title: Migration of human and guinea pig airway epithelial cells in response to calcitonin gene-related peptide.
abstract: Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is contained within and secreted by nerves and neuroepithelial bodies in the airway epithelium. To determine whether CGRP is a chemoattractant, tracheal epithelial cells isolated from 23 guinea pigs, and bronchial epithelial cells isolated from seven human donors were grown in primary culture for 4 to 5 days. Cell migration was assessed in a blindwell chemotaxis chamber. A gelatin-coated polycarbonate filter (8-microns pore size) separated the upper wells containing 5 x 10(4) cells from the lower wells containing chemoattractant (either CGRP or insulin). Cells were stimulated for 6 h, after which migrated cells on the filter were stained and counted. Both insulin and CGRP elicited migration of guinea pig tracheal epithelial (GPTE) cells. Exposure to 30 micrograms/ml insulin caused migration of 26.5 +/- 4.0 cells versus 4.3 +/- 0.6 cells per 10 hpf for control (P < 0.001). Treatment with 10(-9) M CGRP elicited migration of 39.6 +/- 2.5 cells versus 2.6 +/- 0.9 cells per 10 hpf for control (P < 0.001). Human bronchial epithelial (HBE) cells also migrated after stimulation with either insulin or CGRP: after 10(-9) M CGRP, HBE cell migration was 41.0 +/- 6.1 cells versus 3.4 +/- 0.3 cells per 10 hpf (P < 0.002; n = 3). Checkerboard analysis showed that the migration to CGRP was both chemotactic and chemokinetic. Incubation with 10(-8) M hCGRP-(8-37), a receptor antagonist for CGRP, plus 10(-9) M CGRP decreased GPTE cell migration to 9.8 +/- 2.4 cells versus 38.6 +/- 1.2 cells per 10 hpf for 10(-9) M CGRP alone (P < 0.0001).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Sanghavi
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Rabe
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Magnussen
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Leff
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001980:Bronchi / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002633:Chemotaxis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004848:Epithelium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D014132:Trachea / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide