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Journal Article
Substance P Stimulates Endothelin 1 Secretion via Endothelin-Converting Enzyme 1 and Promotes Melanogenesis in Human Melanocytes
2015
Overview
Substance P (SP) is a well-known neuropeptide implicated in the wound-healing process. The wound occasionally causes a pigmented scar. In the present study, we examined whether increased levels of SP affected melanogenesis. When human melanocytes were treated with SP, the melanin content increased and the pigmentation process accelerated in a dose-dependent manner. In addition to melanogenesis-related genes, the expression of neurokinin 1 receptor, endothelin 1 (EDN1), and EDN receptor type B (EDNRB) also increased at both the messenger RNA and protein levels. Interestingly, secreted EDN1 was observed in the melanocyte culture medium, and this phenomenon was significantly enhanced by SP treatment. Through knockdown experiments using small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), we confirmed that endothelin-converting enzyme 1 (ECE1), EDN1, and EDNRB were involved in SP-induced pigmentation and found that EDN1 secretion was affected by ECE1 and EDN1 siRNAs, but not by EDNRB siRNA. These findings indicate that ECE1 is essential for EDN1 secretion in melanocytes and that EDNRB functions downstream of secreted EDN1 to increase the cAMP levels and activate the melanogenesis-related phosphorylation cascade. This study provides in vitro evidence for a melanogenic function of SP in the skin and suggests that the SP-related signal is a potent target for regulating stress- or wound-induced pigmentation.
Publisher
Elsevier Inc,Elsevier Limited
Subject
Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases - physiology
/ Cell Transformation, Neoplastic - metabolism
/ Cell Transformation, Neoplastic - secretion
/ Endothelin-Converting Enzymes
/ Humans
/ Metalloendopeptidases - physiology
/ Receptor, Endothelin B - genetics
/ Receptors, Neurokinin-1 - genetics
/ Receptors, Neurokinin-1 - physiology
