title: In vitro stimulatory effect of substance P on hematopoiesis.
abstract: The neuropeptide Substance P (SP) is widely distributed in the peripheral nervous system. Its biologic effects have been extensively studied in the immune system. However, even though the bone marrow (BM) is innervated with SP-immunoreactive fibers and some of its cells not only express SP receptors (T and B cells, endothelial cells, and macrophages) but also produce SP (macrophages, eosinophils, and endothelial cells), the effects of SP on hematopoiesis are scanty. Furthermore, SP induces the production of hematopoietic growth factors (HGFs) (interleukin-1 [IL-1], IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor alpha) from human monocytes. In this study, we have found a potent in vitro stimulatory effect of SP (10(-8) to 10(-12) mol/L) on hematopoiesis for both erythroid and granulocytic progenitors in short-term methyl-cellulose BM cultures. SP alone, in the absence of exogenous HGFs, is able to sustain hematopoiesis in vitro. This stimulatory effect of SP is: (1) mostly mediated by the adherent cells; (2) completely abrogated by two SP receptor (SP-R) antagonists; and (3) partially reduced by anti-IL-1, IL-3, IL-6, and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). Furthermore, it appears that the stimulatory effect of SP may be mediated by IL-3 and GM-CSF because we have also found that SP induces the release of these two cytokines from BM mononuclear cells. Considering that the SP effect occurs at concentrations as low as 10(-11) mol/L, and via a specific receptor, it appears that SP may play a physiologic role in regulating hematopoiesis, at least partially through the adherent BM cells and the release of HGFs, and may place SP, a neuropeptide, in a new category of hematopoietic regulators.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry-New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07103.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rameshwar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ganea
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gascón
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D015153:Blotting, Western; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000494:pharmacology; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000187:drug effects*; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007700:Kinetics; D009000:Monocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013373:Substance P / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015703:Antigens, CD; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D007375:Interleukin-1; D007377:Interleukin-3; D015850:Interleukin-6; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D004921:Erythropoietin; D013373:Substance P; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; C042867:spantide; C066892:CP 96345