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Effects of the neuropeptides substance P, calcitonin gene-related peptide, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide and galanin on the production of nerve growth factor and inflammatory cytokines in cultured human keratinocytes. 2006

Attila Dallos, and Mária Kiss, and Hilda Polyánka, and Attila Dobozy, and Lajos Kemény, and Sándor Husz
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, Korányi fasor 6, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.

Neuropeptides released from the cutaneous sensory nerve endings have neurotransmitter and immunoregulatory roles; they exert mitogenic actions and can influence the functions of different cell types in the skin. The aims of this study were a systematic investigation of the effects of the neuropeptides substance P (SP), calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) and galanin (GAL) on the inflammatory cytokine production (IL-1alpha, IL-8 and TNF-alpha) of the keratinocytes, and a study of their role in the production and secretion of nerve growth factor (NGF) and its precursor molecule (proNGF). Cultures of normal human keratinocytes were treated with 10(-8)M SP, CGRP, VIP or GAL for 30 min. After different time intervals, cells were harvested for total RNA isolation; in addition, cell lysates and supernatants were collected. The effects of the neuropeptides on the mRNA expressions of the different cytokines and NGF were investigated by Q-RT-PCR and the protein levels were studied by means of ELISA assays and Western blotting. Each of the four neuropeptides induced increases in the expressions of IL-1alpha, IL-8 and TNF-alpha mRNA. Increases appeared in the amount of the IL-1alpha protein in the supernatants of neuropeptide-treated cells, and the IL-8 secretion was mildly elevated, while secretion of TNF-alpha remained undetectable. The four neuropeptides increased the NGF mRNA expression to different extents. In the cell lysates of the keratinocytes, only proNGF could be detected, its concentration in the neuropeptide-treated cells being approximately twice that in the time-matched controls. Both control cultures and neuropeptide-treated cultures were found to secrete proNGF and mature NGF, but neuropeptide-treated cell cultures produced markedly higher (3-7-fold) amounts of NGF-like immunoreactive materials. The results demonstrated that neuropeptides released from cutaneous nerves after an injurious stimulus are able to induce an upregulation of IL-1alpha and IL-8 production; they are additionally able to influence the expressions of proNGF/NGF and their secretion from the keratinocytes. These findings may contribute toward an understanding of the neural influence on skin health and disease.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007249 Inflammation A pathological process characterized by injury or destruction of tissues caused by a variety of cytologic and chemical reactions. It is usually manifested by typical signs of pain, heat, redness, swelling, and loss of function. Innate Inflammatory Response,Inflammations,Inflammatory Response, Innate,Innate Inflammatory Responses
D011498 Protein Precursors Precursors, Protein
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012333 RNA, Messenger RNA sequences that serve as templates for protein synthesis. Bacterial mRNAs are generally primary transcripts in that they do not require post-transcriptional processing. Eukaryotic mRNA is synthesized in the nucleus and must be exported to the cytoplasm for translation. Most eukaryotic mRNAs have a sequence of polyadenylic acid at the 3' end, referred to as the poly(A) tail. The function of this tail is not known for certain, but it may play a role in the export of mature mRNA from the nucleus as well as in helping stabilize some mRNA molecules by retarding their degradation in the cytoplasm. Messenger RNA,Messenger RNA, Polyadenylated,Poly(A) Tail,Poly(A)+ RNA,Poly(A)+ mRNA,RNA, Messenger, Polyadenylated,RNA, Polyadenylated,mRNA,mRNA, Non-Polyadenylated,mRNA, Polyadenylated,Non-Polyadenylated mRNA,Poly(A) RNA,Polyadenylated mRNA,Non Polyadenylated mRNA,Polyadenylated Messenger RNA,Polyadenylated RNA,RNA, Polyadenylated Messenger,mRNA, Non Polyadenylated
D013373 Substance P An eleven-amino acid neurotransmitter that appears in both the central and peripheral nervous systems. It is involved in transmission of PAIN, causes rapid contractions of the gastrointestinal smooth muscle, and modulates inflammatory and immune responses. Euler-Gaddum Substance P,Hypothalamic Substance P,SP(1-11),Euler Gaddum Substance P,Substance P, Euler-Gaddum,Substance P, Hypothalamic
D014660 Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide A highly basic, 28 amino acid neuropeptide released from intestinal mucosa. It has a wide range of biological actions affecting the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and respiratory systems and is neuroprotective. It binds special receptors (RECEPTORS, VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE). VIP (Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide),Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide,Vasointestinal Peptide,Intestinal Peptide, Vasoactive,Intestinal Polypeptide, Vasoactive,Peptide, Vasoactive Intestinal,Peptide, Vasointestinal,Polypeptide, Vasoactive Intestinal
D015603 Keratinocytes Epidermal cells which synthesize keratin and undergo characteristic changes as they move upward from the basal layers of the epidermis to the cornified (horny) layer of the skin. Successive stages of differentiation of the keratinocytes forming the epidermal layers are basal cell, spinous or prickle cell, and the granular cell. Keratinocyte
D015740 Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide A 37-amino acid peptide derived from the calcitonin gene. It occurs as a result of alternative processing of mRNA from the calcitonin gene. The neuropeptide is widely distributed in the brain, gut, perivascular nerves, and other tissue. The peptide produces multiple biological effects and has both circulatory and neurotransmitter modes of action. In particular, it is a potent endogenous vasodilator. Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide I,Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide II,alpha-CGRP,alpha-Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide,beta-CGRP,beta-Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide,Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide,Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide I,Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide II,Gene-Related Peptide, Calcitonin,alpha Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide,beta Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide

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