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Bronchial epithelial cells respond to insulin and insulin-like growth factor-I as a chemoattractant.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2189458     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Migration of epithelial cells to cover areas of injury is thought to be important in the repair process following airway insult. Insulin is reported to be a growth factor for bronchial epithelial cells, and growth factors have been known to be chemotactic for many types of cells. Thus, we hypothesized that insulin may be a chemoattractant for bronchial epithelial cells. To evaluate this, we prepared bronchial epithelial cells and measured their chemotactic activity toward insulin. Bronchial epithelial cells were isolated by overnight digestion with bacterial protease, filtered through 100-microns nitex mesh, and then cultured at 1 x 10(6) cells/ml in tissue culture dishes in medium 199 supplemented with transferrin, insulin, epidermal growth factor, hydrocortisone, antibiotics, and 10% FCS for 3 d. The cultured cells were rinsed twice to remove supplements, trypsinized and resuspended at 1 x 10(6) cells/ml in medium 199 without supplements, and used as the cell source for chemotaxis. Chemotactic activity of bronchial epithelial cells was measured by the blindwell chamber technique using 8-microns Nuclepore filter membranes coated with 0.1% gelatin. The cells were added to the top wells in a 48-multiwell chamber with insulin in the bottom wells and incubated for 6 h at 37 degrees C, 5% CO2. Bronchial epithelial cells migrated in response to insulin in a dose-dependent manner up to an optimal dose of insulin, 100 micrograms/ml, and decreased at higher concentrations. The number of migrated cells per 10 high power fields was 33.7 +/- 1.9 at the optimum and 3.7 +/- 0.7 without insulin (P less than 0.01).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Authors:
S Shoji; R F Ertl; J Linder; S Koizumi; W C Duckworth; S I Rennard
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology     Volume:  2     ISSN:  1044-1549     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol.     Publication Date:  1990 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-07-06     Completed Date:  1990-07-06     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8917225     Medline TA:  Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  553-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198-2465.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Bronchi / physiology*
Cattle
Cell Membrane / drug effects
Cells, Cultured
Chemotaxis*
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Epithelium / physiology
Insulin / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / administration & dosage,  pharmacology
Somatomedins / pharmacology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Somatomedins; 11061-68-0/Insulin; 67763-96-6/Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; 67763-97-7/Insulin-Like Growth Factor II

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