Differential regulation of bradykinin receptor density, intracellular Ca super(2+), and prostanoid release in skin and foreskin fibroblasts. Effects of cell density and interleukin-1 alpha

Bradykinin (BK) receptors, cytosolic Ca super(2+), and prostanoids were studied in human skin and foreskin fibroblasts. B sub(max) values of BK receptors were higher in foreskin than in skin fibroblasts, increasing with cell densities in both cell types. IL-1 alpha -dependent receptor induction was...

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Published in:British journal of pharmacology 1999-05, Vol.127 (2), p.583-589
Main Authors: Ochsenbein, R M, Inaebnit, S P, Luethy, C M, Wiesmann, UN, Oetliker, OH, Honegger, U E
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Language:English
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foreskin
interleukin 1^a
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Summary:Bradykinin (BK) receptors, cytosolic Ca super(2+), and prostanoids were studied in human skin and foreskin fibroblasts. B sub(max) values of BK receptors were higher in foreskin than in skin fibroblasts, increasing with cell densities in both cell types. IL-1 alpha -dependent receptor induction was blocked by cycloheximide. BK-stimulated cytosolic Ca super(2+) elevation was higher in confluent than in non-confluent cultures and larger in foreskin than in skin fibroblasts. Responses were not enhanced after IL-1- alpha -induced up-regulation of BK receptors. Intrinsic prostanoid production was higher in foreskin than in skin fibroblasts at comparable cell densities. In foreskin, but not in skin fibroblasts, BK stimulation increased the release of PGE sub(2) 10 fold and that of 6-oxo-PGF sub(1 alpha ) 6-7 fold. Preincubation with IL-1 alpha had a marked effect on prostanoid release in foreskin fibroblasts only. Subsequent BK stimulation increased the release of PGE sub(2) and 6-oxo-PGF sub(1 alpha ) 7-10 fold in skin fibroblasts while this increase was only 30% in foreskin fibroblasts. Release of TXA sub(2) reached values up to one third of the other prostanoids. The IL-1 alpha induced rise in BK-stimulated PGE sub(2) synthesis was fully abolished by specific inhibition of cyclo-oxygenase 2. IL-1 alpha sensitized BK-stimulated prostanoid synthesis and modulated prostanoid patterns differently in fibroblasts from skin and foreskin. The IL-1 alpha effects on prostanoid release were not related to BK receptor numbers nor to the BK-stimulated Ca super(2+) signal but appear to be due to induction of prostanoid synthesizing enzymes. Foreskin fibroblasts seem to be unique and significantly different from fibroblasts of other skin locations in respect to their response to inflammation-associated kinins and cytokines.
ISSN:0007-1188