Journal article
Regulation of thrombomodulin expression by all-trans retinoic acid and tumor necrosis factor-alpha: differential responses in keratinocytes and endothelial cells
Blood, Vol.88(6), pp.2043-2049
09/15/1996
DOI: 10.1182/blood.V88.6.2043.bloodjournal8862043
PMID: 8822923
Abstract
Thrombomodulin is a cell-surface anticoagulant glycoprotein expressed by vascular endothelial cells and epidermal keratinocytes. Thrombomodulin expression in endothelial cells is regulated by retinoic acid and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF), agents that also modulate epidermal differentiation. We examined thrombomodulin function and regulation of thrombomodulin expression by all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and TNF in human keratinocytes and endothelial cells. Untreated keratinocytes and endothelial cells expressed thrombomodulin of comparable activity and apparent thrombin affinity. Incubation of keratinocytes with 10 mumol/L ATRA for 24 hours increased thrombomodulin activity 5.4 +/- 0.9-fold (mean +/- SE), with equivalent increases observed in thrombomodulin protein (5.5 +/- 2.1-fold) and mRNA (4.2 +/- 1.2-fold). Incubation of keratinocytes with 1.0 nmol/L TNF markedly increased expression of keratinocyte transglutaminase, but had no effect on thrombomodulin activity, protein, or mRNA. In endothelial cells, ATRA produced a small increase in thrombomodulin activity (1.9 +/- 0.1-fold), and incubation with TNF for 24 hours decreased thrombomodulin activity 83% +/- 7%. The activity profile of keratinocyte thrombomodulin exhibited a distinct maximum near 1.0 mmol/L Ca2+. These results demonstrate that keratinocyte thrombomodulin is regulated by retinoids and Ca2+, but not by TNF, and that regulation of thrombomodulin expression differs in keratinocytes and endothelial cells.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Regulation of thrombomodulin expression by all-trans retinoic acid and tumor necrosis factor-alpha: differential responses in keratinocytes and endothelial cells
- Creators
- Thomas J Raife - Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, USAElaine M. Demetroulis - Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, USASteven R Lentz - Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Blood, Vol.88(6), pp.2043-2049
- DOI
- 10.1182/blood.V88.6.2043.bloodjournal8862043
- PMID
- 8822923
- ISSN
- 0006-4971
- eISSN
- 1528-0020
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/15/1996
- Academic Unit
- Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984094742002771
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