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Lin S, Wang J, Mukherjee PK, Mao R, West G, Czarnecki D, Zhao S, Nguyen QT, Elias M, Massey WJ, Liu W, Wang Y, Prasad A, Banerjee S, Goren I, Chandra J, Le HT, Dejanovic D, Li J, Chen M, Holubar S, Olman M, Southern B, Hu S, Gordon IO, Atabai K, Fiocchi C, Rieder F. Milk fat globule-epidermal growth factor 8 (MFGE8) prevents intestinal fibrosis. Gut 2024:gutjnl-2022-328608. [PMID: 38378253 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2022-328608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Intestinal fibrosis is considered an inevitable consequence of chronic IBD, leading to stricture formation and need for surgery. During the process of fibrogenesis, extracellular matrix (ECM) components critically regulate the function of mesenchymal cells. We characterised the composition and function of ECM in fibrostenosing Crohn's disease (CD) and control tissues. DESIGN Decellularised full-thickness intestinal tissue platforms were tested using three different protocols, and ECM composition in different tissue phenotypes was explored by proteomics and validated by quantitative PCR (qPCR) and immunohistochemistry. Primary human intestinal myofibroblasts (HIMFs) treated with milk fat globule-epidermal growth factor 8 (MFGE8) were evaluated regarding the mechanism of their antifibrotic response, and the action of MFGE8 was tested in two experimental intestinal fibrosis models. RESULTS We established and validated an optimal decellularisation protocol for intestinal IBD tissues. Matrisome analysis revealed elevated MFGE8 expression in CD strictured (CDs) tissue, which was confirmed at the mRNA and protein levels. Treatment with MFGE8 inhibited ECM production in normal control HIMF but not CDs HIMF. Next-generation sequencing uncovered functionally relevant integrin-mediated signalling pathways, and blockade of integrin αvβ5 and focal adhesion kinase rendered HIMF non-responsive to MFGE8. MFGE8 prevented and reversed experimental intestinal fibrosis in vitro and in vivo. CONCLUSION MFGE8 displays antifibrotic effects, and its administration may represent a future approach for prevention of IBD-induced intestinal strictures.
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- Sinan Lin
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Henan Key Laboratory of Immunology and Targeted Drug, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Lung Biology Center, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Program for Global Translational Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Song Y, Liu W, Tang K, Zang J, Li D, Gao H. Mangiferin Alleviates Renal Interstitial Fibrosis in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice through Regulating the PTEN/PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway. J Diabetes Res 2020; 2020:9481720. [PMID: 32076626 PMCID: PMC7016412 DOI: 10.1155/2020/9481720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Renal interstitial fibrosis is considered to be the typical manifestation of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Mangiferin has shown positive effect on the prevention or treatment of diabetes and its complications. The aim of this study was to explore the inhibitive effect and mechanism of mangiferin on renal interstitial fibrosis in diabetic mice. Streptozotocin- (STZ-) induced diabetic mice were treated with mangiferin (15, 30, and 60 mg/kg/d) for 4 weeks. The morphology of kidneys was observed by Masson's trichrome staining, and the biochemical parameters (fasting blood glucose (FBG), triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine (SCr), and urine protein) were determined by kits. In addition, the levels of inflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin- (IL-) 6, and IL-1β), antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT, and GSH-Px), MDA, and ROS were assessed. Furthermore, the expressions of fibronectin (FN), collagen I (Col I), and α-SMA were measured by immunohistochemistry. Regulations of TGF-β1 and the PTEN/PI3K/Akt pathway were detected by Western blotting. Treatment with mangiferin significantly ameliorated renal dysfunction in diabetic mice, as evidenced by the increase in body weight and decreases in FBG, TG, TC, BUN, SCr, urine protein, and the kidney to body weight ratio (KW/BW). Furthermore, mangiferin treatment prevented renal interstitial fibrosis evidenced by decreases in the positive expression of FN, Col I, and α-SMA, in comparison with morphological changes in the renal tissue. Meanwhile, mangiferin increased antioxidant enzymes, reduced the TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β, as well as MDA and ROS. Additionally, mangiferin administration also downregulated TGF-β1, upregulated PTEN, and decreased the phosphorylation of both PI3K and Akt. These findings demonstrate that mangiferin may reduce inflammation and oxidative stress in DN, thereby inhibiting the renal interstitial fibrosis by reducing the TGF-β1-mediated elevation of Col I, FN, and α-SMA through the PTEN/PI3K/Akt pathway.
