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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 263, Issue 16, 7846-7854, 06, 1988

Epidermal growth factor stimulation of prostaglandin E2 biosynthesis in amnion cells. Induction of prostaglandin H2 synthase

ML Casey, K Korte and PC MacDonald
Cecil H. and Ida Green Center for Reproductive Biology Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas 75235.

Amnion is believed to be a tissue of signal importance, anatomically and functionally, in the maintenance of pregnancy and during the initiation of parturition. Epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like agents cause a striking increase in the secretion of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in human amnion cells but only if arachidonic acid is present in the culture medium. To investigate the regulation of arachidonic acid metabolism by EGF-like agents in amnion, we used mEGF and human amnion cells in primary monolayer culture as a model system. The amount of PGE2 secreted into the culture medium was quantified by radioimmunoassay and the rate of conversion of [14C]arachidonic acid to [14C]PGE2 (PGH2 synthase activity) in cell sonicates was determined under optimal in vitro conditions. Treatment of amnion cells with mEGF led to a marked increase in the rate of production of PGE2. The specific activity of PGH2 synthase (viz. the combined activities of prostaglandin endoperoxide (PGH2) synthase and PGH2-PGE isomerase) was increased by 2-5-fold in cells treated with mEGF. Treatment of amnion cells with mEGF for 4 h did not affect the specific activities of phospholipase A2 or phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C. By immunoisolation of newly synthesized, [35S]methionine-labeled PGH2 synthase, we found that mEGF stimulated de novo synthesis of the enzyme. Thus, mEGF acts in human amnion cells in primary monolayer culture to increase the rate of PGE2 biosynthesis by a mechanism that involves induction of PGH2 synthase; the manifestation of EGF action on PGE2 biosynthesis is dependent on the presence of nonesterified arachidonic acid.
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