title: Retinoic acid inhibition of hyaluronate synthesis in cultured human skin fibroblasts.
abstract: The effects of all-trans retinoic acid on glycosaminoglycan (GAG) accumulation were determined in cultured primary human skin fibroblasts. Confluent cultures treated with retinoic acid accumulated less [3H]GAG than those without the compound, an effect with an apparent threshold of 10 nM which was dose dependent in the concentration range tested (0-10 microM). At 10 microM, the inhibition was 54%. Greater than 80% of the labeled macromolecular material was streptomyces hyaluronidase digestible in cultures labeled with [3H]acetate. The incorporation of H2[35S]O4 into chondroitin sulfate and dermatan sulfate was unaffected, as was total protein synthesis. Retinol also inhibited accumulation of [3H]GAG, but was far less potent. T3 and dexamethasone can inhibit [3H]hyaluronate synthesis. When retinoic acid was added to cultures treated with either of these hormones at concentrations that maximally inhibit [3H] GAG accumulation, there was a further decrease in the rate of macromolecular accumulation. The retinoic acid effect evolved over 24-48 h after addition to the culture medium. A pulse-chase study failed to demonstrate any effect on [3H]GAG degradation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014212:Tretinoin; D003907:Dexamethasone; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid