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Rai V, Moellmer R, Agrawal DK. Role of fibroblast plasticity and heterogeneity in modulating angiogenesis and healing in the diabetic foot ulcer. Mol Biol Rep 2023; 50:1913-1929. [PMID: 36528662 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-022-08107-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Chronic diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are an important clinical issue faced by clinicians despite the advanced treatment strategies consisting of wound debridement, off-loading, medication, wound dressings, and keeping the ulcer clean. Non-healing DFUs are associated with the risk of amputation, increased morbidity and mortality, and economic stress. Neo-angiogenesis and granulation tissue formation are necessary for physiological DFU healing and acute inflammation play a key role in healing. However, chronic inflammation in association with diabetic complications holds the ulcer in the inflammatory phase without progressing to the resolution phase contributing to non-healing. Fibroblasts acquiring myofibroblasts phenotype contribute to granulation tissue formation and angiogenesis. However, recent studies suggest the presence of five subtypes of fibroblast population and of changing density in non-healing DFUs. Further, the association of fibroblast plasticity and heterogeneity with wound healing suggests that the switch in fibroblast phenotype may affect wound healing. The fibroblast phenotype shift and altered function may be due to the presence of chronic inflammation or a diabetic wound microenvironment. This review focuses on the role of fibroblast plasticity and heterogeneity, the effect of hyperglycemia and inflammatory cytokines on fibroblasts, and the interaction of fibroblasts with other cells in diabetic wound microenvironment in the perspective of DFU healing. Next, we summarize secretory, angiogenic, and angiostatic phenotypes of fibroblast which have been discussed in other organ systems but not in relation to DFUs followed by the perspective on the role of their phenotypes in promoting angiogenesis in DFUs.
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- Vikrant Rai
- Department of Translational Research, Western University of Health Sciences, 91766, Pomona, CA, USA.
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- College of Podiatric Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, 91766, Pomona, CA, USA
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- Department of Translational Research, Western University of Health Sciences, 91766, Pomona, CA, USA
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The effect of aloe vera on the expression of wound healing factors (TGFβ1 and bFGF) in mouse embryonic fibroblast cell: In vitro study. Biomed Pharmacother 2017; 88:610-616. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2017.01.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2016] [Revised: 01/11/2017] [Accepted: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Ambler DR, Golden AM, Gell JS, Saed GM, Carey DJ, Diamond MP. Microarray expression profiling in adhesion and normal peritoneal tissues. Fertil Steril 2012; 97:1158-64.e1-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2011] [Revised: 02/01/2012] [Accepted: 02/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hydrogen peroxide-induced cellular apoptosis is mediated by TGF-beta2 signaling pathway in cultured human lens epithelial cells. Int Ophthalmol 2009; 30:229-37. [PMID: 19444386 DOI: 10.1007/s10792-009-9309-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2008] [Accepted: 04/19/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The objective of this study was to investigate the signaling characteristics of transforming growth factor-beta2 (TGF-beta2) and the Smads (Caenorhabditis elegans, Sma; Drosophila mothers against dpp, Mad) signal pathway of cellular apoptosis induced by hydrogen peroxide with human lens epithelial cells (HLECs). HLECs were starved for 24 h before exposure to 0.1 mumol/ml of hydrogen peroxide in the presence and in the absence of 0.01 mug/ml of AF-302-NA, a monoclonal anti-TGF-beta2 neutralization antibody. Non-stimulated cells served as controls. Cell apoptosis was examined by in situ immunocytochemistry using terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP-mediated biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL) and by flow cytometry (FCM) using Annexin V-FITC apoptosis detection. Gene expression was assessed using the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Smad-4 localization was observed by immunocytochemistry. Hydrogen peroxide induced the accumulation of Smad-4 in the nucleus of HLECs, and upregulated the expression of TGF-beta receptors (TbetaRs) mRNA in HLECs, as well as upregulated the expression of the apoptotic gene bax, which leads HLECs to apoptosis. AF-302-NA decreased cellular apoptosis induced by hydrogen peroxide in HLECs and inhibited the translocation of Smad-4 from the cytoplasm to the cell nucleus. Moreover, AF-302-NA upregulated the expression of TbetaRs mRNA and downregulated the expression of bax mRNA in HLECs incubated with hydrogen peroxide. Our study demonstrated that the TGF-beta2 signal pathway participated in the apoptotic signal transfer and might be an initiator of cellular apoptosis of HLECs after incubation with hydrogen peroxide. Interruption of the TGF-beta2 signal pathway could partially protect HLECs from apoptosis induced by incubation with hydrogen peroxide.
