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  • Title: Autocrine regulators of MC3T3-E1 cell proliferation.
    Author: Amarnani S, Merriman HL, Linkhart TA, Baylink DJ, Mohan S.
    Journal: J Bone Miner Res; 1993 Feb; 8(2):157-65. PubMed ID: 7680184.
    Abstract:
    MC3T3-E1 cells, a clonal osteoblast-like mouse calvarial cell line, secrete several growth regulating factors. These regulators include insulin-like growth factor (IGF) type I, transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta), and IGF-II in descending order of abundance. MC3T3-E1 cells in culture also produce two IGF binding proteins (IGFBP), M(r) 25 and 32 kD, having sequence identity with IGFBP-4 and IGFBP-6, respectively. In addition, this is the first observation that osteoblast-like bone cells in culture produce IGFBP-6. To determine if growth factors produced by MC3T3-E1 cells have autocrine actions on these cells, the effects of IGF-I, IGF II, TGF-beta 1, and IGFBP-4 on MC3T3-E1 cell proliferation were determined. Exogenous addition of IGF-I and IGF-II stimulated MC3T3-E1 cell proliferation, but TGF-beta 1 and IGFBP-4 inhibited MC3T3-E1 cell proliferation. Based on these findings, we conclude that MC3T3-E1 cells in culture produce autocrine regulators of MC3T3-E1 cell proliferation and that the actions of IGFs may also be regulated by IGFBPs produced by these same cells.
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