title: Stimulation of cell growth by erythropoietin in RAW264.7 cells: association with AP-1 activation.
abstract: Erythropoietin (EPO), a hematopoietic factor, is required for normal erythrocyte developments, but it has been demonstrated to have many other functions, and its receptor is localized in other tissues. In the present study, we investigated whether EPO can promote other cell proliferation and possible molecular mechanisms. EPO restored the inhibition of the RAW264.7 and PC12 cell growth by fetal bovine serum (FBS) withdrawal in a dose dependent manner, but not that of other cell types tested. The restoring effect of EPO was completed when the RAW264.7 cells were cultured in the medium containing as low as 3% of FBS, and 10 U/mL EPO could replace FBS. The restoring effect of EPO in the RAW264.7 cells was associated with the increased of c-Fos and c-Jun expression as well as AP-1 activation. These data demonstrate that EPO can stimulate RAW264. 7 cell as well as PC12 cell growth even when the cells were cultured without FBS or in the presence of small amounts of FBS in the medium, and this stimulating effect is associated with the activation of AP-1 transcription factor.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.
authors.forename: Seu Run
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Seong
authors.forename: Jae Woong
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yong Kyoung
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Tae Il
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dong Ju
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Dong Cheol
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Young Won
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Do Young
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Jin Tae
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D048430:Cell Shape; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D016716:PC12 Cells; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / Q000378:metabolism; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1 / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1; D004921:Erythropoietin