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Shavell VI, Saed GM, Diamond MP. Review: cellular metabolism: contribution to postoperative adhesion development. Reprod Sci 2009; 16:627-34. [PMID: 19293132 DOI: 10.1177/1933719109332826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Postoperative adhesions are a significant source of morbidity, including contributions to pelvic pain, bowel obstruction, and infertility. While the mechanisms of postoperative adhesion development are complex and incompletely understood, hypoxia appears to trigger a cascade of intracellular responses involving hypoxia-inducible factors, lactate, reactive oxygen species, reactive nitrogen species, and insulin-like growth factors that results in manifestation of the adhesion phenotype. Thus, substantial evidence exists to implicate the direct role of cellular metabolism in wound repair and adhesion development.
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- Valerie I Shavell
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Saed GM, Jiang Z, Fletcher NM, Diamond MP. Modulation of the BCL-2/BAX ratio by interferon-γ and hypoxia in human peritoneal and adhesion fibroblasts. Fertil Steril 2008; 90:1925-30. [PMID: 17905238 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.06.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2007] [Revised: 06/21/2007] [Accepted: 06/21/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of interferon (IFN)-gamma treatment under normal and hypoxic conditions on the BCL-2/BAX ratio of fibroblasts obtained from normal peritoneal and adhesion tissues of the same patients. DESIGN Prospective experimental study. SETTING University medical center. PATIENT(S) Fibroblasts from peritoneum and adhesion tissues of 5 patients. INTERVENTION(S) Hypoxia and IFN-gamma treatments of fibroblasts. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) We used the multiplex polymerase chain reaction technique to measure expression of BCL-2 and BAX in normal peritoneal and adhesion fibroblasts exposed to hypoxia (2% O(2)), in the presence or absence of IFN-gamma for different time points and dosages. RESULT(S) At baseline, adhesion fibroblasts manifested decreased basal levels of apoptosis compared with normal fibroblasts. Hypoxia treatment resulted in a time-response decrease in apoptosis in both cell lines. Interferon-gamma treatment resulted in a dose-response increase in apoptosis in both cell lines. Hypoxia had a reduced or no effect on apoptosis in the presence of increasing doses of IFN-gamma in both cell types. CONCLUSION(S) Interferon-gamma can block the effects of hypoxia on apoptosis, supporting the antifibrogenic nature of this cytokine. This suggests that IFN-gamma would be a good candidate for consideration for intervention in the development of peritoneal adhesions and fibrosis.
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- Ghassan M Saed
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, CS Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Hung KY, Huang JW, Chiang CK, Tsai TJ. Preservation of peritoneal morphology and function by pentoxifylline in a rat model of peritoneal dialysis: molecular studies. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2008; 23:3831-40. [PMID: 18614818 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfn369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND High-glucose (HG) content of dialysate accelerated peritoneal fibrosis. We investigated in vitro mechanisms and the in vivo potential of pentoxifylline (PTX) to prevent this fibrogenic process. METHODS For human peritoneal mesothelial cell (HPMC) culture, a normal-glucose (NG, 5.5 mM) or HG (138 mM) medium was established through pilot experiments. The rat peritoneal dialysis (PD) model consists of four groups (n = 8): group 1, intraperitoneal (IP) HG (4.25%) solution; group 2, as group 1 plus daily IP PTX (4 mg/in 1 h); group 3, IP PTX and group 4 as control. RESULTS In HPMC culture, PTX significantly prevented HG-stimulated gene and protein production of collagen and transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-ss1) (reduction rate of 72-81%). The p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway was activated significantly in HG-treated HPMCs. Blockade of p38 MAPK by SB203580 (25 microM) or PTX (300 microg/ml) resulted in an effective suppression of collagen and TGF-ss1 gene expression in HG-cultured HPMCs. In PD experimental animals, peritoneal thickness and collagen expression in the peritoneum were significantly increased in HG-treated rats, and was attenuated by PTX (P < 0.01). Impaired peritoneal ultrafiltration (1.9 +/- 0.5 ml versus 2.4 +/- 0.4 ml, P < 0.05) and stimulated proinflammatory IL-6, MCP-1 and TGF-beta1 activation were observed in HG-treated rats. PTX well preserved the functional characteristics of peritoneum and cytokine profiles. CONCLUSIONS These in vitro and in vivo data suggest that PTX may have therapeutic benefits for the prevention or retardation of peritoneal fibrosis.