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- Yanyan Song
- Department of Nephrology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, No. 218 Ziqiang Street, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, No. 71 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
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- Department of Electrical Diagnosis, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, No. 218 Ziqiang Street, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, No. 71 Xinmin Street, Changchun 130021, China
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- Department of Immunology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, No. 126 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun, Jilin Province 130021, China
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- Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, No. 71 Xinmin Street, Changchun 130021, China
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Pirklbauer M, Schupart R, Fuchs L, Staudinger P, Corazza U, Sallaberger S, Leierer J, Mayer G, Schramek H. Unraveling reno-protective effects of SGLT2 inhibition in human proximal tubular cells. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2018; 316:F449-F462. [PMID: 30539648 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00431.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Large clinical trials demonstrated that SGLT2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) slow the progression of kidney function decline in type 2 diabetes. Because the underlying molecular mechanisms are largely unknown, we studied the effects of SGLT2i on gene expression in two human proximal tubular (PT) cell lines under normoglycemic conditions, utilizing two SGLT2i, namely empagliflocin and canagliflocin. Genome-wide expression analysis did not reveal substantial differences between these two SGLT2i. Microarray hybridization analysis identified 94 genes that were both upregulated by TGF-β1 and downregulated by either of the two SGLT2i in HK-2 and RPTEC/TERT1 (renal proximal tubular epithelial cells/telomerase reverse transcriptase 1) cells. Extracellular matrix organization showed the highest significance in pathway enrichment analysis. Differential gene expression of three annotated genes of interest within this pathway was verified on mRNA level in both cell lines. Whereas TGF-β1 induced mRNA expression of thrombospondin 1 (THBS1; 4.3-fold), tenascin C (TNC; 8-fold), and platelet-derived growth factor subunit B (PDGF-B; 4.2-fold), SGLT2i downregulated basal mRNA expression of THBS1 (0.2-fold), TNC (0.5 fold), and PDGF-B (0.6-fold). Administration of SGLT2i in the presence of TGF-β1 resulted in a significant inhibition of TGF-β1-induced THBS1 and TNC mRNA expression and TGF-β1-induced THBS1, TNC, and PDGF-BB protein expression. We conclude that SGLT2i block basal and TGF-β1-induced expression of key mediators of renal fibrosis and kidney disease progression in two independent human PT cell lines.
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- Markus Pirklbauer
- Department of Internal Medicine IV - Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University Innsbruck , Innsbruck , Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV - Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University Innsbruck , Innsbruck , Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV - Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University Innsbruck , Innsbruck , Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV - Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University Innsbruck , Innsbruck , Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV - Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University Innsbruck , Innsbruck , Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV - Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University Innsbruck , Innsbruck , Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV - Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University Innsbruck , Innsbruck , Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV - Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University Innsbruck , Innsbruck , Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV - Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University Innsbruck , Innsbruck , Austria
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Qualitative and Quantitative Detection of PrP Sc Based on the Controlled Release Property of Magnetic Microspheres Using Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR). NANOMATERIALS 2018; 8:nano8020107. [PMID: 29438353 PMCID: PMC5853738 DOI: 10.3390/nano8020107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2018] [Revised: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Prion protein (PrPSc) has drawn widespread attention due to its pathological potential to prion diseases. In this work, we constructed a novel surface plasmon resonance (SPR) detection assay involving magnetic microspheres (MMs) and its controlled release property, for selective capture, embedding, concentration, and SPR detection of PrPSc with high sensitivity and specificity. Aptamer-modified magnetic particles (AMNPs) were used to specifically capture PrPSc. Amphiphilic copolymer was used to embed the labeled PrPSc and form magnetic microspheres to isolate PrPSc from the external environment. Static magnetic and alternating magnetic fields were used to concentrate and control release the embedded PrPSc, respectively. Finally, the released AMNPs-labeled PrPSc was detected by SPR which was equipped with a bare gold sensing film. A good linear relationship was obtained between SPR responses and the logarithm of PrPSc concentrations over a range of 0.01-1000 ng/mL. The detection sensitivity for PrPSc was improved by 10 fold compared with SPR direct detection format. The specificity of the present biosensor was also determined by PrPC and other reagents as controls. This proposed approach could also be used to isolate and detect other highly pathogenic biomolecules with similar structural characteristics by altering the corresponding aptamer in the AMNPs conjugates.
