
Keratinocyte migration into skin wounds is the step of the healing process that correlates with the wound closure rate. Keratinocyte migration, and wound epithelialization are decreased when beta 2-adrenergic receptors (B2AR) are activated by 1 μM epinephrine/adrenaline, resulting in delayed wound healing in human and mouse skin. In the present study, we found paradoxically, that in a subset of keratinocyte strains exposure to low concentrations of epinephrine (0.1 nM) increased, rather than decreased, their migratory rate. We find that both the alpha- and the beta-adrenergic receptors are expressed in human keratinocytes, and expression of alpha-2 AR subtypes demonstrated for the first time. Therefore, we tested if the alpha-AR could be modulating the increased migratory response observed in these cell strains. By using specific inhibitors to alpha-AR, we demonstrated that blocking A2B-AR could reverse the rapid cell migration induced by the 0.1 nM epinephrine. Phosphorylation of ERK was elevated after 1–10 minutes of the low epinephrine treatment and the A2B-AR inhibitor blocked the ERK phosphorylation. The results suggest that both the A2B-AR and B2AR mediate keratinocyte migration, in which with a low level of epinephrine treatment, A2B-AR could alter the B2AR signals and regulate the migration rate.
Keratinocytes, Male, alpha, General Science & Technology, Science, Medical Physiology, 610, Cell Movement, 615, Receptors, Receptors, Adrenergic, beta, Humans, Skin, Wound Healing, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Q, R, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Biological Sciences, Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha, Newborn, Adrenergic, Medicine, beta, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Research Article
Keratinocytes, Male, alpha, General Science & Technology, Science, Medical Physiology, 610, Cell Movement, 615, Receptors, Receptors, Adrenergic, beta, Humans, Skin, Wound Healing, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Q, R, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Biological Sciences, Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha, Newborn, Adrenergic, Medicine, beta, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Research Article
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