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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-5-31
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of epidermal growth factor (EGF), insulin, and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) were examined alone and in combination on rat pancreatic acinar cells cultured 48 h in serum free medium. IGF-I at a concentration of 2.7 nM maintained viability of cultured acinar cells comparably to EGF. In contrast, insulin was less effective in maintaining acinar viability, even at high concentrations (170nM). There were no additive or interactive effects of these growth factors on acinar viability. EGF significantly increased [3H]-phenylalanine incorporation into acinar protein and the specific activity of phenylalanine-acylated transfer RNA (tRNAphe), but did not change the apparent rate of protein synthesis when compared with insulin of IGF-I. EGF with insulin, IGF-I, or both resulted in significantly lower specific activities of tRNAphe when compared to EGF alone, but all had comparable rates of total phe-incorporation. Acinar cells readily degraded insulin, but not EGF or IGF-I. These results demonstrate some specificity in the acinar requirement for growth factors (EGF = IGF-I greater than insulin) in maintaining viability in culture.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0885-3177
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
41-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of epidermal growth factor, insulin and insulin-like growth factor I on rat pancreatic acinar cells cultured in serum-free medium.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.