title: Thromboxane A(2) modulates migration, proliferation, and differentiation of adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells.
abstract: Prostanoid metabolites are key mediators in inflammatory responses, and accumulating evidence suggests that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be recruited to injured or inflamed tissues. In the present study, we investigated whether prostanoid metabolites can regulate migration, proliferation, and differentiation potentials of MSCs. We demonstrated herein that the stable thromboxane A(2) (Tx(2)) mimetic U46619 strongly stimulated migration and proliferation of human adipose tissue-derived MSCs (hADSCs). Furthermore, U46619 treatment increased expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA), a smooth muscle marker, in hADSCs, suggesting differentiation of hADSCs into smooth muscle-like cells. U46619 activated ERK and p38 MAPK, and pretreatment of the cells with the MEK inhibitor U0126 or the p38 MAPK inhibitor SB202190 abrogated the U46619-induced migration, proliferation, and alpha-SMA expression. These results suggest that TxA2 plays a key role in the migration, proliferation, and differentiation of hADSCs into smooth muscle-like cells through signaling mechanisms involving ERK and p38 MAPK.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Pusan National UniversityBusan 602-739, Korea.
authors.forename: Doo Hee
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Hae Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Mi Jeong
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Mi Ra
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Min Young
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jung Sub
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jae Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000166:cytology*; D002468:Cell Physiological Phenomena / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D044244:Receptors, Thromboxane A2, Prostaglandin H2 / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013928:Thromboxane A2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D044244:Receptors, Thromboxane A2, Prostaglandin H2; D013928:Thromboxane A2; D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases