The chemotactic effect of a dermal papilla cell-derived factor on outer root sheath cells.
The effect of cultured normal human dermal papilla cells (DPCs) and conditioned medium prepared with cultured DPCs on chemotactic migration of human hair outer root sheath cells (ORSCs) was examined quantitatively. ORSCs showed significantly increased migration toward both cultured DPCs and the conditioned medium suggesting that DPCs produce and secrete a paracrine factor(s), which attracts hair follicle epithelial cells. Some soluble factors, which are reportedly produced by DPCs, such as insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), vascular endothelial cell growth factor (VEGF), and transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1), were also examined. ORSCs showed dramatically increased migration toward IGF-I and HGF at concentrations of 1-10 ng/ml. On the other hand, neither VEGF nor TGF-beta1 showed any effect on the chemotaxis of ORSCs. It is interesting that all factors involving mitogenic activity did not always have chemotactic activity for ORSCs. This is the first report to establish that IGF-I and HGF have not only a growth stimulatory but also a chemotactic effect on ORSCs. In addition, the method presented here may help to simplify chemotaxis assays of any type of epithelial keratinocytes with poor mobility.
Fujie
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Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, The University of Tokushima, Kuramoto-cho 3, 770-8503, Tokushima, Japan.
Katoh
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Oura
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Urano
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Arase
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D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002630:Chemotactic Factors / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology; D002633:Chemotaxis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000494:pharmacology; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000494:pharmacology; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors
D002630:Chemotactic Factors; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors; D008222:Lymphokines; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I