title: Regulation of the components of the 150 kDa IGF binding protein complex in cocultures of rat hepatocytes and Kupffer cells by 3',5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate.
abstract: In the circulation, most of IGFs are bound to a high molecular mass complex of 150 kDa that consists of IGF-I (or IGF-II), IGFBP-3 and the acid-labile subunit (ALS). Within rat liver, biosynthesis of these components has been localized to different cell populations with hepatocytes as source of ALS and nonparenchymal cells (endothelial and Kupffer cells (KC)) as source of IGFBP-3. In the present study, the regulatory effects of the cAMP analogs dibutyryl-cAMP (db-cAMP) and 8-bromo-cAMP (8-br-cAMP) on IGF-I, ALS, and IGFBP expression were evaluated in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes, KC as well as in cocultures of hepatocytes and KC. In cocultures, biosynthesis of IGFBP-3 and ALS was inhibited dose-dependently by db-cAMP and 8-br-cAMP while that of IGF-I, IGFBP-1, and -4 was stimulated as demonstrated by ligand and Northern blotting. IGFBP-3 expression in primary cultures of pure KC did not respond to cAMP treatment indicating the importance of a cellular interaction between KC and hepatocytes for the decreased IGFBP-3 synthesis. The inhibition of IGFBP-3 in db-cAMP-treated cocultures was due to a decrease of IGFBP-3 mRNA level accompanied by a reduced cellular degradation of IGFBP-3. We conclude that cAMP stimulate the biosynthesis of IGF-I, IGFBP-1, and -4 in cocultures of hepatocytes and KC thereby enabling the formation of binary IGF/IGFBP complexes while the formation of the 150 kDa complex is impaired through downregulation of IGFBP-3 and ALS. This complex regulation may be a prerequisite for the effects of cAMP-dependent hormones on the transfer of IGFs from circulation to peripheral tissues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Georg-August-Universität, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, 37075 Göttingen, Germany. jscharf@med.uni-goettingen.de
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Scharf
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Braulke
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hartmann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ramadori
mesh_terms: D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D018920:Coculture Techniques; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000502:physiology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D018970:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D007728:Kupffer Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008970:Molecular Weight; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D018970:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1; D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate; D003994:Bucladesine; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II; D000242:Cyclic AMP