| Literature DB >> 3305075 |
T Andus, T Geiger, T Hirano, H Northoff, U Ganter, J Bauer, T Kishimoto, P C Heinrich.
Abstract
Conditioned medium from human monocytes contains a partially characterized hepatocyte-stimulating factor that simultaneously elevates the mRNA levels of the acute-phase protein beta-fibrinogen and decreases albumin mRNA in rat hepatoma cells. We demonstrate that recombinant human B-cell stimulatory factor 2, which is identical to interferon-beta 2/26 kDa protein and interleukin-HP1, exhibits the same activity as hepatocyte-stimulating factor. Furthermore, a specific antibody against B-cell stimulatory factor 2 was able to inhibit hepatocyte-stimulating factor in conditioned medium from human monocytes. Our data show that hepatocyte-stimulating factor and B-cell stimulatory factor 2 are functionally and immunologically related proteins.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3305075 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(87)80344-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124