Urokinase-Type and Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activators as Growth Factors of Human Fibroblasts
| Autor: | Alessandro Copeta, Sergio Barlati, Giuseppina De Petro |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
DNA Replication Male Time Factors Plasmin medicine.medical_treatment Basic fibroblast growth factor urokinase Biology Tritium Antibodies Culture Media Serum-Free chemistry.chemical_compound Epidermal growth factor growth factors tissue-type plasminogen activator mitogenic activity human skin fibroblasts medicine Humans Fibroblast Cells Cultured Skin Urokinase Dose-Response Relationship Drug Epidermal Growth Factor DNA synthesis Growth factor DNA Cell Biology Fibroblasts Embryo Mammalian Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Molecular biology Fibronectins Kinetics medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Cell culture Immunoglobulin G Tissue Plasminogen Activator Autoradiography Female Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Mitogens Cell Division Thymidine medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Experimental Cell Research. 213:286-294 |
| ISSN: | 0014-4827 |
| DOI: | 10.1006/excr.1994.1200 |
| Popis: | In this study we have verified the mitogenic effect of urokinase-type (u-PA) and tissue-type plasminogen activators (t-PA) on human normal fibroblasts. We report that both PAs can induce DNA replication and cell division in serum-deprived cultured human skin fibroblasts. The activity of u-PA and t-PA is, respectively, three- and twofold more potent than that exerted by epidermal growth factor (EGF) with an activity slightly lower (50-60%) than that induced by basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF). The u-PA and t-PA, but not plasmin, induced DNA synthesis, which could be neutralized by anti-u-PA and anti-t-PA antibodies, respectively, but was insensitive to aprotinin treatment. The addition of anti-u-PA-receptor (u-PAR) monoclonal antibodies to the assays selectively suppressed the mitogenic effect exerted by u-PA, but not that of t-PA, and the amino-terminal fragment of u-PA, containing the EGF-like domain and the kringle module, did not elicit any mitogenic activity. Anti-bFGF antibodies completely suppressed the mitogenic activity of bFGF, but did not have any effect on that of u-PA and t-PA; the activity of both PAs was inhibited by anti-fibronectin IgG concentrations ineffective on bFGF. These results indicate that PAs may be considered growth factors of human fibroblasts. |
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