Pharmacologic regulation of Dupuytren's fibroblast contraction in vitro

The Journal of Hand Surgery
G M RayanJ J Tomasek

Abstract

Dupuytren's disease is associated with contraction of specialized fibroblasts present in the diseased palmar fascia. Pharmacologic agents were evaluated for their ability to promote or inhibit contraction of Dupuytren's fibroblasts in vitro using a collagen lattice contraction assay. In the first part of the study, lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), serotonin, angiotensin II, and prostaglandin F2 alpha were tested for their ability to promote Dupuytren's fibroblast contraction. Lysophosphatidic acid was found to significantly promote Dupuytren's fibroblast contraction as compared with controls. This response to LPA is dose dependent, with a half-maximal response of 0.07 microM. Angiotensin II, serotonin, and prostaglandin F2 alpha at 1 mM, induced a significant amount of contraction as compared to controls, but the amount of contraction was at least six times less than that observed for LPA. In the second part of the study, prostaglandins E1 and E2 or the calcium blockers nifedipine and verapamil were tested for their ability to inhibit LPA-promoted contraction. It was found that both types of inhibitors partially block LPA-promoted contraction of Dupuytren's fibroblasts. The effect of the various pharmacologic agents on normal palma...Continue Reading

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