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Biology of Reproduction, Vol 38, 1123-1128, Copyright © 1988 by Society for the Study of Reproduction

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Stimulation of rat placental cell DNA synthesis by transferrin

M De, JS Hunt and MJ Soares
Department of Physiology, Ralph L. Smith Mental Retardation Research Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66103.

The purpose of the present investigation was to evaluate the in vitro requirements for rat placental cell DNA synthesis. A cell line established from the labyrinth region of midgestation rat chorioallantoic placentas was used to examine the actions of various agents. Transferrin was found to stimulate rat placental cell DNA synthesis and cell proliferation. The effects of transferrin on rat placental cell growth paralleled those observed with fetal bovine serum. Rat placental cells were responsive to both rat and human transferrin. Iron-saturated (holo-) transferrin was a more potent stimulator of rat placental cell DNA synthesis than was iron-free (apo- ) transferrin. Addition of insulin, epidermal growth factor, or insulin- like growth factor-II to serum-free medium supplemented with rat transferrin did not significantly enhance rat placental cell DNA synthesis beyond that observed with only transferrin. The results demonstrate that a population of cells exists within the rat chorioallantoic placenta that are highly responsive to transferrin.




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