title: Human eosinophil cationic protein enhances stress fiber formation in Balb/c 3T3 fibroblasts and differentiation of rat neonatal cardiomyocytes.
abstract: We found that eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) stimulated the growth of mouse Balb/c 3T3 fibroblasts. ECP-treated 3T3 cells were more flattened and exhibited enhanced stress fiber formation. The enhancement of cytoskeleton after addition of recombinant ECP appeared stable and was able to inhibit disassembly of actin filaments that was induced by fibroblast growth factor-2. The ROCK inhibitor, Y-27632, abrogated this enhancement on stress fiber formation that was induced by ECP indicating the involvement of Rho/ROCK signaling pathway. The effect of ECP was assessed on the differentiation of primary cardiomyocytes derived from rat neonatal heart since the development of actin filaments is significantly related with organization of stress fibers. As the result, both beating rate and the expression of cardiac muscle specific markers such as atrial natriuretic factor were enhanced in the presence of ECP. Thus ECP may also function as a cardiomyocyte differentiation factor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Bioengineering Science, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: Midori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitazoe
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Salomon
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirohata
authors.forename: Katsuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanizawa
authors.forename: Shun'ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seno
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D000577:Amides / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D047150:Eosinophil Cationic Protein / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D000577:Amides; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D011725:Pyridines; C108830:Y 27632; D047150:Eosinophil Cationic Protein