title: Hepatocyte growth factor reverses the TGF-beta-induced growth inhibition of CCL-64 cells. A novel bioassay for HGF and implications for the TGF-beta bioassay.
abstract: The influence of human hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) on the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) bioassay CCL-64 was examined. HGF induced proliferation of the CCL-64 cells and potently counteracted TGF-beta-induced growth inhibition. HGF was not inactivated by transient acidification to pH 2, a commonly used procedure to activate latent TGF-beta. HGF was a stronger mitogen for the mink lung cells than epidermal growth factor (EGF), a known stimulator of CCL-64 cell growth. Costimulation of the cells by these two cytokines resulted in an additive effect on proliferation. In complex biological fluids containing large amounts of HGF, the TGF-beta concentration can be underestimated when determined by the CCL-64 assay. When a fixed amount of TGF-beta is added, the CCL-64 cells can be used as a reliable bioassay for HGF with a sensitivity of about 1 ng/ml.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cancer Research and Molecular Biology, University of Trondheim, Norway. magneb@mtsrv.mtfs.unit.no
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Börset
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Waage
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sundan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000737:chemistry; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006131:Growth Inhibitors / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D008907:Mink; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000378:metabolism; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D006131:Growth Inhibitors; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor