A HUMAN AIRWAY SMOOTH-MUSCLE CELL-LINE THAT RETAINS PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSIVENESS
A HUMAN AIRWAY SMOOTH-MUSCLE CELL-LINE THAT RETAINS PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSIVENESS
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DOI:
10.1152/ajpcell.1989.256.2.c329
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发表时间:
1989-02-01
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KOTLIKOFF, MI
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PANETTIERI, RA;MURRAY, RK;KOTLIKOFF, MI
We report the development of a nontransformed line of human airway smooth muscle cells retaining smooth muscle-specific contractile protein expression and physiological responsiveness to agonists implicated in inflammatory airway diseases. Specific responses to histamine, leukotrienes, bradykinin, platelet-activating factor, substance P, and thromboxane analogues are demonstrated as well as functional coupling to .beta.-adrenergic receptors. The cell line was characterized using indirect immunofluorescence, as well as electrophoretic separation and immunoblot analysis of smooth muscle-specific actin. Functional responses were assessed by measurements of cytosolic calcium and stimulation of adenosine 3'',5''-cyclic monophosphate production. The cells retain their responsiveness over many population doublings and should be a useful model to examine specific receptor-effector mechanisms, as well as the effects of neurohumoral agents on the regulation of airway smooth muscle growth and differentiation.