Purinergic receptors are part of a functional signaling system for proliferation and differentiation of human epidermal keratinocytes
Purinergic receptors are part of a functional signaling system for proliferation and differentiation of human epidermal keratinocytes
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DOI:
10.1046/j.1523-1747.2003.12261.x
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发表时间:
2003-06-01
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
Burnstock, G
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作者:
Greig, AVH;Linge, C;Burnstock, G
We investigated the expression of P2X(5), P2X(7), P2Y(1) and P2Y(2) receptor subtypes in normal human epidermis and in relation to markers of proliferation (PCNA and Ki-67), keratinocyte differentiation (cytokeratin K10 and involucrin) and markers of apoptosis (TUNEL and anticaspase-3). Using immunohistochemistry, we showed that each of the four receptors was expressed in a spatially distinct zone of the epidermis, suggesting different functional roles for these receptors. Functional studies were performed on primary cultures of human keratinocytes and on explanted rat skin, where different P2 receptor subtype agonists and antagonists were applied to cultured keratinocytes or injected subcutaneously into the skin, respectively. An increase in cell number was caused by low doses of the nonspecific P2 receptor agonist ATP, the P2Y(2) receptor agonist UTP (p