Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor is induced by disruption of lipid rafts and oxidative stress in keratinocytes and participates in the epidermal response to cutaneous wounds
Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor is induced by disruption of lipid rafts and oxidative stress in keratinocytes and participates in the epidermal response to cutaneous wounds
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DOI:
10.1038/sj.jid.5701069
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发表时间:
2008-03-01
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
Poumay, Yves
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作者:
Mathay, Conny;Giltaire, Severine;Poumay, Yves
Epidermal homeostasis and repair of the skin barrier require that epidermal keratinocytes respond to alterations of their environment. We report that cellular stress with methyl-beta-cyclodextrin (MBCD), a molecule that extracts membrane cholesterol and thereby disrupts the structure of lipid rafts, strongly induces the synthesis of heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF) in keratinocytes through the activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase. Interesting parallels between lipid raft disruption and oxidative stress can be drawn as hydrogen peroxide induces p38 activation and HB-EGF synthesis in keratinocytes. Consistent with other studies, we show increased HB-EGF expression in keratinocytes located at the margin of wounded skin areas. Analyzing cultured keratinocytes exposed to rhHB-EGF, we report increased HB-EGF mRNA levels and alterations in the expression of differentiation markers. Interestingly, identical alterations in differentiation markers are shown to occur in vivo at the wound margin and in HB-EGF-treated cultures. In addition, in vitro sectioning of skin samples also induces the expression of HB-EGF at the border of the incisions. Altogether, our data suggest that expression of HB-EGF is a marker of the keratinocyte's response to a challenging environment and demonstrate that this growth factor alters the phenotype of keratinocytes in a manner similar to that observed during epidermal repair.