title: Regulation of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and parathyroid hormone-related protein production in lung carcinoma cell line OKa-C-1.
abstract: Previously we have established a clonal squamous cell carcinoma cell line OKa-C-1 derived from lung cancer of a patient with marked leukocytosis and hypercalcemia. OKa-C-1 cells simultaneously produce granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) at the single cell level and cause paraneoplastic syndromes in nude mice bearing the tumor. It is known that the production of G-CSF and PTHrP is individually regulated by inflammatory cytokines in various malignant cells. To investigate the common factors in the regulation of G-CSF and PTHrP production in OKa-C-1 cells, we examined the effects of some inflammatory agents [lipopolysaccharide (LPS), phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1 (IL-1) beta and IL-6] on G-CSF and PTHrP production, by means of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), immunoradiometric assay (IRMA) and quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). TNF-alpha or IL-1beta induced both G-CSF and PTHrP production in the conditioned medium. TNF-alpha synergized with IL-1beta to significantly increase G-CSF production. In addition, TNF-alpha and IL-1beta strongly induced G-CSF mRNA with peaks at 2 and 6 h respectively. Although PTHrP production was also strongly induced by TNF-a PTHrP mRNA expression was more strongly induced by PMA than by TNF-alpha. Thus, TNF-alpha and IL-1beta could be common factors that individually and synergistically regulate G-CSF and PTHrP production in OKa-C-1 cells. Moreover, G-CSF and PTHrP production could be not only transcriptionally, but also posttranscriptionally regulated by other factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu, Okocho, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan. uemuray@kochi-ms.ac.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakata
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asahi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taguchi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000378:metabolism*; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D044162:Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; C470121:PTHLH protein, human; D044162:Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor