We report here that SK-MG-3, a human astrocytoma cell line with a high number of epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptors, has an amplified and overexpressed EGF receptor gene.
For example, only 6/60 cultures derived from astrocytomas expressed glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), an astrocyte specific marker, and all six of these cultures were derived from morphological categories which more frequently gave rise to populations which did not express GFAP.
In this report we describe a human astrocytoma cell line (T24) which produces IL-1 constitutively and upon induction with phorbol myristate acetate in vitro.
In this report we describe a human astrocytoma cell line (T24) which produces IL-1 constitutively and upon induction with phorbol myristate acetate in vitro.
The level of CD44 mRNA was correlated with the surface expression of CD44 antigens (50B4) in several leukemic cell lines, in astrocytoma lines and in normal granulocytes.
Since human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) nef has been suggested to exert regulatory effects on HIV long terminal repeat (LTR) activity, we transiently transfected HIV LTR chloramphenicol acetyltransferase or luciferase expression vectors into a human astrocytoma clone (U-373nef) that constitutively expresses the HIV nef gene.
The present studies investigated the expression of the two PDGF genes (c-sis/PDGF-2 and PDGF-1) and the PDGF-receptor b gene (PDGF-R) in 34 primary human astrocytomas.
The wild-type p53 protein, which is a transcriptional activator, may serve as a barrier to the progression of neoplastic processes, and alterations of p53 are involved in genesis of various cancers including astrocytomas.
Interferon-beta specifically inhibits interferon-gamma-induced class II major histocompatibility complex gene transcription in a human astrocytoma cell line.
In particular, an astrocytoma cell line U373MG subclone responded markedly to IL-1 with high expression levels of IL-8 and MCAF mRNA as well as IL-6 mRNA.
In this report, the effects of elevated temperature and dexamethasone on LPS-stimulated IL-1 beta and TNF alpha mRNA gene expression and protein synthesis were studied in human astrocytoma cell lines and primary cultures of human fetal astrocytes.
In particular, an astrocytoma cell line U373MG subclone responded markedly to IL-1 with high expression levels of IL-8 and MCAF mRNA as well as IL-6 mRNA.