title: Bombesin: a possible role in wound repair.
abstract: During tissue regeneration and wound healing of the skin, migration, proliferation and differentiation of keratinocytes are important processes. Here we assessed the effect of a neuropeptide, bombesin, on keratinocytes during regeneration from scratch wounding. Bombesin purified from amphibian skin, is homologous of mammalian gastrin-releasing peptide and is active in mammals. Its pharmacological effects mediate various physiological activities: hypertensive action, stimulating action on gastric secretion, hyperglycemic effect or increased insulin secretion. In vitro it shows a hyperproliferative effect on different experimental models and is involved in skin repair. The aim of this study was to elucidate the effect of Bombesin in an in vitro experimental model on a mechanically injured human keratinocyte monolayer. We evaluated different mediators involved in wound repair such as IL-8, TGFbeta, IL-1, COX-2, VEGF and Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 (TLR2 and TLR4). We also studied the effects of bombesin on cell proliferation and motility and its direct effect on wound repair by observing the wound closure after mechanical injury. The involvement of the bombesin receptors neuromedin receptor (NMBR) and gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRP-R) was also evaluated. Our data suggest that bombesin may have an important role in skin repair by regulating the expression of healing markers. It enhanced the expression of IL-8, TGFbeta, COX-2 and VEGF. It also enhanced the expression of TLR2, while TLR4 was not expressed. Bombesin also increased cell growth and migration. In addition, we showed that NMBR was more involved in our experimental model compared to GRP-R.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Second University of Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baroni
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Perfetto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Canozo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Braca
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Farina
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Melito
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Maria
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cartenì
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura; D001839:Bombesin / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000378:metabolism; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2 / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D006801:Humans; D020382:Interleukin-18 / Q000378:metabolism; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000378:metabolism; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D018004:Receptors, Bombesin / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2 / Q000378:metabolism; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4 / Q000378:metabolism; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism; D014343:Trypan Blue / Q000378:metabolism; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000378:metabolism; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D020382:Interleukin-18; D016209:Interleukin-8; D018004:Receptors, Bombesin; C495342:TLR2 protein, human; C495345:TLR4 protein, human; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; C496540:PTGS2 protein, human; D014343:Trypan Blue; D001839:Bombesin