title: Cytokines regulate c-Met expression in cultured astrocytes.
abstract: We investigated c-Met expression in cultured astrocytes and their regulation by cytokines. Immunocytochemistry revealed that c-Met was expressed in cultured astrocytes. Western blotting revealed that acidic and basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF) enhanced and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) reduced c-Met expression. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction revealed that FGFs and HGF enhanced c-met expression. These findings suggest that c-Met expressed in astrocytes may have important roles during the nervous system regeneration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. kshimazaki@kmh.gr.jp
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimazaki
authors.forename: Kazunari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: Hisatsugu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishimori
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katayama
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawase
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D016220:Fibroblast Growth Factor 1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000494:pharmacology; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D019859:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met / Q000235:genetics*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D007375:Interleukin-1; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2; D016220:Fibroblast Growth Factor 1; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor; D019859:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met