Kähler CM, Pischel AB, Haller T, Meierhofer C, Djanani A, Kaufmann G, Wiedermann CJ. Signal transduction pathways in directed migration of human monocytes induced by human growth hormone in vitro.
Int Immunopharmacol 2001;
1:1351-61. [PMID:
11460315 DOI:
10.1016/s1567-5769(01)00067-4]
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Abstract
The human growth hormone (GH) was shown to modulate leukocyte functions such as stimulating directed migration of human monocytes in vitro. Dimerisation of GH-receptors leads to the activation of various signalling mechanisms. As transduction of GH signals to monocytes is unknown, we investigated GH signalling mechanisms in monocyte migration using a modified Boyden chamber chemotaxis assay. Inhibition of tyrosyl phosphorylation of GH receptor-associated tyrosine kinase by tyrphostin-23 or staurosporine blocked GH-stimulated monocyte migration down to random levels. Furthermore, pre-incubation with effective concentrations of 4B-phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA), staurosporine and bisindolylmaleimide I, inhibitors of protein kinase C, significantly decreased GH-induced migration, suggesting that PKC is involved in the signalling cascade. Additionally, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation seems to be required. This study revealed signalling pathways in monocyte movement toward GH in vitro.
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