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- Kuan-Yu Hung
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Jiang ZL, Zhu X, Diamond MP, Abu-Soud HM, Saed GM. Nitric oxide synthase isoforms expression in fibroblasts isolated from human normal peritoneum and adhesion tissues. Fertil Steril 2008; 90:769-74. [PMID: 18440510 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.1313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2007] [Revised: 07/06/2007] [Accepted: 07/09/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the expression of nitric oxide synthases (NOSs) and their modulation by hypoxia in human peritoneal (NF) and adhesion fibroblasts (ADF). DESIGN Prospective experimental study. SETTING University medical center. PATIENT(S) Fibroblasts from peritoneum and adhesion tissues. INTERVENTION(S) Hypoxia and silencing inducible NOS (iNOS) gene expression in fibroblasts. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) We used reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction to quantify messenger RNA (mRNA) levels of NOS isoforms. Griess assay was used to measure NO levels. RESULT(S) The mRNA copies/mug RNA of neuronal NOS (nNOS) and endothelial NOS (eNOS) were 6.6 x 10(3) in NF, 5.7 x 10(3) in ADF and 7.0 x 10(3) in NF, 6.1 x 10(3) in ADF, respectively. The mRNA copies/mug RNA of iNOS were 31.3 x 10(3) in NF and 33.0 x 10(3) in ADF. Hypoxia increased iNOS mRNA copies/mug RNA from 31.3 x 10(3) to 61.3 x 10(3) in NF and from 33.0 x 10(3) to 63.9 x 10(3) in ADF, whereas there were no changes in mRNA levels of nNOS and eNOS in NF and ADF. Nitric oxide levels were lower in ADF (0.94 micromol/L) than NF (1.97 micromol/L). Silencing iNOS decreased NO levels in NF (from 1.97 micromol/L to 0.41 micromol/L) and in ADF (from 0.94 micromol/L to 0.27 micromol/L). CONCLUSION(S) Nitric oxide synthases are differentially expressed in NF and ADF, with iNOS being the most expressed and the main source of NO. Hypoxia was shown to alter the expression of NOSs and NO in NF and ADF.
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- Zhong L Jiang
- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C S Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Tang M, Zhang W, Lin H, Jiang H, Dai H, Zhang Y. High glucose promotes the production of collagen types I and III by cardiac fibroblasts through a pathway dependent on extracellular-signal-regulated kinase 1/2. Mol Cell Biochem 2007; 301:109-14. [PMID: 17206378 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-006-9401-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2006] [Accepted: 12/06/2006] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Hyperglycemia promotes fibrosis by increasing collagen synthesis, a process involving mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPKs). Several studies of diabetic cardiomyopathy have demonstrated an accumulation of collagen, including collagen types I and III, in the myocardium, leading to interstitial fibrosis, which is related to left-ventricular diastolic dysfunction. However, the mechanisms of hyperglycemia-induced collagen production in cardiac fibroblasts are poorly defined. In the present study, neonatal rat cardiac fibroblasts treated with high glucose (25 mM) were assessed by real time PCR and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) showed an increase in both the mRNA and protein level of collagen types I and III. These effects were not due to changes in osmotic pressure. Extracellular signal regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) was activated by high glucose level (25 mM), and treatment with PD98059 to block ERK phosphorylation significantly inhibited the mRNA and protein expression of collagen types I and III. These results suggest that high glucose accelerates the synthesis of collagen types I and III, and an ERK1/2 cascade in cardiac fibroblasts play an essential role in the control of collagen deposition by high glucose.
