title: c-jun expression and growth stimulation in human ovarian carcinoma cell lines following exposure to cytokines.
abstract: We evaluated the effects of recombinant human G-CSF, rhGM-CSF, rhM-CSF and rhIL-1 alpha on proliferation and regulation of c-jun gene expression in 4 human ovarian-carcinoma (HOC) cell lines, NIH:OVCAR-3, SK-OV-3, HEY and BG-1, and in one primary ovarian tumor in vitro. The cytokines were administered in concentrations of 0.1 U/ml to 1000 U/ml. Cell growth was measured by crystal-violet- and thiazolyl-blue(MTT)-based cell counts. c-jun transcripts were measured by the solution hybridization/RNAse protection assay. RhM-CSF and rhGM-CSF showed no growth stimulation of any of the 5 cell lines tested. Results from exposure to rhG-CSF were different. The cell lines NIH:OVCAR-3, SK-OV-3, BG-1 and the primary ovarian tumor showed no proliferative response. A 2- to 3-fold increase in proliferation was observed in the HEY HOC cell line. rhIL-1 alpha led to growth stimulation in the BG-1 cell line, but showed an inhibitory effect in the NIH:OVCAR-3 cells. No effects of rhIL-1 alpha were observed in the remaining 2 cell lines nor in the primary ovarian tumor. Growth stimulation was accompanied by an increase in c-jun expression in the HEY cell line, and the BG-1 cell line. No alterations in c-jun expression were observed in the remaining 3 cell lines. Our results indicate that rhG-CSF or rhIL-1 alpha influence cell proliferation in 2 out of 5 human ovarian-tumor cell lines, accompanied by an increase in c-jun expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Spinner
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brandstetter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kiechle-Schwarz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Du Bois
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Angel
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bauknecht
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D016758:Genes, jun; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D007375:Interleukin-1; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor