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  • Title: Migration of human and guinea pig airway epithelial cells in response to calcitonin gene-related peptide.
    Author: Sanghavi JN, Rabe KF, Kim JS, Magnussen H, Leff AR, White SR.
    Journal: Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol; 1994 Aug; 11(2):181-7. PubMed ID: 8049078.
    Abstract:
    Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is contained within and secreted by nerves and neuroepithelial bodies in the airway epithelium. To determine whether CGRP is a chemoattractant, tracheal epithelial cells isolated from 23 guinea pigs, and bronchial epithelial cells isolated from seven human donors were grown in primary culture for 4 to 5 days. Cell migration was assessed in a blindwell chemotaxis chamber. A gelatin-coated polycarbonate filter (8-microns pore size) separated the upper wells containing 5 x 10(4) cells from the lower wells containing chemoattractant (either CGRP or insulin). Cells were stimulated for 6 h, after which migrated cells on the filter were stained and counted. Both insulin and CGRP elicited migration of guinea pig tracheal epithelial (GPTE) cells. Exposure to 30 micrograms/ml insulin caused migration of 26.5 +/- 4.0 cells versus 4.3 +/- 0.6 cells per 10 hpf for control (P < 0.001). Treatment with 10(-9) M CGRP elicited migration of 39.6 +/- 2.5 cells versus 2.6 +/- 0.9 cells per 10 hpf for control (P < 0.001). Human bronchial epithelial (HBE) cells also migrated after stimulation with either insulin or CGRP: after 10(-9) M CGRP, HBE cell migration was 41.0 +/- 6.1 cells versus 3.4 +/- 0.3 cells per 10 hpf (P < 0.002; n = 3). Checkerboard analysis showed that the migration to CGRP was both chemotactic and chemokinetic. Incubation with 10(-8) M hCGRP-(8-37), a receptor antagonist for CGRP, plus 10(-9) M CGRP decreased GPTE cell migration to 9.8 +/- 2.4 cells versus 38.6 +/- 1.2 cells per 10 hpf for 10(-9) M CGRP alone (P < 0.0001).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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