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Ohuchi N, Hayashi K, Iwamoto K, Koike K, Kizawa Y, Nukaga M, Kakegawa T, Murakami H: Thrombin-stimulated proliferation is mediated by endothelin-1 in cultured rat gingival fibroblasts. Fundam Clin Pharmacol. 2009 Oct 30.
Abstract Endothelin-1 (ET-1) appears to be involved in drug-induced proliferation of gingival fibroblasts. Thrombin induces proliferation of human gingival fibroblasts via protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1). In this study, using cultured rat gingival fibroblasts, we investigated whether thrombin-induced proliferation of gingival fibroblasts is mediated by ET-1. Thrombin-induced proliferation (0.05-2.5 U/mL). Proliferation was also induced by a PAR1-specific agonist (TFLLR-NH (2,) 0.1-30 mum), but not by a PAR2-specific agonist (SLIGRL-NH (2)). Thrombin (2.5 U/mL) induced an increase in immunoreactive ET-1 expression, which was inhibited by cycloheximide (10 mug/mL), and an increase in preproET-1 mRNA expression, as assessed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. TFLLR-NH (2) increased ET-1 release into the culture medium in both a concentration (0.01-10 mum)- and time (6-24 h)-dependent manner, as assessed by solid phase sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The thrombin (2.5 U/mL)-induced proliferation was inhibited by a PAR1-selective inhibitor, SCH79797 (0.1 mum) and an ET (A) antagonist, BQ-123 (1 mum), but not by an ET (B) antagonist, BQ-788 (1 mum). These findings suggest that thrombin, acting via PAR1, induced proliferation of cultured rat gingival fibroblasts that was mediated by ET-1 acting via ET (A). |
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