title: Differential effect of interleukin-4 and transforming growth factor beta 1 on expression of proto-oncogenes and autocrine insulin-like growth factor II in colorectal carcinoma cells.
abstract: We have compared the effect of interleukin-4 and transforming growth factor beta 1 on proliferation and gene expression in two colorectal carcinoma cell lines, LS513 and LS1034. Transforming growth factor beta 1 was a potent inhibitor for both cells lines and virtually abolished de novo DNA synthesis. Interleukin-4 inhibited thymidine incorporation up to 60 and 45%, respectively. While both cytokines exerted a comparable cyto-inhibitory activity they displayed differential effects on proto-oncogene expression. Transforming growth factor beta 1 markedly down-regulated c-myc in LS1034 but not in LS513 cells. In contrast, expression of c-fos was induced by interleukin-4 in LS513 but not in LS1034 cells. Interestingly, in agreement with their cyto-inhibitory activity both cytokines suppressed the expression of insulin-like growth factor II in LS1034, which is an autocrine growth factor for these cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Pathology, Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, Epalinges, Switzerland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lahm
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Amstad
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Givel
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Odartchenko
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sordat
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D015870:Gene Expression; D016762:Genes, fos / Q000235:genetics; D016259:Genes, myc / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / Q000235:genetics*; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000090063:Proto-Oncogene Mas; D011519:Proto-Oncogenes / Q000235:genetics*; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: C000715470:MAS1 protein, human; D000090063:Proto-Oncogene Mas; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II