Transforming growth factor-beta-induced gene expression of monocyte chemoattractant JE in mouse osteoblastic cells, MC3T3-E1 |
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| Authors: | S Hanazawa A Takeshita Y Tsukamoto Y Kawata K O Takara S Kitano |
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| Institution: | Department of Oral Microbiology, Meikai University School of Dentistry, Saitama, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | A recent study demonstrated that PDGF-inducible JE is an inflammatory cytokine that directs chemotactic activity of monocytes. Accumulation of monocyte/macrophage lineage cells at site of bone tissue sites is very important for formation of multinucleate osteoclasts, which mediate bone resorption. Since transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) is a potent regulator in bone remodeling, we examined whether TGF-beta induced JE gene expression in mouse osteoblastic cells, MC3T3-E1. TGF-beta induced a maximum JE mRNA expression at 3 hr after initiation of the cytokine treatment. This maximal expression was observed in when TGF-beta was used at a concentration of 1 ng/ml. The chemotactic activity for human monocytes was detected in conditioned medium of TGF-beta-treated cells, and the chemotactic activity was neutralized by anti-JE serum treatment. |
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