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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-2-7
pubmed:abstractText
Insulin and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) are structurally related polypeptides that stimulate DNA synthesis and cellular proliferation, probably through a common pathway. Human arterial smooth muscle cells in culture demonstrated the presence of high-affinity receptors for both these hormones. Insulin and IGF-I both exhibited cross-reactivity to each other's receptors but with an affinity that is 100-fold less than for the homologous receptor. To examine more closely the receptor responsible for producing the growth effects, we used the polyclonal antibody against the insulin receptor, B2, and a monoclonal antibody to the IGF-I receptor, alpha IR3. We studied the growth effects of insulin and IGF-I as measured by stimulation of c-myc, DNA synthesis, and cellular proliferation in the presence and absence of these antibodies. F(ab') fragments of the anti-insulin-receptor antibody at a concentration of 10 micrograms/ml were capable of displacing greater than 90% of the bound insulin, thus establishing an effective insulin-receptor blockade. Under such blockade, insulin and IGF-I were both capable of doubling the amount of DNA synthesis and cell number in cultured human arterial smooth muscle cells. However, in the presence of a 1:2500 dilution of the monoclonal antibody alpha IR3, which caused a 90% displacement of IGF-I bound to its receptor, both the insulin and IGF-I effects on stimulating DNA synthesis or cellular proliferation were inhibited by greater than 90%. These findings demonstrate that the IGF-I receptor is the common pathway for the growth effects of both insulin and IGF-I.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0012-1797
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
123-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of induction of protooncogene c-myc and cellular growth in human vascular smooth muscle cells by insulin and IGF-I.
pubmed:affiliation
Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.