Regulation of growth-hormone-receptor gene expression by growth hormone and pegvisomant in human mesangial cells. 2003

Udo Meinhardt, and Andrée Eblé, and Amélie Besson, and Christian J Strasburger, and Jean-Daniel Sraer, and Primus E Mullis
Paediatric Endocrinology, University Children's Hospital, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland.

BACKGROUND Mice transgenic for growth hormone develop mesangial proliferation, glomerular hypertrophy, and progressive glomerular sclerosis suggesting that the growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) pathway plays an important role. Therefore, we studied the impact of variable concentrations of 22 kD, 20 kD growth hormone, as well as of the growth hormone receptor antagonist pegvisomant (B2036-PEG), on both the growth hormone receptor (GHR/GHBP) gene expression and growth hormone binding protein (GHBP) formation in a human glomerular mesangial cell line. Further, the impact on collagen, IGF-I and IGF binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) formation was studied. METHODS In order to assess transcription, quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used. RESULTS Physiologic doses of 22 kD or 20 kD growth hormone caused a dose-dependent and significant (P < 0.01) up-regulation of GHR/GHBP gene transcription, whereas supraphysiologic doses (50 and 500 ng/mL) resulted in down-regulation (P < 0.001). Whenever pegvisomant was used, there was no increase in GHR/GHBP expression. These data were confirmed using run-on experiments. Further, the assessment of GHBP presented a constant, dose-dependent increase, which was completely abolished in the experiments where pegvisomant was used. CONCLUSIONS We present data showing that growth hormone has a direct impact on GHR/GHPB gene transcription and that pegvisomant is a potent growth hormone receptor antagonist in human mesangial cells. In addition, although the GHR/GHBP gene transcription is down-regulated by supraphysiologic growth hormone concentrations, this effect was not found when GHBP levels were measured. This finding may reflect a self-inhibitory effect of growth hormone on the level of GHR/GHBP gene transcription, which does not involve the regulation of the shedding of GHBP and may, therefore, be of physiologic interest.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007334 Insulin-Like Growth Factor I A well-characterized basic peptide believed to be secreted by the liver and to circulate in the blood. It has growth-regulating, insulin-like, and mitogenic activities. This growth factor has a major, but not absolute, dependence on GROWTH HORMONE. It is believed to be mainly active in adults in contrast to INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II, which is a major fetal growth factor. IGF-I,Somatomedin C,IGF-1,IGF-I-SmC,Insulin Like Growth Factor I,Insulin-Like Somatomedin Peptide I,Insulin Like Somatomedin Peptide I
D011986 Receptors, Somatotropin Cell surface proteins that bind GROWTH HORMONE with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes influencing the behavior of cells. Activation of growth hormone receptors regulates amino acid transport through cell membranes, RNA translation to protein, DNA transcription, and protein and amino acid catabolism in many cell types. Many of these effects are mediated indirectly through stimulation of the release of somatomedins. Growth Hormone Receptors,Receptors, Growth Hormone,Somatomammotropin Receptors,Somatotropin Receptors,Growth Hormone Receptor,Receptor, Growth Hormone,Receptors, Somatomammotropin,Somatomammotropin Receptor,Somatotropin Receptor,Hormone Receptor, Growth,Hormone Receptors, Growth
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D003470 Culture Media Any liquid or solid preparation made specifically for the growth, storage, or transport of microorganisms or other types of cells. The variety of media that exist allow for the culturing of specific microorganisms and cell types, such as differential media, selective media, test media, and defined media. Solid media consist of liquid media that have been solidified with an agent such as AGAR or GELATIN. Media, Culture
D005920 Glomerular Mesangium The thin membranous structure supporting the adjoining glomerular capillaries. It is composed of GLOMERULAR MESANGIAL CELLS and their EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX. Mesangium, Glomerular,Mesangial Extracellular Matrix,Extracellular Matrices, Mesangial,Extracellular Matrix, Mesangial,Glomerular Mesangiums,Matrices, Mesangial Extracellular,Matrix, Mesangial Extracellular,Mesangial Extracellular Matrices,Mesangiums, Glomerular
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015870 Gene Expression The phenotypic manifestation of a gene or genes by the processes of GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION and GENETIC TRANSLATION. Expression, Gene,Expressions, Gene,Gene Expressions
D018970 Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1 One of the six homologous proteins that specifically bind insulin-like growth factors (SOMATOMEDINS) and modulate their mitogenic and metabolic actions. The function of this protein is not completely defined. However, several studies demonstrate that it inhibits IGF binding to cell surface receptors and thereby inhibits IGF-mediated mitogenic and cell metabolic actions. (Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 1993;204(1):4-29) IGF-Binding Protein 1,IGFBP-1,IGF Binding Protein 1,Insulin Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1
D019382 Human Growth Hormone A 191-amino acid polypeptide hormone secreted by the human adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR), also known as GH or somatotropin. Synthetic growth hormone, termed somatropin, has replaced the natural form in therapeutic usage such as treatment of dwarfism in children with growth hormone deficiency. Somatotropin (Human),Somatropin (Human),Cryo-Tropin,Genotonorm,Genotropin,Humatrope,Maxomat,Norditropin,Norditropin Simplexx,Norditropine,Nutropin,Omnitrope,Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (Mammalian),Saizen,Serostim,Somatropin,Umatrope,Zomacton,hGH (Human Growth Hormone),r-hGH(m),r-hGH-M,Cryo Tropin,CryoTropin,Growth Hormone, Human
D020133 Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction A variation of the PCR technique in which cDNA is made from RNA via reverse transcription. The resultant cDNA is then amplified using standard PCR protocols. Polymerase Chain Reaction, Reverse Transcriptase,Reverse Transcriptase PCR,PCR, Reverse Transcriptase,Transcriptase PCR, Reverse

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