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Epithelial cells isolated from rat lung and trachea were grown on monolayers and their response to a number of hormones and growth factors were studied. Maximum proliferative response in serum containing media was observed when insulin, cholera toxin and cortisol were present together. However, these additives when present independently showed a marginal response. The synergism, due to these factors in promoting growth was seen very early in culture (day 4) as shown by thymidine labelling studies, On examining the indices of early mitogenesis, such as the expression ofc-myc, our data suggests that these factors stimulate the expression ofc-myc within 4 h. With respect to expression of TNF-α mRNA, this study suggests a possible modulation of TNF-α expression in response to these mitogens that stimulate proliferation maximally. Whether this expression of TNF-α by these epithelial cells is due to a maximal proliferative stimulus and/or is an early step in the cascade of intracellular signalling events is to be investigated in detail.
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Maya, A., Usha, S., Nagalakshmi, M.L. et al. Mitogenic response of rat lung and tracheal epithelial cells in monolayer primary cultures—Modulation of TNF-α expression. J. Biosci. 19, 207–218 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02703056
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