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KMID : 0604520140400040413
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Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
2014 Volume.40 No. 4 p.413 ~ p.421
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Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Down-Regulates Hair Growth-Related Cytokines in Cultured Human Dermal Papilla Cells
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Lee Eun-Young
Jeon Ji-Hye
Lee Min-Ho
Lee Sung-Hou
Kim Young-Ho
Kang Sang-Jin
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Abstract
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Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) is involved in the stress response and there is increasing evidence that stress influences skin disease such as hair loss. In cultured human hair follicles, CRF inhibits hair shaft elongation, induces premature regression and promotes the apoptosis of hair matrix keratinocytes. We investigated whether CRF influences the dermal papilla cells (DPC) that play pivotal roles in hair growth and cycling. Human DPCs were treated with CRF, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol, key stress hormones along the hypothalamic-pituitary -adrenal (HPA) axis for 1-24 h. Interestingly, CRF modulated the expression of cytokines related to hair growth (KGF, Wnt5a, TGFβ-2, Nexin) and increased cAMP production in cultured DPCs. CRF receptors were down-regulated by negative feedback systems. Pretreatment of CRF receptor antagonists or protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor prevented the CRF-induced modulation. Since the CRF induces proopiomelanocortin (POMC) expression through the cAMP/PKA pathway, we analyzed POMC mRNA. CRF stimulated POMC expression in cultured human DPCs, yet we were unable to detect ACTH levels by western blot. These results indicate that CRF operates within DPCs through CRF receptors along the classical CRF signaling pathway and CRF receptor antagonists could serve as potential therapeutic and cosmetic agents for stress-induced hair loss.
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KEYWORD
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CRF, cytokine, dermal papilla cell, hair loss, stress
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