1990
Interleukin 6 is an autocrine growth factor for mesangial cells
Ruef C, Budde K, Lacy J, Northemann W, Baumann M, Sterzel R, Coleman D. Interleukin 6 is an autocrine growth factor for mesangial cells. Kidney International 1990, 38: 249-257. PMID: 2402117, DOI: 10.1038/ki.1990.193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, NorthernCell DivisionCell LineGlomerular MesangiumInterleukin-6MaleRatsRats, Inbred StrainsRecombinant ProteinsConceptsIL-6Autocrine growth factorInterleukin-6T cellsGrowth factorSecrete IL-6Possible paracrine roleAcute phase responseIL-6 mRNADose-dependent increaseIL-6 actsMesangial cell proliferationIL-6 resultsGlomerular inflammationNumber of MCsImmune responseRat MCsParacrine roleB cellsMesangial cellsMC-CMEndothelial cellsAutocrine signalsCell proliferationPlasmacytoma cells
1989
Rat mesangial cells produce granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
Budde K, Coleman D, Lacy J, Sterzel R. Rat mesangial cells produce granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor. American Journal Of Physiology 1989, 257: f1065-f1078. PMID: 2690641, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1989.257.6.f1065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat mesangial cellsGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factorCultured rat mesangial cellsMesangial cellsColony-stimulating factorGM-CSFMC-CMGlomerular mesangial cellsPeritoneal MPsEffector cellsIL-2Inflammatory processGlomerular diseaseInterleukin-2T cellsT lymphocytesInterleukin-4Murine GM-CSFRenal glomeruliSerum-free conditionsSoluble factorsProliferative activitySpecific cDNA probesGM-CSF mRNA transcriptsPresent findings