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Vol. 273, Issue 5, C1466-C1471, November 1997

Role of prostaglandin H synthase-2-mediated conversion of arachidonic acid in controlling 3T6 fibroblast growth

Javier Martinez, Teresa Sanchez, and Juan J. Moreno

Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Unit of Physiology, Barcelona University, Barcelona E-08028, Spain

The specific role(s) of arachidonic acid (AA) and its metabolites in the signaling pathways that regulated fibroblast growth was studied. A Western blot analysis demonstrated that prostaglandin H synthase-2 (PGHS-2) was expressed by 3T6 fibroblast cultures in RPMI 1640 supplemented with fetal calf serum (10%). Dexamethasone, which inhibits AA release and PGHS-2 expression, significantly reduced cell proliferation. Ketoprofen, a dual cyclooxygenase inhibitor, and CGP-28238, a specific PGHS-2 inhibitor, reduced fibroblast proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. These drugs also reduced [3H]thymidine incorporation into the DNA of fibroblasts. These effects were correlated with a decrease in prostaglandin (PG) E2 levels in the cell medium. However, piroxicam at doses that selectively inhibit PGHS-1 did not have a significant effect on fibroblast proliferation. Finally, we showed that the antiproliferative effect of dexamethasone and PGHS-2 inhibitors was significantly antagonized when PGE2 was added to the culture medium. Our results suggest that PGHS-2 and prostaglandins such as PGE2 might play an important role in the regulation of 3T6 fibroblast growth stimulated by growth factors of serum.

cyclooxygenase-2; prostaglandin E2; phospholipase A2; cell proliferation


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