title: Transforming growth factor-beta potentiates epidermal growth factor-induced prostaglandin E2 production in amnion cells.
abstract: Primary cultures of human amnion cells and the amnion-derived cell line WISH were used to evaluate the hypothesis that transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) can modulate epidermal growth factor (EGF)- induced prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production. Cells were preincubated for 1 hr with TGF-beta (0.0001-10 ng/ml) and then incubated in the presence or absence of EGF (10 ng/ml) for 4 hrs. TGF-beta alone did not stimulate PGE2 synthesis at any dose examined. However, when primary cultures of amnion cells or WISH cells were preincubated with TGF-beta and then challenged with EGF, there was a potentiation of PGE2 production that was much greater than the additive values of TGF-beta or EGF alone. These data suggest that EGF-induced PGE2 production by amnion cells can be modulated by low concentrations of TGF-beta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Columbus 43210-1228.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Kniss
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Fertel
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Iams
mesh_terms: D000650:Amnion / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D015232:Dinoprostone