Abstract
Angiotensin II is a hormone with long known cardiovascular actions. Recent studies revealed an additional role for angiotensin II in the regulation of cell proliferation. This study was performed to clarify whether skin is a target organ for these novel angiotensin actions. Radioligand binding studies identified a high-affinity angiotensin receptor on human primary keratinocytesin vitrowith a Kd of 4.5 nM and a Bmaxof 0.12 nM. Competition experiments with losartan and PD 123177 revealed that this receptor was not of the AT1- nor the AT2-subtype. Stimulation of human keratinocytes with angiotensin II (10−10to 10−5M) led to a dose dependent increase in3H-thymidine incorporation, indicating that the keratinocyte receptor mediates a mitogenic effect. This effect is comparable at 10−9M to stimulation of keratinocytes by EGF (50ng/ml) and FGF (50ng/ml). These results demonstrate for the first time a possible physiological role for angiotensin II in human skin involving the regulation of keratinocyte proliferation.
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