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Lou Z, Han H, Zhou M, Wan J, Sun Q, Zhou X, Gu N. Fabrication of Magnetic Conjugation Clusters via Intermolecular Assembling for Ultrasensitive Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) Detection in a Wide Range of Concentrations. Anal Chem 2017; 89:13472-13479. [PMID: 29164862 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b03768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Herein, a novel sandwich surface plasmon resonance (SPR) detection assay, which utilizes prion disease-associated isoform (PrPSc) conjugating magnetic nanoparticle clusters (nanoparticle-organic clusters, NOCs) as signal amplification reagents, is constructed for the ultrasensitive detection of PrPSc. Due to the highly specific affinity of aptamer-Fe3O4 nanoparticles (AMNPs) toward PrPSc and the intermolecular assembly behaviors among PrPSc, PrPSc conjugating magnetic nanoparticle clusters were obtained after the incubation of AMNPs and PrPSc and the subsequent concentration processes in an external magnetic field. The conjugation clusters were further injected into the SPR cuvette and captured by the gold sensing film via the Au-S bonding interaction, inducing intense SPR responses. Meanwhile, a traditional sandwich SPR detection format using a gold/PrPSc/AMNPs amplification mode was conducted for the detection of PrPSc as comparison. The results reveal that the synthesized NOCs permitted a 215-fold increase of the SPR signal, while the sandwich format permitted only a 65-fold increase. Moreover, a lower detection limit (1 × 10-4 ng/mL) and a wider quantitation range (1 × 10-4-1 × 105 ng/mL) were demonstrated. The formation of the conjugation clusters and the capture of these clusters were confirmed by high-resolution AFM imaging and molecular simulations. This conjugation-cluster-induced signal amplification strategy has great potential for the detection of small analytes with similar structural characteristics in trace level concentrations with high selectivity and sensitivity by altering the corresponding aptamer labeled to magnetic particles.
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- Zhichao Lou
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University , Nanjing 210037, China.,State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University , Nanjing 210096, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University , Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University , Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University , Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University , Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University , Nanjing 210037, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University , Nanjing 210096, China
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Qureshi OS, Bon H, Twomey B, Holdsworth G, Ford K, Bergin M, Huang L, Muzylak M, Healy LJ, Hurdowar V, Johnson TS. An immunofluorescence assay for extracellular matrix components highlights the role of epithelial cells in producing a stable, fibrillar extracellular matrix. Biol Open 2017; 6:1423-1433. [PMID: 29032370 PMCID: PMC5665462 DOI: 10.1242/bio.025866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Activated fibroblasts are considered major drivers of fibrotic disease progression through the production of excessive extracellular matrix (ECM) in response to signals from damaged epithelial and inflammatory cells. Nevertheless, epithelial cells are capable of expressing components of the ECM, cross-linking enzymes that increase its stability and are sensitive to factors involved in the early stages of fibrosis. We therefore wanted to test the hypothesis that epithelial cells can deposit ECM in response to stimulation in a comparable manner to fibroblasts. We performed immunofluorescence analysis of components of stable, mature extracellular matrix produced by primary human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells and renal fibroblasts in response to cytokine stimulation. Whilst fibroblasts produced a higher basal level of extracellular matrix components, epithelial cells were able to deposit significant levels of fibronectin, collagen I, III and IV in response to cytokine stimulation. In response to hypoxia, epithelial cells showed an increase in collagen IV deposition but not in response to the acute stress stimuli aristolochic acid or hydrogen peroxide. When epithelial cells were in co-culture with fibroblasts we observed significant increases in the level of matrix deposition which could be reduced by transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) blockade. Our results highlight the role of epithelial cells acting as efficient producers of stable extracellular matrix which could contribute to renal tubule thickening in fibrosis.
