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Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 274: F1095-F1101, 1998;
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Vol. 274, Issue 6, F1095-F1101, June 1998

Human proximal tubular epithelial cells express somatostatin: regulation by growth factors and cAMP

Martin A. Turman and Courtney A. Apple

Department of Pediatrics, Ohio State University and the Wexner Institute for Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio 43205

Somatostatin modulates several renal tubular cell functions, including gluconeogenesis and proliferation. In this study, we demonstrate that cultured human proximal tubular epithelial cells (PTEC) express somatostatin. We also demonstrate positive and negative regulation of PTEC somatostatin production. We found that PTEC derived from 14 different human donors consistently expressed somatostatin mRNA and/or peptide as detected by RT-PCR and enzyme-linked immunoassay. Furthermore, Northern blot analysis revealed that PTEC express the same size mRNA transcript (750 nucleotides) as human thyroid carcinoma (TT) cells. The PTEC mitogens, epidermal growth factor (EGF) and hydrocortisone, inhibit PTEC somatostatin secretion, whereas forskolin (a direct stimulator of adenylate cyclase) and fetal bovine serum stimulate secretion. These findings raise the possibility that renal-derived somatostatin modulates tubular cell function in an autocrine/paracrine manner. Manipulation of this pathway may lead to novel methods with which to alter tubular cell proliferation and function in vivo.

somatotropin release inhibitory factor; epidermal growth factor; hydrocortisone; kidney; paracrine


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