title: Differential effect of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-I, insulin-like growth factor-II, and insulin on Ig production and growth in human plasma cells.
abstract: The effect of human growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), IGF-II, and insulin on human plasma cell responses was studied. GH enhanced Ig production and thymidine uptake in the human plasma cell lines, IM-9 and AF-10. IGF-I, but not IGF-II or insulin, also enhanced Ig production and proliferation in them. However, enhancement by GH was not mediated by IGF-I, because enhancement was blocked by anti-GH antibody (Ab), but not by Ab to IGF-I or IGF-I receptor. Conversely, the enhancement by IGF-I was blocked by either Ab to IGF-I or IGF-I receptor, but not by anti-GH Ab. GH and IGF-I also enhanced production of IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4, IgA1, IgA2, and IgM and thymidine uptake in PCA-1+ plasma cells generated in vitro. Again, enhancement by GH was specifically blocked by anti-GH Ab, whereas enhancement by IGF-I was specifically blocked by either Ab to IGF-I or IGF-I receptor. These results indicate that GH and IGF-I may play important roles in plasma cell responses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kyoto University Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kimata
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins; D007328:Insulin; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II; D013006:Growth Hormone