Peptides tissue-specifically stimulate cell differentiation during their aging

Bull Exp Biol Med. 2012 May;153(1):148-51. doi: 10.1007/s10517-012-1664-1.

Abstract

We verified expression of CXCL12 and Hoxa3 transcription factors of differentiation in cultures of human embryonic pancreatic and bronchial cells and CXCL12 and WEGC1 factors in a culture of human prostatic fibroblasts. Reduced expression of these differentiation markers was detected in late-passage (aging) cultures. The expression of differentiation factors CXCL12, Hoxa3, and WEGC1 was tissue-specifically stimulated by short peptides: pancragen (Lys-Glu-Asp-Trp) in pancreatic cells, bronchogen (Ala-Glu-Asp-Leu) in bronchial epithelial cells, and vesugen (Lys-Glu-Asp) in fibroblasts. The inducing effect of peptides on the expression of differentiation factors was more pronounced in aged cultures, which can serve as a mechanism of their geroprotective effect.

MeSH terms

  • Cell Differentiation / drug effects*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Cellular Senescence / drug effects*
  • Chemokine CXCL12 / metabolism
  • Fibroblasts / drug effects
  • Fibroblasts / metabolism
  • Homeodomain Proteins / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Oligopeptides / pharmacology
  • Peptides

Substances

  • Chemokine CXCL12
  • HOXA3 protein, human
  • Homeodomain Proteins
  • Oligopeptides
  • Peptides
  • lysyl-glutamyl-aspartic acid
  • lysyl-glutamyl-aspartyl-tryptophanamide