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  • Title: Thromboxane prostanoid receptor in human airway smooth muscle cells: a relevant role in proliferation.
    Author: Capra V, Habib A, Accomazzo MR, Ravasi S, Citro S, Levy-Toledano S, Nicosia S, Rovati GE.
    Journal: Eur J Pharmacol; 2003 Aug 08; 474(2-3):149-59. PubMed ID: 12921856.
    Abstract:
    Thromboxane A(2) has been implicated as a mediator of bronchial hyperresponsiveness in asthma. Modulating agents are currently marketed in Japan and under clinical evaluation in the US, but full characterization of the thromboxane A(2) receptor and the signaling pathways that link it to the proliferative events taking place during airways structural remodeling has not been achieved. Here, we report that the presence of mRNA for both alpha and beta isoforms of the thromboxane A(2) receptor in smooth muscle cells from human bronchi correlates with protein expression evaluated by radioligand binding of the antagonist, SQ29,548 ([1S-[1alpha,2alpha(Z),3alpha,4alpha]]-7-[3-[[2-[(phenylamino)carbonyl]hydrazino]methyl]-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl]-5-heptenoic-acid) (K(d)=3.4 nM+/-44%CV, coefficient of variation, B(max)=41 fmol/mg prot+/-38%CV). The receptor is functional, as the agonist, U46619 (9,11-dideoxy-9alpha,11alpha-methanoepoxy-prosta-5Z,13E-dien-1-oic-acid), induced a concentration-dependent Ca(2+) transient (EC(50)=0.12 microM+/-27%CV). Furthermore, U46619 concentration dependently increased DNA synthesis and markedly potentiated the epidermal growth factor mitogenic effect. Both events were specifically inhibited by SQ29,548, independently from transactivation of the epidermal growth factor receptor and partially sensitive to pertussis toxin.
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