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Lou Z, Wan J, Zhang X, Zhang H, Zhou X, Cheng S, Gu N. Quick and sensitive SPR detection of prion disease-associated isoform (PrP Sc) based on its self-assembling behavior on bare gold film and specific interactions with aptamer-graphene oxide (AGO). Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2017; 157:31-39. [PMID: 28570989 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.05.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Revised: 04/18/2017] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Herein, we constructed a novel sandwich surface plasmon resonance (SPR) detection assay for sensitive prion disease-associated isoform (PrPSc) detection, utilizing bare gold film and apatamer-graphene oxide (AGO). Due to the self-assembling behavior of PrPSc on gold surface, the non-modified gold surface can be directly used as sensing surface for the quick detection, for the purpose to avoid the interference from the traditional, complex and changeable probe-modified sensing surface. And due to the highly specific affinity of AGO towards PrPSc, the sandwich type SPR sensor exhibits excellent analytical performance towards the discrimination and quantitation of PrPSc. A good linear relationship was obtained between SPR responses and the logarithm of PrPSc concentrations over a range of 0.001-1ng/mL. The detection sensitivity for PrPSc was improved by ∼156 orders of AGO compared with SPR direct detection format. Besides, morphological changes of the sensing film surfaces were investigated by high resolution AFM imaging, confirming the capture of PrPSc molecules and their further specific recognition by AGO. The specificity of the present biosensor was also investigated by PrPC and other regents as controls. By compared with other reported methods, the AGO enhanced sandwich SPR assay was confirmed to be efficient, sensitive, and with wide working range.
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- Zhichao Lou
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomaterials and Devices, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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Yung S, Chan TM. Molecular and Immunological Basis of Tubulo-Interstitial Injury in Lupus Nephritis: a Comprehensive Review. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2017; 52:149-163. [PMID: 26961386 DOI: 10.1007/s12016-016-8533-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Lupus nephritis is an important cause of kidney failure in patients of Asian, African, or Hispanic descent. Its etiology and pathogenesis are multifactorial and remain to be elucidated. Accumulating evidence suggests that anti-double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) antibodies play a critical role in the pathogenesis, through its direct binding to cross-reactive antigens on resident renal cells or indirect binding through chromatin material to extracellular matrix components, resulting in complement activation, cell activation and proliferation, and induction of inflammatory and fibrotic processes. While tubulo-interstitial damage portends poor long-term renal prognosis, the mechanisms leading to tubulo-interstitial injury in lupus nephritis has received relatively less attention to date. Immune deposition along the tubular basement membrane is often observed in lupus nephritis and correlates with tubulo-interstitial infiltration of immune cells and interstitial fibrosis. Anti-dsDNA antibodies bind to resident renal cells, including proximal renal tubular epithelial cells, and contribute to renal inflammation and fibrosis. There is emerging evidence that epigenetic influence such as DNA methylation, histone modification, and microRNAs (miRs) also contribute to kidney fibrosis. Overexpression of miR-150 is observed in renal biopsies from patients with lupus nephritis and correlates with kidney fibrosis and chronicity score. Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is an established and effective standard-of-care therapy for patients with lupus nephritis. Accumulating data suggest that in addition to its immunosuppressive actions on lymphocyte proliferation, mycophenolic acid (MPA), the active metabolite of MMF, can exert a direct effect on nonimmune cells. Mediators of inflammation and fibrosis induced by anti-dsDNA antibodies in cultured proximal renal tubular epithelial cells are ameliorated by the addition of MPA, suggesting that in addition to its immunosuppressive actions, MPA may also have a beneficial effect in improving tubulo-interstitial inflammation and fibrosis through its direct action on proximal renal tubular epithelial cells.
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- Susan Yung
- Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong.
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- Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong.
