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EGFR in Enamel Matrix Derivative-induced Gingival Fibroblast Mitogenesis

¹ Departments of Oral Biology and
⁴ Periodontology, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel;
² Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel; and
³ Pre-clinical Research, Institut Straumann, Basel, Switzerland

Correspondence: ^* corresponding author, weinreb{at}post.tau.ac.il

We previously reported that EMD (Enamel Matrix Derivative) induces proliferation of human gingival fibroblasts via activation of Extracellular Regulated Kinase (ERK), and this study assessed the possible mediatory role of EGFR (Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) in this effect. Treatment of gingival fibroblasts with EMD resulted in tyrosine phosphorylation of the EGFR, as assessed by immunoblotting and ELISA, while EMD-induced ERK activation and thymidine incorporation were markedly inhibited (~ 40–50%) by a specific EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Using appropriate inhibitors, we established that EMD-induced EGFR activation is largely due to shedding of HB-EGF (Heparin-binding EGF) from the cell membrane via a metalloproteinase-mediated process. Finally, the addition of PP1, a Src family inhibitor, abrogated both EGFR phosphorylation and ERK activation. Taken together, these results indicate that, at least in human gingival fibroblasts, EMD-induced ERK activation and proliferation are partially due to a Src-dependent, metalloproteinase-mediated transactivation of EGFR.

Key Words: Emdogain • enamel matrix derivative • gingival fibroblasts • ERK • EGFR

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 87, No. 9, 850-855 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/154405910808700902


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