title: Kinin B2 receptor-coupled signal transduction in human cultured keratinocytes.
abstract: Kinins are key pro-inflammatory peptides that exhibit mitogenic effects in tissue-specific cellular systems. Since the life span of the keratinocyte is regulated by receptors that control proliferation and differentiation, and since both processes are affected during wound healing, we have examined the consequence of kinin B2 receptors (B2R) activation in cultured human keratinocytes. Stimulation of keratinocytes by Lys-bradykinin (LBK) induced a rapid and sustained phosphorylation of 42/44 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) that translocated to the nucleus, and decreased only after 120 min of stimulation. Kinin B1 and B2 receptor (B1R and B2R) antagonists showed that phosphorylation was mainly because of B2R activation. The GF109203X inhibitor almost completely abolished the effect of LBK, suggesting the involvement of protein kinase C in the signal cascade. MAPK phosphorylation was partially dependent on epidermal growth factor receptor transactivation as assessed by the selective inhibitor, AG1478. LBK stimulation did not result in cell proliferation, but produced a rapid c-Fos expression, nuclear translocation of nuclear factor-kappaB, and a moderated (pro)filaggrin synthesis, indicating that it may modulate cell differentiation. Our results support the view that kinins may affect the life span of human keratinocytes and highlight the importance that kinin peptides may have in the pathogenesis and/or progression of skin diseases.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Histología y Patología, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile.
authors.forename: Maria A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Astroza
authors.forename: Carola E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Matus
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ehrenfeld
authors.forename: Francisca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pavicic
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Salem
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Figueroa
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Concha
authors.forename: Carlos B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: Carlos D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Figueroa
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000494:pharmacology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D000078404:Epidermal Cells; D000091344:Filaggrin Proteins; D006801:Humans; D007381:Intermediate Filament Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D007609:Kallidin / Q000494:pharmacology; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / Q000378:metabolism; D043782:Receptor, Bradykinin B2 / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D002273:Carcinogens; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; C000717249:FLG protein, human; D000091344:Filaggrin Proteins; D007381:Intermediate Filament Proteins; D016328:NF-kappa B; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D043782:Receptor, Bradykinin B2; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D007609:Kallidin; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate