Abstract
Pairs of cell lines from spontaneous human tumors (cervical adenocarcinoma, melanoma, and synovial sarcoma) were established using serum-free culture conditions with and without exogenous epidermal growth factor factor (EGF). EGF-adapted cultures of melanoma and cervical adenocarcinoma origin secreted higher levels of bioactive transforming growth factor alpha (TGF-α) when compared to cultures maintained in the absence of EGF. Depletion of EGF for these EGF-adapted cultures resulted in growth arrest. In contrast, the sarcoma cell lines did not secrete TGF-α regardless of the culture conditions but EGF significantly stimulated proliferation of these cells in short-term assays. We show that exogenous EGF induces TGF-α production and supports proliferation of tumor cells of various tissue origin but is not essential for in vitro growth factor-deprived conditions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1501-1505 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Anticancer research |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 6 |
State | Published - 1990 |
Keywords
- epidermal growth factor
- human tumors
- serum-free medium
- transforming growth factor-α
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research