Bradykinin drives normal lung fibroblasts into myofibroblasts, induces fibroblast proliferation and activates mitogen activated protein kinase pathways (MAPK) but its effects on bronchial fibroblasts from asthmatics (HBAFb) have not been yet studied. We studied bradykinin-induced fibroblast proliferation and differentiation and the related intracellular mechanisms in HBAFb compared to normal bronchial fibroblasts (HNBFb). Bradykinin-stimulated HBAFb and HNBFb were used to assess: bradykinin B-2 receptor expression by Western blot analysis; cell proliferation by [H-3] thymidine incorporation; alpha-smooth muscle actin (SMA) expression/polymerization by Western blot and immunofluorescence; epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor, extracellular-regulated kinase (ERK) 112 and p38 MAPK activation by immunoprecipitation and Western blot, respectively. Constitutive bradykinin B-2 receptor and alpha-SMA expression was higher in HBAFb as compared to HNBFb. Bradykinin increased bradykinin B-2 receptor expression in HBAFb. Bradykinin, via bradykinin B-2 receptor, significantly increased fibroblast proliferation at lower concentration (10(-11) M) and alpha-SMA expression/polymerization at higher concentration (10(-6) M) in both cells. Bradykinin increased ERK1/2 and p38 phosphorylation via bradykinin B-2 receptor; EGF receptor inhibitor AG1478 and panmetalloproteinase inhibitor GM6001 blocked bradykinin-induced ERK1/2 activation but not p38 phosphorylation. Bradykinin, via bradykinin B-2 receptor, induced EGF receptor phosphorylation that was suppressed by AG1478. In HBAFb AG1478, GM6001, the ERK1/2-inhibitor U0126 and the p38 inhibitor SB203580 suppressed bradykinin-induced cell proliferation, but only SB203580 reduced myofibroblast differentiation. These data indicate that bradykinin is actively involved in asthmatic bronchial fibroblast proliferation and differentiation, through MAPK pathways and EGF receptor transac-tivation, by which bradykinin may contribute to airway remodeling in asthma, opening new horizons for potential therapeutic implications in asthmatic patients. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Bradykinin-induced asthmatic fibroblast/myofibroblast activities via bradykinin B2 receptor and different MAPK pathways / Federica, Sabatini; Fabrizio, Luppi; Loredana, Petecchia; Antonino Di, Stefano; Anna M., Longo; Alessandra, Eva; Cristina, Vanni; Pieter S., Hiemstra; Peter J., Sterk; Valentina, Sorbello; Fabbri, Leonardo; Giovanni A., Rossi; Fabio L. M., Ricciardolo. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY. - ISSN 0014-2999. - STAMPA. - 710:1-3(2013), pp. 100-109. [10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.03.048]

Bradykinin-induced asthmatic fibroblast/myofibroblast activities via bradykinin B2 receptor and different MAPK pathways

FABBRI, Leonardo;
2013

Abstract

Bradykinin drives normal lung fibroblasts into myofibroblasts, induces fibroblast proliferation and activates mitogen activated protein kinase pathways (MAPK) but its effects on bronchial fibroblasts from asthmatics (HBAFb) have not been yet studied. We studied bradykinin-induced fibroblast proliferation and differentiation and the related intracellular mechanisms in HBAFb compared to normal bronchial fibroblasts (HNBFb). Bradykinin-stimulated HBAFb and HNBFb were used to assess: bradykinin B-2 receptor expression by Western blot analysis; cell proliferation by [H-3] thymidine incorporation; alpha-smooth muscle actin (SMA) expression/polymerization by Western blot and immunofluorescence; epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor, extracellular-regulated kinase (ERK) 112 and p38 MAPK activation by immunoprecipitation and Western blot, respectively. Constitutive bradykinin B-2 receptor and alpha-SMA expression was higher in HBAFb as compared to HNBFb. Bradykinin increased bradykinin B-2 receptor expression in HBAFb. Bradykinin, via bradykinin B-2 receptor, significantly increased fibroblast proliferation at lower concentration (10(-11) M) and alpha-SMA expression/polymerization at higher concentration (10(-6) M) in both cells. Bradykinin increased ERK1/2 and p38 phosphorylation via bradykinin B-2 receptor; EGF receptor inhibitor AG1478 and panmetalloproteinase inhibitor GM6001 blocked bradykinin-induced ERK1/2 activation but not p38 phosphorylation. Bradykinin, via bradykinin B-2 receptor, induced EGF receptor phosphorylation that was suppressed by AG1478. In HBAFb AG1478, GM6001, the ERK1/2-inhibitor U0126 and the p38 inhibitor SB203580 suppressed bradykinin-induced cell proliferation, but only SB203580 reduced myofibroblast differentiation. These data indicate that bradykinin is actively involved in asthmatic bronchial fibroblast proliferation and differentiation, through MAPK pathways and EGF receptor transac-tivation, by which bradykinin may contribute to airway remodeling in asthma, opening new horizons for potential therapeutic implications in asthmatic patients. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Bradykinin-induced asthmatic fibroblast/myofibroblast activities via bradykinin B2 receptor and different MAPK pathways / Federica, Sabatini; Fabrizio, Luppi; Loredana, Petecchia; Antonino Di, Stefano; Anna M., Longo; Alessandra, Eva; Cristina, Vanni; Pieter S., Hiemstra; Peter J., Sterk; Valentina, Sorbello; Fabbri, Leonardo; Giovanni A., Rossi; Fabio L. M., Ricciardolo. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY. - ISSN 0014-2999. - STAMPA. - 710:1-3(2013), pp. 100-109. [10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.03.048]
Federica, Sabatini; Fabrizio, Luppi; Loredana, Petecchia; Antonino Di, Stefano; Anna M., Longo; Alessandra, Eva; Cristina, Vanni; Pieter S., Hiemstra;...espandi
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