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- Mengxiong Tang
- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Public Health, Jinan, China
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Rizk NN, Saed GM, Diamond MP. Effects of hyperglycemia on the differential expression of insulin and insulin-like growth factor-I receptors in human normal peritoneal and adhesion fibroblasts. Fertil Steril 2006; 86:1217-22. [PMID: 16962112 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2006] [Revised: 04/21/2006] [Accepted: 04/21/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether the insulin receptor (IR), insulin-like growth factor-I receptor (IGF-IR), and IGF-I are expressed differentially in fibroblasts isolated from normal peritoneal and adhesion tissue before and after 24-hour treatment with increasing glucose concentrations. DESIGN Prospective experimental study. SETTING University medical center. PATIENT(S) Primary cultures of fibroblasts established from peritoneal and adhesion tissues of the same patients. INTERVENTION(S) Glucose treatment of the primary cultured fibroblasts for 24 hours with increasing concentrations of glucose (100-850 mg/dL). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to measure messenger RNA (mRNA) levels for IR, IGF-IR, and IGF-I. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to determine protein levels. RESULT(S) At the normal glycemic level (100 mg/dL), adhesion fibroblasts have significantly higher mRNA levels of the IR (7.96 +/- 0.15 vs. 6.97 +/- 0.16; P<.05), IGF-IR (7.72 +/- 0.22 vs. 6.88 +/- 0.06; P<.05), and IGF-I (7.04 +/- 0.10 vs. 5.92 +/- 0.10; P<.05) when compared with normal fibroblasts, respectively. Data are expressed as log(mRNA/microg RNA). Normal fibroblasts respond to increasing glucose concentrations by increasing the expression levels of the IR, IGF-IR, and IGF-I, whereas adhesion fibroblasts respond by decreasing the expression of the IR, IGF-IR, and IGF-I. CONCLUSION(S) The differential expression of the IR, IGF-IR, and IGF-I in adhesion fibroblasts may contribute to the pathogenesis of fibrosis observed in diabetic patients.
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- Natalie N Rizk
- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA.
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Saed GM, Diamond MP. Effects of interferon-γ reverse hypoxia-stimulated extracellular matrix expression in human peritoneal and adhesion fibroblasts. Fertil Steril 2006; 85 Suppl 1:1300-5. [PMID: 16616105 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2005] [Revised: 12/21/2005] [Accepted: 12/21/2005] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the response of adhesion and normal peritoneal fibroblasts to interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) under normal and hypoxic conditions. DESIGN Prospective experimental study. SETTING University medical center. PATIENT(S) Primary cultures of fibroblasts established from peritoneal and adhesion tissue of the same patients. INTERVENTION(S) Hypoxia and IFN-gamma treatment of the primary cultured fibroblasts. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Primary cultures of fibroblasts were established from peritoneal and adhesion tissues of the same patients (n = 5). The expression of extracellular matrix components (type I collagen and fibronectin) in adhesion and peritoneal fibroblasts under normal (20% O2) and hypoxic (2% O2) conditions was evaluated by multiplex reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis. RESULT(S) Adhesion fibroblasts (ADF) have increased basal levels of type I collagen as compared with normal peritoneal fibroblasts (NF). Interferon-gamma treatment resulted in a dose-response decrease in type I collagen and fibronectin mRNA levels in both ADF and NF. Hypoxia treatment resulted in a time-response increase in type I collagen and fibronectin mRNA levels in NF and ADF. Hypoxia had no effect on type I collagen and fibronectin mRNA levels in the presence of increasing dose of IFN-gamma in both NF and ADF. Interferon-gamma can block the stimulating effects of hypoxia on type I collagen expression, supporting the antifibrogenic nature of this cytokine. CONCLUSION(S) Understanding the mechanism by which IFN-gamma exerts its effect will be important in the utilization of this cytokine as a therapy for postoperative adhesion and tissue fibrosis.
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- Ghassan M Saed
- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine-Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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Asbun J, Villarreal FJ. The pathogenesis of myocardial fibrosis in the setting of diabetic cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006; 47:693-700. [PMID: 16487830 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.09.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 344] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2005] [Revised: 08/24/2005] [Accepted: 09/26/2005] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Diabetes has emerged as a major threat to worldwide health. The increasing incidence of diabetes in young individuals is particularly worrisome given that the disease is likely to evolve over a period of years. In 1972, the existence of a diabetic cardiomyopathy was proposed based on the experience with four adult diabetic patients who suffered from congestive heart failure in the absence of discernible coronary artery disease, valvular or congenital heart disease, hypertension, or alcoholism. The exact mechanisms underlying the disease are unknown; however, an important component of the pathological alterations observed in these hearts includes the accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, in particular collagens. The excess deposition of ECM in the heart mirrors what occurs in other organs such as the kidney and peritoneum of diabetics. Mechanisms responsible for these alterations may include the excess production, reduced degradation, and/or chemical modification of ECM proteins. These effects may be the result of direct or indirect actions of high glucose concentrations. This article reviews our state of knowledge on the effects that diabetes-like conditions exert on the cells responsible for ECM production as well as relevant experimental and clinical data.
