title: Effects of epidermal growth factor and mitogenic pathway inhibitors on rat colon cancer proliferation in vitro.
abstract: The proliferative responses of two rat colon cancer cell lines (Per192NR and Per237) to concentrations of epidermal growth factor (EGF) were assessed alone, or in combination with calcium sequestration or inhibitors of protein kinase A, C (PKA and PKC). Up to 160nM of EGF stimulated cell proliferation in Per237 cells, but was ineffective in Per192NR cells. In both cell lines all inhibitors failed to alter basal proliferation. In Per192NR cells the combination of 5 to 20nM EGF and inhibitor resulted in a biphasic reduction in basal proliferation which was lost by 20nM. In the Per237 cells only 10nM EGF and PKA inhibitor reduced proliferation. Tumours derived from the same origin respond differently to EGF-induced mitogenesis.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands, Western Australia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Oates
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: House
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects*; D002460:Cell Line; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004533:Egtazic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D051381:Rats; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D004533:Egtazic Acid; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D011493:Protein Kinase C