGFBP-2 and increased expression of IGF-II and type 2 IGF receptor mRNA. Treatment of the cells with various concentrations of IGF-II affects only the level of expression of type 2 IGF receptor, whereas IGF-I and insulin appear to influence only the expression of IGFBP-2. From the results presented in this study, it can be suggested that IGFBP-2, IGF-II, and type 2 IGF receptor play an important role in the transition of lung alveolar epithelial cells in and out of the cell cycle.
authors.affiliation: Physiology Department, Trousseau Hospital, St. Antoine Medical School, University of Paris, France.
authors.forename: O B
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Mouhieddine
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cazals
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Maitre
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Le Bouc
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chadelat
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clement
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D002455:Cell Division; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D015870:Gene Expression; D018971:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 2; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / Q000235:genetics*; D015335:Molecular Probes / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D017527:Receptor, IGF Type 2 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D013002:Somatomedins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018971:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 2; D015335:Molecular Probes; D017527:Receptor, IGF Type 2; D013002:Somatomedins; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1