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Chop deficiency prevents UUO-induced renal fibrosis by attenuating fibrotic signals originated from Hmgb1/TLR4/NFκB/IL-1β signaling. Cell Death Dis 2015; 6:e1847. [PMID: 26247732 PMCID: PMC4558499 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2015.206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2015] [Revised: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 06/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Renal fibrosis, particularly tubulointerstitial fibrosis is considered to be the final manifestation of almost all chronic kidney diseases (CKDs). Herein we demonstrated evidence that CHOP-related ER stress is associated with the development of renal fibrosis in both CKD patients and unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO)-induced animals, and specifically, mice deficient in Chop were protected from UUO-induced renal fibrosis. Mechanistic studies revealed that loss of Chop protected tubular cells from UUO-induced apoptosis and secondary necrosis along with attenuated Hmgb1 passive release and active secretion. As a result, Chop deficiency suppressed Hmgb1/TLR4/NFκB signaling, which then repressed UUO-induced IL-1β production. Consequently, the IL-1β downstream Erk1/2 activity and its related c-Jun transcriptional activity were reduced, leading to attenuated production of TGF-β1 following UUO insult. It was further noted that reduced IL-1β production also inhibited UUO-induced PI3K/AKT signaling, and both of which ultimately protected mice from UUO-induced renal fibrosis. Together, our data support that suppression of CHOP expression could be a viable therapeutic strategy to prevent renal fibrosis in patients with CKDs.
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Wang YW, Liou NH, Cherng JH, Chang SJ, Ma KH, Fu E, Liu JC, Dai NT. siRNA-targeting transforming growth factor-β type I receptor reduces wound scarring and extracellular matrix deposition of scar tissue. J Invest Dermatol 2014; 134:2016-2025. [PMID: 24670383 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2014.84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2013] [Revised: 01/09/2014] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Hypertrophic scarring is related to persistent activation of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)/Smad signaling. In the TGF-β/Smad signaling cascade, the TGF-β type I receptor (TGFBRI) phosphorylates Smad proteins to induce fibroblast proliferation and extracellular matrix deposition. In this study, we inhibited TGFBRI gene expression via TGFBRI small interfering RNA (siRNA) to reduce fibroblast proliferation and extracellular matrix deposition. Our results demonstrate that downregulating TGFBRI expression in cultured human hypertrophic scar fibroblasts significantly suppressed cell proliferation and reduced type I collagen, type III collagen, fibronectin, and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) mRNA, and type I collagen and fibronectin protein expression. In addition, we applied TGFBRI siRNA to wound granulation tissue in a rabbit model of hypertrophic scarring. Downregulating TGFBRI expression reduced wound scarring, the extracellular matrix deposition of scar tissue, and decreased CTGF and α-smooth muscle actin mRNA expression in vivo. These results suggest that TGFBRI siRNA could be applied clinically to prevent hypertrophic scarring.
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- Yi-Wen Wang
- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China; Burn Center, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Biology and Anatomy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- School of Dentistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Biology and Anatomy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- School of Dentistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Biology and Anatomy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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van Roeyen CRC, Ostendorf T, Floege J. The platelet-derived growth factor system in renal disease: an emerging role of endogenous inhibitors. Eur J Cell Biol 2011; 91:542-51. [PMID: 21872965 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2011.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2011] [Revised: 07/05/2011] [Accepted: 07/05/2011] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) family consists of four isoforms which are secreted as homodimers (PDGF-AA, PDGF-BB, PDGF-CC and PDGF-DD) or heterodimers (PDGF-AB), and two receptor chains (PDGFR-α and -β). All members of the PDGF system are constitutively or inducibly expressed in renal cells and are involved in the regulation of cell proliferation and migration, the accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins and the secretion of pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators. Particular roles have been identified in mediating mesangioproliferative changes, renal interstitial fibrosis and glomerular angiogenesis. Different endogenous inhibitors of PDGF-induced biological responses exist which affect the activation/deactivation of PDGF isoforms, the activity of the PDGFRs, or which block downstream signaling pathways of the autophosphorylated PDGFRs. The novel endogenous inhibitor nephroblastoma overexpressed gene (NOV, CCN3) reduces PDGF-induced cell proliferation and is downregulated by PDGF isoforms itself. Among all identified inhibitors only few "true" PDGF antagonists have been identified. A better understanding of these inhibitors may aid in the design of novel therapeutic approaches to PDGF-mediated diseases.
