STUDIES OF HUMAN DIPLOID FIBROBLAST GROWTH .1. RESPONSES OF NORMAL AND HYPOPITUITARY CELLS TO FIBROBLAST GROWTH-FACTOR, INSULIN, AND SERUM

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JONES, KL [1 ]
ADDISON, J [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO, SCH MED, DEPT PEDIAT, LA JOLLA, CA 92093 USA
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10.1210/jcem-43-4-721
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R5 [内科学];
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The growth stimulating activity of bovine insulin, fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and fetal bovine serum (FBS) was assayed in diploid human fibroblasts from normal and idiopathic hypopituitary donors. All 3 factors stimulated DNA synthesis in cells arrested by serum starvation. FGF was active at concentrations as low as 5 ng/ml with maximum effect at 100 ng/ml. FGF stimulated DNA synthesis at lower concentrations than did insulin and also produced a greater maximum response. Only serum was capable of supporting cell division and growth, but FGF accelerated this growth rate when it was added to serum-containing medium. Hydrocortisone, actinomycin D and cycloheximide inhibit FGF stimulation. There was no significant difference between fibroblasts from normal and hypopituitary donors.
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