PMID- 8895324 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19961217 LR - 20131121 IS - 0013-7227 (Print) IS - 0013-7227 (Linking) VI - 137 IP - 11 DP - 1996 Nov TI - Direct stimulatory effect of insulin-like growth factor-I on monocyte and macrophage tumor necrosis factor-alpha production. PG - 4611-8 AB - GH has been demonstrated to play a physiological role in the priming of macrophages for tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha) synthesis. Although evidence has been presented that GH exerts this effect by an indirect mechanism, the mediators of GH stimulation of TNF alpha synthesis have not been identified. Because insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is a major mediator of many GH effects, in the present study we investigated the direct in vitro effect of this growth factor on macrophage TNF alpha production. Treatment of murine macrophages with physiological concentrations of IGF-I (0.13-130 nM) enhanced both basal and lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophage TNF alpha release and messenger RNA levels. Induction of basal TNF alpha production was also observed after treatment of the cells with supraphysiological concentrations of insulin (130-1300 nM). Exposure of human monocytes to IGF-I led to a similar increase of basal TNF alpha production and messenger RNA expression. Preexposure of macrophages with specific antibodies against IGF-I and IGF-I receptor before IGF-I addition resulted in a complete abrogation of the stimulatory effect of IGF-I on TNF alpha production, indicating that specific binding of IGF-I to its receptor is required for macrophage TNF alpha induction by IGF-I. In contrast to the stimulatory effect of IGF-I, neither GH (0.1-10 micrograms/ml) nor IGF-II (0.13-130 nM) enhanced macrophage TNF alpha release in vitro. To assess the role of the tyrosine kinase system in mediating IGF-I-induced basal TNF alpha production, macrophages were preincubated with the specific tyrosine kinase inhibitors, genistein and tyrphostin A9, before IGF-I exposure. Addition of these compounds resulted in a dose-dependent inhibition of the stimulatory effect of IGF-I on macrophage TNF alpha release, indicating that protein tyrosine kinase activation is required for TNF alpha stimulation by IGF-I. Taken together, these results demonstrate that IGF-I is a monocyte/macrophage activating factor that enhances TNF alpha production, and that such effect is mediated via the IGF-I receptor and involves tyrosine kinase activation. FAU - Renier, G AU - Renier G AD - Department of Nutrition, Notre-Dame Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Canada. FAU - Clement, I AU - Clement I FAU - Desfaits, A C AU - Desfaits AC FAU - Lambert, A AU - Lambert A LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Endocrinology JT - Endocrinology JID - 0375040 RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Isoflavones) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 67763-96-6 (Insulin-Like Growth Factor I) RN - 67763-97-7 (Insulin-Like Growth Factor II) RN - 9002-72-6 (Growth Hormone) RN - DH2M523P0H (Genistein) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Protein-Tyrosine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Survival MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Genistein MH - Growth Hormone/pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Insulin-Like Growth Factor I/*pharmacology MH - Insulin-Like Growth Factor II/pharmacology MH - Isoflavones/pharmacology MH - Kinetics MH - Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology MH - Macrophages/cytology/drug effects/*physiology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Monocytes/cytology/drug effects/*physiology MH - Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors MH - RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis MH - Transcription, Genetic/drug effects MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*biosynthesis EDAT- 1996/11/01 00:00 MHDA- 1996/11/01 00:01 CRDT- 1996/11/01 00:00 PHST- 1996/11/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1996/11/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1996/11/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1210/endo.137.11.8895324 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Endocrinology. 1996 Nov;137(11):4611-8. doi: 10.1210/endo.137.11.8895324.