TY - JOUR
T1 - Role of transforming growth factor-α (TGF-α) in basal and hormone-stimulated growth by estradiol, prolactin and progesterone in human and rat mammary tumor cells
T2 - Studies using TGF-α and EGF receptor antibodies
AU - Ahmed, Syed Rafeeq
AU - Badger, Betty
AU - Wright, Carol
AU - Manni, Andrea
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgement--The au~ors wish ~ thank Msa Dos~r for her as~s~nee ~ p~pa~ng ~e manu~fipt. This work w~ supported by a grant ~om the Na~on~ Cancer Insfitu~, NIH G~nt No. POICA4001.
PY - 1991/6
Y1 - 1991/6
N2 - The biological role of transforming growth factor-α (TGF-α) in basal and hormone-stimulated proliferation of primary human and rat mammary tumor cells was studied using antibodies against TGF-α and its receptor. A monoclonal antibody, MAb-425 against human EGF receptor was added to in vitro soft agar, clonogenic cultures of human breast carcinoma cells under basal and estradiol(E2)-stimulated conditions. The antibody had an antagonist effect on colony growth in 4 of 10 tumors and an agonist effect in 4 (72 and 153% of control). E2-stimulated colony growth in 5 tumors (167% of control) and the antibody blocked E2-stimulation in 3 of the 5. Inhibition of E2-stimulated growth in 3 and basal growth in 4 other tumors by the EGF receptor antibody suggests that endogenously secreted TGF-α has a role as an autocrine/paracrine growth factor in constitutive and E2-stimulated tumor cell proliferation in a majority of human tumors. A polyclonal antibody against TGF-α was used to study the role of TGF-α in E2-, prolactin(Prl)- and progesterone(Prog)-stimulated proliferation of NMU(nitrosomethylurea)-induced rat mammary tumor cells under similar culture conditions. TGF-α, E2, Prl and Prog stimulated colony growth equally to 176, 187, 168 and 181% of control. The antibody produced significant and similar inhibition of TGF-α and E2-stimulated growth (95 and 83%). In contrast, inhibition of Prl- and Prog-stimulated growth by the antibody was only 24 and 37%. The TGF-α ligand antibody did not have an agonist or antagonist effect when added alone. Thus, TGF-α seems to be a major stimulatory growth factor mediating E2-induced tumor cell proliferation in rat mammary tumors. It is less important in Prl- and Prog-induced tumor growth and not essential for basal growth in these tumors. We conclude that TGF-α is a biologically important autocrine/paracrine growth factor in primary human breast cancer cell proliferation and in E2-induced rat mammary tumor growth.
AB - The biological role of transforming growth factor-α (TGF-α) in basal and hormone-stimulated proliferation of primary human and rat mammary tumor cells was studied using antibodies against TGF-α and its receptor. A monoclonal antibody, MAb-425 against human EGF receptor was added to in vitro soft agar, clonogenic cultures of human breast carcinoma cells under basal and estradiol(E2)-stimulated conditions. The antibody had an antagonist effect on colony growth in 4 of 10 tumors and an agonist effect in 4 (72 and 153% of control). E2-stimulated colony growth in 5 tumors (167% of control) and the antibody blocked E2-stimulation in 3 of the 5. Inhibition of E2-stimulated growth in 3 and basal growth in 4 other tumors by the EGF receptor antibody suggests that endogenously secreted TGF-α has a role as an autocrine/paracrine growth factor in constitutive and E2-stimulated tumor cell proliferation in a majority of human tumors. A polyclonal antibody against TGF-α was used to study the role of TGF-α in E2-, prolactin(Prl)- and progesterone(Prog)-stimulated proliferation of NMU(nitrosomethylurea)-induced rat mammary tumor cells under similar culture conditions. TGF-α, E2, Prl and Prog stimulated colony growth equally to 176, 187, 168 and 181% of control. The antibody produced significant and similar inhibition of TGF-α and E2-stimulated growth (95 and 83%). In contrast, inhibition of Prl- and Prog-stimulated growth by the antibody was only 24 and 37%. The TGF-α ligand antibody did not have an agonist or antagonist effect when added alone. Thus, TGF-α seems to be a major stimulatory growth factor mediating E2-induced tumor cell proliferation in rat mammary tumors. It is less important in Prl- and Prog-induced tumor growth and not essential for basal growth in these tumors. We conclude that TGF-α is a biologically important autocrine/paracrine growth factor in primary human breast cancer cell proliferation and in E2-induced rat mammary tumor growth.
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U2 - 10.1016/0960-0760(91)90079-K
DO - 10.1016/0960-0760(91)90079-K
M3 - Article
C2 - 2064983
AN - SCOPUS:0025891693
SN - 0960-0760
VL - 38
SP - 687
EP - 693
JO - Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
JF - Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
IS - 6
ER -
