title: Bradykinin decreases T-kininogen synthesis in a rat hepatoma cell line: evidence of bradykinin B2-type receptors.
abstract: Using the rat H4-II-E-C3 hepatoma cell line, we investigated the presence of [125I][Tyr8]BK binding sites and the direct modulation of T-kininogen synthesis, an acute phase protein of inflammation, by bradykinin (BK) analogues. H4-II-E-C3 membrane preparations exhibited [125I][Tyr8]BK binding sites with a Kd of 4 nM and a Bmax of 120 fmol/mg of protein. Des-Arg9-BK showed no affinity (Ki > 10(-4) M) for these sites. The B2 metabolism-resistant and selective agonist [Phe8 psi (CH2-NH)Arg9]BK decreased the T-kininogen concentration in H4-II-E-C3 medium by 23% (p < 0.05). This effect was reversed by coincubation with the B2 antagonist HOE140. The B1 agonist Sar[D-Phe8]des-Arg9-BK and the B1 antagonist Lys[Leu8]des-Arg9-BK did not modify T-kininogen concentrations. The interaction between cytokines and kinins in the modulation of T-kininogen synthesis was also studied. Preincubation of hepatoma cells for 1 h with interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha) alone reduced T-kininogen concentrations by 37%, and this effect was blocked by co-addition of HOE140. Preincubation with interleukin-6 (IL-6) increased T-kininogen levels by threefold. Coincubation in the presence of the B2 agonist decreased this augmentation by 24%. The latter effect was reversed by co-addition of HOE140. None of the cytokines tested induced a response to the B1 agonist or antagonist under the experimental conditions studied. Overall, these results support the presence of a functional B2 receptor on H4-II-E-C3 cells that modulates T-kininogen synthesis. We suggest that the receptor is involved in vivo in a retroaction loop between kinins and T-kininogen production during inflammation. We speculate that BK could be a mediator in the modulation of acute phase protein synthesis by the cytokines IL-1 alpha and IL-6.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Raymond
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bouvier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Drapeau
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blais
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morais
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adam
mesh_terms: D000210:Acute-Phase Reaction / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007249:Inflammation / Q000378:metabolism*; D007704:Kininogens / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D018002:Receptors, Bradykinin / Q000378:metabolism*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D007704:Kininogens; D018002:Receptors, Bradykinin; D001920:Bradykinin