title: Inhibition of mesangial cell proliferation by platelet factor 4.
abstract: Platelet factor 4(PF4), an abundant platelet secretory product, is a strong candidate for modulating glomerular pathology. Because PF4 might be released from platelets and influence intrinsic cell growth during glomerular injury, the effect of PF4 on fetal calf serum- and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-induced mesangial cell mitogenesis was examined. Mitogenesis was measured as the amount of 3H-thymidine incorporated into acid-precipitable material as well as by autoradiography. The effect of PF4 on mesangial cell expression of mRNA for PDGF A chain and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta 1) was also examined. Fetal calf serum (10%)- and PDGF (10 ng/mL)-stimulated increases in mesangial cell 3H-thymidine incorporation were inhibited by incremental concentrations of PF4 (1 to 25 micrograms/mL) showing a maximum reduction of approximately 80% at 25 micrograms/mL of PF4. PF4 was effective when added 24 h before and 1, 4, and 8 h, but not 16 h after the addition of PDGF, indicating that inhibition occurred at delayed events in cell-cycle regulation. PF4 inhibited PDGF-induced increments in mRNA encoding PDGF A chain and TGF-beta 1. Also, PF4 did not interfere with PDGF receptor binding. The results of this study show that PF4 is a negative regulator of mesangial cell proliferation and suggest an interference in cell growth by pathways associated with modulation of the autocrine growth factors PDGF and TGF-beta 1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284-7882, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Woodruff
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Abboud
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004261:DNA Replication / Q000187:drug effects; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D005920:Glomerular Mesangium / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D006131:Growth Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D010978:Platelet Factor 4 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D006131:Growth Inhibitors; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D010978:Platelet Factor 4; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor