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  • Title: Growth factors regulate the synthesis of insulin-like growth factor-I in bone cell cultures.
    Author: Canalis E, Pash J, Gabbitas B, Rydziel S, Varghese S.
    Journal: Endocrinology; 1993 Jul; 133(1):33-8. PubMed ID: 8319580.
    Abstract:
    Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), a prevalent growth factor secreted by bone cells, has important effects on bone remodeling. Hormones are known to regulate the synthesis of skeletal IGF-I, but there is limited information about the actions of growth factors on IGF-I synthesis. We tested the effects of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF beta 1), and platelet-derived growth factors (PDGF) AA and BB on IGF-I mRNA expression and polypeptide concentrations in cultures of osteoblast-enriched (Ob) cells from 22-day-old fetal rat calvariae. Steady state IGF-I mRNA levels were determined by Northern blot analysis, and IGF-I concentrations were determined in acidified and fractionated culture medium by a specific RIA. Treatment of Ob cells with bFGF at 0.06-6 nM, TGF beta 1 at 0.04-4 nM, and PDGF BB at 0.3-3.3 nM caused a dose-dependent decrease in steady state IGF-I mRNA. A smaller effect was observed with PDGF AA. The effect was initially observed after 6-8 h of treatment and was maximal after 16 h. Treatment with bFGF at 0.6-6 nM, TGF beta 1 at 0.4-4 nM, and PDGF BB at 0.3-3.3 nM for 24 h decreased IGF-I polypeptide concentrations by 40-80%. The effects of bFGF, TGF beta 1, and PDGF BB and AA on IGF-I mRNA were independent of protein synthesis and cell division, as they were observed in the presence and absence of cycloheximide at 3.6 microM or hydroxyurea at 1 mM. Similarly, their inhibitory actions on immunoreactive IGF-I were not prevented by hydroxyurea. In conclusion, bFGF, TGF beta 1, PDGF BB, and, to a lesser extent, PDGF AA decrease skeletal IGF-I synthesis by reducing IGF-I transcript levels, and this effect may contribute to their actions on selected aspects of Ob cell function.
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