PMID- 8798721 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19961125 LR - 20210210 IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 271 IP - 40 DP - 1996 Oct 4 TI - Mechanisms of hepatocyte growth factor stimulation of keratinocyte metalloproteinase production. PG - 24576-82 AB - Matrix metalloproteinases participate in normal physiologic processes; however, their overproduction has been associated with connective tissue destruction in a variety of pathological states. Migrating basal keratinocytes transiently express collagenase-1 during normal cutaneous reepithelialization. However, the overexpression of both collagenase-1 and stromelysin-1 has been associated with the pathogenesis of chronic nonhealing ulcers. Aberrant expression of metalloproteinases in inflammation is mediated, at least in part, by soluble factors. Since hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF) has been reported to promote keratinocyte migration and proliferation, key events in wound repair, and since HGF/SF is produced by dermal fibroblasts and its c-Met receptor is expressed by basal keratinocytes in wounded skin, we have studied the effects of HGF/SF upon keratinocyte metalloproteinase expression. We have found that HGF/SF can stimulate keratinocyte collagenase-1 and stromelysin-1 production in a dose-dependent and matrix-dependent manner. Expression of 92-kDa gelatinase was not affected by HGF/SF. We determined that HGF/SF regulation of collagenase-1 expression is transcriptionally mediated and requires tyrosine kinase and protein kinase C activaties. HGF/NK1, a naturally occurring, truncated form of HGF/SF, also stimulates collagenase-1 production, but much less efficiently than does the parent molecule. However, HGF/NK2, another HGF/SF splice variant, as well as heparin, potently inhibit HGF/SF-induced collagenase-1 synthesis. These results indicate that HGF/SF and its naturally occurring splice variants have diverse biological effects on keratinocytes and suggest an additional mechanism whereby HGF/SF may regulate keratinocyte function during wound repair. FAU - Dunsmore, S E AU - Dunsmore SE AD - Department of Medicine (Dermatology), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA. FAU - Rubin, J S AU - Rubin JS FAU - Kovacs, S O AU - Kovacs SO FAU - Chedid, M AU - Chedid M FAU - Parks, W C AU - Parks WC FAU - Welgus, H G AU - Welgus HG LA - eng GR - 5T32AR07284/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - AR35805/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 67256-21-7 (Hepatocyte Growth Factor) RN - 9005-49-6 (Heparin) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Protein-Tyrosine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.13 (Protein Kinase C) RN - EC 3.4.24.- (Collagenases) RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 3) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Collagenases/*biosynthesis MH - Heparin/pharmacology MH - Hepatocyte Growth Factor/antagonists & inhibitors/*pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Keratinocytes/*drug effects/enzymology MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 3/*biosynthesis MH - Protein Kinase C/metabolism MH - Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism EDAT- 1996/10/04 00:00 MHDA- 1996/10/04 00:01 CRDT- 1996/10/04 00:00 PHST- 1996/10/04 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1996/10/04 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1996/10/04 00:00 [entrez] AID - S0021-9258(18)40044-0 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.271.40.24576 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 1996 Oct 4;271(40):24576-82. doi: 10.1074/jbc.271.40.24576.