The Journal of Immunology, Vol 150, Issue 4 1503-1508, Copyright © 1993 by American Association of Immunologists

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Modulation of human basophil histamine release by insulin-like growth factors

K Hirai, M Miyamasu, M Yamaguchi, K Nakajima, T Ohtoshi, T Koshino, T Takaishi, Y Morita and K Ito
Department of Medicine and Physical Therapy, University of Tokyo, School of Medicine, Japan.

Several lines of evidence indicate that basophils play an active pathogenic role in the late-phase reaction. Inasmuch as various cytokines are produced locally by activated cells of the immune system during late-phase reaction, "priming" of basophils by cytokines has become an area of active study over the last few years. We studied the effect of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I, shown to be active on immature and mature hemopoietic cells, on histamine release from human basophils. IGF-I enhanced histamine release initiated by anti-IgE, calcium ionophore A23187, and phorbol ester in a dose-dependent fashion (ED50: 300-600 pM), although IGF-I had little or no effect on the release caused by FMLP and C5a. The priming effect of IGF-I took place rapidly and reached plateau levels in 15 min. IGF-II and insulin, both of which have high amino acid sequence homology with IGF-I, also primed basophils. The order of enhancing potencies was IGF-I > IGF-II > insulin; IGF-I was 10-fold more potent than IGF-II and 250-fold more potent than insulin. Although specific receptors for each factor have been identified, blocking experiments using a mAb against IGF-I receptor showed almost complete abolishment of the enhancing effect of these factors, indicating that the enhancing effect is exhibited via the IGF-I receptor. Inasmuch as IGF-I has been shown to be produced by alveolar macrophages, fibroblasts, and nasal polyps, these results indicate that IGF may regulate allergic reactions in vivo by enhancing histamine release from basophils.

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