title: Differential expression of the common beta and specific alpha chains of the receptors for GM-CSF, IL-3, and IL-5 in endothelial cells.
abstract: The present study was designed to reexamine the interaction of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) with endothelial cells (EC) and to investigate the expression of CSF receptor chains in these cells. In agreement with previous data, GM-CSF induced directional migration and, to a lesser degree, proliferation of human umbilical vein EC. When compared to basic fibroblast growth factor, GM-CSF was comparable in terms of chemotactic activity and was substantially less active in terms of proliferation. Binding studies confirmed the presence of receptors for GM-CSF (GM-CSFR) on EC. The expression of the beta chain common to the GM-CSFR, IL-3 receptor, and IL-5 receptor, as well as of the individual alpha chains, was studied by Northern analysis and/or reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction. EC expressed high levels of the common beta chain transcripts. Expression of the alpha(GM) and alpha(IL-5) chain mRNA was minimal or absent in normal EC, though the transformed ECV304 endothelial cell line had substantial amounts of alpha(GM) chain mRNA. Unexpectedly, EC expressed alpha(IL-3) chain transcripts. IL-3 induced migration of EC across polycarbonate filters, whereas IL-5 was inactive.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Colotta
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bussolino
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Polentarutti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guglielmetti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sironi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bocchietto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Rossi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mantovani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002633:Chemotaxis / Q000187:drug effects; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000494:pharmacology; D015848:Interleukin-5 / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012313:RNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016187:Receptors, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin; D016185:Receptors, Interleukin-3 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D053649:Receptors, Interleukin-5; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014471:Umbilical Veins
chemical_list: D007377:Interleukin-3; D015848:Interleukin-5; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016187:Receptors, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin; D016185:Receptors, Interleukin-3; D053649:Receptors, Interleukin-5; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012313:RNA; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor