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. 1992 Apr 1;283(Pt 1):165–170. doi: 10.1042/bj2830165

Characterization of the molecular mechanism involved in the activation of hyaluronan synthetase by platelet-derived growth factor in human mesothelial cells.

P Heldin 1, T Asplund 1, D Ytterberg 1, S Thelin 1, T C Laurent 1
PMCID: PMC1131009  PMID: 1567364

Abstract

The molecular mechanism involved in the stimulation of hyaluronan synthetase in normal human mesothelial cells was investigated. Exposure of mesothelial cells to platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-BB stimulated hyaluronan synthetase activity, measured in isolated membrane preparations, as well as hyaluronan secretion into the medium. The effect on hyaluronan synthetase was maximal after 6 h of treatment. In contrast, the stimulatory effect of transforming growth factor-beta 1 reached a maximum after 24 h. The stimulatory effect of PDGF-BB was inhibited by cycloheximide. The phosphotyrosine phosphatase inhibitor vanadate was found to stimulate hyaluronan synthetase activity, and to potentiate the effect of PDGF-BB. The protein kinase C (PKC) stimulator phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) also stimulated hyaluronan synthetase; furthermore, depletion of PKC by preincubation of the cells with PMA led to an inhibition of the PDGF-BB-induced stimulation of hyaluronan synthetase activity. Thus the PDGF-BB-induced stimulation of hyaluronan synthetase activity is dependent on protein synthesis and involves tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of PKC.

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