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Extracellular calcium alters the effects of retinoic acid on DNA synthesis in cultured murine keratinocytes

Journal Article · · Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.; (United States)
The rate of proliferation of epidermal keratinocytes was manipulated by growing the cells in medium containing high or low concentrations of calcium. Keratinocytes cultured in high extracellular Ca/sup + +/ (1.4 mM and 2.8 mM) proliferated twice as fast as those grown in low Ca/sup + +/ medium (0.09 mM) as measured by incorporation of (/sup 3/H) thymidine into DNA. Exposure of high calcium keratinocytes to all-trans retinoic acid for 4 days caused a dose-related inhibition of DNA synthesis with an IC/sub 50/ of about 10 ..mu..M. In contrast, incubating low calcium keratinocytes with all-trans retinoic acid caused a dose-related stimulation of DNA synthesis with maximum increase of 278% over control at 10 ..mu..M. This increase was accompanied by increases in culture confluency with maximum increase of 109% in cell number of control at 10 ..mu..M. These results are of importance since they suggest Ca/sup + +/ may influence the effect of retinoids on keratinocytes.
Research Organization:
Herbert Labs., Irvine, CA
OSTI ID:
7245156
Journal Information:
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.; (United States), Journal Name: Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.; (United States) Vol. 138:1; ISSN BBRCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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