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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-2-10
pubmed:abstractText
The human basophilic cell line KU 812, that also has some mast cell characteristics, was found to express the PDGF-A gene and secrete PDGF-A like activity. After treatment with IL-6+ TNF-alpha, the PDGF-A mRNA expression increased as did cytoplasmic immunostaining with anti-PDGF antibodies. Secretion of PDGF-A was visualized by immunoprecipitation. An augmentation of non-secreted PDGF-like activity after IL-6+ TNF-alpha treatment was not accompanied by induction of the long splice variant of the PDGF-A-chain mRNA. Treatment with TPA caused an increase in PDGF-A expression and in addition, an induction of PDGF-B transcripts were seen. Staining of cytospin preparations with anti-PDGF antibodies visualized a substantial increase in immunostaining of the TPA treated cells and both intracellular and secreted PDGF-AA-like activity was substantially increased as compared to untreated control cultures. There was a concomitant induction of exon 6 specific mRNA, corresponding to a cellular retention signal after TPA treatment. Our results show that PDGF can be produced by a cell line of the basophilic/mast cell lineage, i.e. cells involved in allergic disorders and inflammation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0897-7194
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:geneSymbol
PDGF-A
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
231-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Constitutive and inducible expression of PDGF in the human basophilic cell line, KU 812.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article