Protease-Activated Receptor-2 Is Associated with Terminal Differentiation of Epidermis and Eccrine Sweat Glands
Annals of Dermatology
;
: 364-370, 2015.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-181210
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR-2) participates in various biological activities, including the regulation of epidermal barrier homeostasis, inflammation, pain perception, and melanosome transfer in the skin.OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the basic physiological role of PAR-2 in skin.METHODS:
We investigated PAR-2 expression in human epidermis, skin tumors, and cultured epidermal cells using western blot and immunohistochemical analysis. Additionally, we examined the effect of the PAR-2 agonist, SLIGRL-NH2, on cultured keratinocytes.RESULTS:
Strong PAR-2 immunoreactivity was observed in the granular layer of normal human skin and the acrosyringium of the eccrine sweat glands. In contrast, weak PAR-2 immunoreactivity was seen in the granular layer of callused skin and in the duct and gland cells of the eccrine sweat glands. Interestingly, PAR-2 immunoreactivity was very weak or absent in the tumor cells of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and syringoma. PAR-2 was detected in primary keratinocytes and SV-40T-transformed human epidermal keratinocytes (SV-HEKs), an immortalized keratinocyte cell line, but not in SCC12 cells. SV-HEKs that were fully differentiated following calcium treatment displayed higher PAR-2 expression than undifferentiated SV-HEKs. Treatment of cultured SV-HEKs with PAR-2 agonist increased loricrin and filaggrin expression, a terminal differentiation marker.CONCLUSION:
Our data suggest that PAR-2 is associated with terminal differentiation of epidermis and eccrine sweat glands.
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Main subject:
Skin
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Sweat
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Sweat Glands
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Bony Callus
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
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Keratinocytes
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Cell Line
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Blotting, Western
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Calcium
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Syringoma
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Dermatology
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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