title: Glucagon-like peptide 2 stimulates intestinal epithelial proliferation in vitro.
abstract: Glucagon-like peptide 2 (GLP-2) is a potent intestine-specific growth factor. To determine whether GLP-2 has a direct effect on cellular proliferation, we examined the effects of GLP-2 on three different intestinal epithelial cell lines: Caco-2, T84, and IEC-6. Proliferation was assessed by measuring [3H]thymidine incorporation into cellular DNA. The expression of the cell cycle regulators cyclins D1, E, and A was determined by western blotting. GLP-2 stimulated [3H]thymidine incorporation in Caco-2 and T84 cells but not in IEC-6 cells. In Caco-2 cells, increased [3H]thymidine incorporation was detectable by day 1 and was maximal at day 5 following initiation of daily GLP-2 administration. Increased [3H]thymidine incorporation persisted for three days following treatment with a single dose of GLP-2. GLP-2 administration resulted in the induction of cyclins D1, E, and A in Caco-2 cells. These results suggest that GLP-2 acts directly on human intestinal epithelial cells to stimulate their proliferation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Jasleen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jasleen
authors.forename: Stanley W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Ashley
authors.forename: Naoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shimoda
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Zinner
authors.forename: Edward E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Whang
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects*; D002460:Cell Line; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D053767:Glucagon-Like Peptide 2; D004763:Glucagon-Like Peptides; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D053767:Glucagon-Like Peptide 2; D010455:Peptides; D014316:Tritium; D004763:Glucagon-Like Peptides; D004247:DNA; D013936:Thymidine