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- Juan Asbun
- Escuela Superior de Medicina del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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Rout UK, Saed GM, Diamond MP. Expression pattern and regulation of genes differ between fibroblasts of adhesion and normal human peritoneum. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2005; 3:1. [PMID: 15642115 PMCID: PMC548295 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-3-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2004] [Accepted: 01/10/2005] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Injury to the peritoneum during surgery is followed by a healing process that frequently results in the attachment of adjacent organs by a fibrous mass, referred commonly as adhesions. Because injuries to the peritoneum during surgery are inevitable, it is imperative that we understand the mechanisms of adhesion formation to prevent its occurrence. This requires thorough understanding of the molecular sequence that results in the attachment of injured peritoneum and the development of fibrous tissue. Recent data show that fibroblasts from the injured peritoneum may play a critical role in the formation of adhesion tissues. Therefore, identifying changes in gene expression pattern in the peritoneal fibroblasts during the process may provide clues to the mechanisms by which adhesion develop. METHODS In this study, we compared expression patterns of larger number of genes in the fibroblasts isolated from adhesion and normal human peritoneum using gene filters. Contributions of TGF-beta1 and hypoxia in the altered expression of specific genes were also examined using a semiquantitative RT-PCR technique. RESULTS Results show that several genes are differentially expressed between fibroblasts of normal and adhesion peritoneum and that the peritoneal fibroblast may acquire a different phenotype during adhesion formation. Genes that are differentially expressed between normal and adhesion fibroblasts encode molecules involved in cell adhesion, proliferation, differentiation, migration and factors regulating cytokines, transcription, translation and protein/vesicle trafficking. CONCLUSIONS Our data substantiate that adhesion formation is a multigenic phenomenon and not all changes in gene expression pattern between normal and adhesion fibroblasts are the function of TGF-beta1 and hypoxia that are known to influence adhesion formation. Analysis of the gene expression data in the perspective of known functions of genes connote to additional targets that may be manipulated to inhibit adhesion development.
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- Ujjwal K Rout
- Division of Reproduction Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA
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- Division of Reproduction Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Division of Reproduction Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Asbun J, Manso AM, Villarreal FJ. Profibrotic influence of high glucose concentration on cardiac fibroblast functions: effects of losartan and vitamin E. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2005; 288:H227-34. [PMID: 15345478 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00340.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Long-standing diabetes can result in the development of cardiomyopathy, which can be accompanied by myocardial fibrosis. Although exposure of cultured kidney and skin fibroblasts to high glucose (HG) concentration is known to increase collagen synthesis, little is known about cardiac fibroblasts (CFs). Therefore, we determined the influence of HG conditions on CF functions and the effects of losartan and vitamin E in these responses. We cultured rat CFs in either normal glucose (NG; 5.5 mM) or HG (25 mM) media and assessed changes in protein and collagen synthesis, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity, and levels of mRNA for ANG II type 1 (AT1) receptors. Results indicate that HG-level CFs synthesized more protein and collagen, and these effects were not due to changes in osmotic pressure. The addition of ANG II stimulated protein and collagen synthesis in NG-concentration but not HG-concentration CFs. Interestingly, losartan pretreatment blocked the HG- or ANG II-induced increases in both protein and collagen synthesis. HG or ANG II decreased total MMP activity. Decreases in MMP activity were blocked by losartan. AT1 mRNA levels were upregulated with HG concentration. Vitamin E pretreatment blocked the effects of HG on total protein synthesis and stimulated MMP activity. Results suggest that HG levels may promote fibrosis by increasing CF protein and collagen synthesis and decreasing MMP activity. HG levels may cause these effects via the upregulation of AT1 receptors, which can be blocked by losartan. However, vitamin E can alter HG concentration-induced changes in CF functions independently of AT1 mRNA levels.
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- Juan Asbun
- Department of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, USA
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