title: Keratinocyte growth inhibition by streptococcal proteins.
abstract: M proteins are receptor proteins and one of the virulence factors of streptococci. M proteins seem to play a role in inflammatory skin disorders such as psoriasis. It is however unknown whether M proteins have a direct influence on proliferative activity of human keratinocytes. In the present study human HaCaT keratinocytes were exposed to M proteins (M1, M3, M5, M12) and the proliferative and proinflammatory response was analyzed. We found a dose-dependent inhibition of keratinocyte proliferation with crude extract of strain M3 4/55. Following affinity chromatography we found inhibitory activity for keratinocyte proliferation with a maximum of 80% at 10-8 M in the M protein. Additionally tested M1 protein preparation showed an inhibitory activity of 55% whereas other M preparations (5 and 12) did not show any effect. In supernatants from HaCaT cultures IL-1alpha, IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-8, TNFalpha and ICAM-1 were measured by ELISA. The levels of IL-8 were high and TNFalpha was upregulated, whereas ICAM-1 was decreased from around 20 ng/ml to almost zero. In contrast to the streptococcal-derived M3 protein preparation the recombinant M3 did not interfere with the proliferation of HaCaT cells. Because neither recombinant M3 protein nor M3 protein purified by ion exchange chromatography on a Q-resource column had any antiproliferative activity on keratinocytes we suggest, that a component different from M3 protein was responsible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, The Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wollina
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prochnau
authors.forename: U C
authors.initials: UC
authors.lastname: Hipler
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Knöll
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buslau
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C014689:streptococcal M protein