title: Differential regulation by IL-1beta and EGF of expression of three different hyaluronan synthases in oral mucosal epithelial cells and fibroblasts and dermal fibroblasts: quantitative analysis using real-time RT-PCR.
abstract: Using "real-time RT-PCR", we assessed the expression of three different hyaluronan synthase genes, HAS1, HAS2, and HAS3, by measuring their mRNA amounts in cultured human oral mucosal epithelial (COME) cells, oral mucosal fibroblasts, and dermal fibroblasts, and investigated the effects of interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) and epidermal growth factor (EGF). When COME cells were treated with IL-1beta or EGF, early and marked increases and subsequent rapid decreases were observed for all HAS genes and, moreover, actual changes in hyaluronan synthesis subsequently occurred. The effects of IL-1beta stimulation were concentration-dependent and the maximal response to the EGF stimulation was observed at a low concentration (0.1 ng per mL). When two different types of fibroblasts were treated with IL-1beta or EGF, increased expression with different degrees and rates of three different HAS genes and subsequent increased synthesis of hyaluronan were also observed. In addition, HAS1 gene expression was not detectable in the mucosal fibroblasts, while weak HAS3 gene expression was detected in the dermal fibroblasts. Taken together, it is likely that the regulation of the expression of the three different HAS genes is different between oral mucosa and skin, which may be of significance for elucidating some of the differences between these tissues in wound healing.
authors.affiliation: Center for Genetic and Regenerative Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan. yyamada@tsuru.med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Itano
authors.forename: Ken-Ichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hata
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kimata
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000201:enzymology; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000201:enzymology; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects*; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase; D006801:Humans; D000076002:Hyaluronan Synthases; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000201:enzymology*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D014166:Transferases / Q000235:genetics*; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D014166:Transferases; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase; D000076002:Hyaluronan Synthases