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- Claudia R C van Roeyen
- Department of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology, RWTH University Hospital Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, D-52057 Aachen, Germany.
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Khankan R, Oliver N, He S, Ryan SJ, Hinton DR. Regulation of fibronectin-EDA through CTGF domain-specific interactions with TGFβ2 and its receptor TGFβRII. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2011; 52:5068-78. [PMID: 21571675 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-7191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the role of fibronectin containing extra domain A (FN-EDA) in the pathogenesis of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) and the regulation of FN-EDA by transforming growth factor (TGF)-β and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. METHODS Expression of FN-EDA in normal human retinas and PVR membranes was evaluated by immunohistochemistry. The effects of TGFβ and CTGF on FN-EDA mRNA and protein expression in primary cultures of human RPE cells were analyzed at different time points by real-time PCR and Western blot, respectively. The interaction of CTGF with TGFβ2 or with its type II receptor TGFβRII was examined by ELISA, immunoprecipitation, and solid-phase binding assays. RESULTS FN-EDA was abundantly expressed in PVR membranes but absent from the RPE monolayer in normal human retinas. Treatment of RPE cells with TGFβ2 induced FN-EDA expression in a time- and dose-dependent manner, but CTGF alone had no effect. However, CTGF, through its N-terminal half fragment, augmented TGFβ2-induced expression of FN-EDA at the protein level. This effect was blocked by antibodies against TGFβ2 or TGFβRII. Interaction of TGFβ2 or TGFβRII with CTGF was dose dependent and specific. CTGF directly bound TGFβ2 and TGFβRII at its N- and C-terminal domains, respectively. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that CTGF promotes the profibrotic activities of TGFβ acting as a cofactor through direct protein interactions and complex regulatory mechanisms.
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- Rima Khankan
- Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Hassane S, Leonhard WN, van der Wal A, Hawinkels LJ, Lantinga-van Leeuwen IS, ten Dijke P, Breuning MH, de Heer E, Peters DJ. Elevated TGFbeta-Smad signalling in experimental Pkd1 models and human patients with polycystic kidney disease. J Pathol 2010; 222:21-31. [PMID: 20549648 DOI: 10.1002/path.2734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a common inherited renal disease characterized by many fluid-filled cysts and interstitial fibrosis in the kidneys, leading to chronic renal failure. During cystogenesis the renal tubules undergo extensive structural alterations that are accompanied by altered cellular signalling, directly and/or indirectly regulated by the PKD1 and PKD2 proteins. Since transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta signalling modulates cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, adhesion and migration of various cell types, we studied the activation of this signalling pathway in Pkd1-mutant mouse models at different stages of the disease. Therefore, we analysed expression of the TGFbeta-Smad signalling pathway and its target genes in different Pkd1 mutant mouse models in various stages of polycystic disease. Nuclear accumulation of P-Smad2 in cyst lining epithelial cells was not observed in the initiation phase but was observed at mild and more advanced stages of PKD. This coincides with mild fibrosis and increased mRNA levels of TGFbeta target genes, such as fibronectin, collagen type I, plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 and matrix metalloproteinase-2. At this stage many interstitial fibroblasts were found around cysts, which also showed nuclear localization for P-Smad2. However, bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signalling, which can antagonize TGFbeta signalling, is not affected, since nuclear expression of P-Smad1/5/8 and expression of the BMP target gene, inhibitor of DNA binding/differential-1 (ID-1) is not altered compared to wild-type controls. Also, human kidneys with progressive ADPKD showed increased nuclear localization of P-Smad2, while in general expression of P-Smad1/5/8 was weak. These results exclude TGFbeta signalling at the initiation of cystogenesis, but indicate an important role during cyst progression and in fibrogenesis of progressive ADPKD.
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- Sabrine Hassane
- Centre for Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Motazed R, Colville-Nash P, Kwan JTC, Dockrell MEC. BMP-7 and proximal tubule epithelial cells: activation of multiple signaling pathways reveals a novel anti-fibrotic mechanism. Pharm Res 2008; 25:2440-6. [PMID: 18288447 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-008-9551-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2007] [Accepted: 01/30/2008] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE Bone morphogenic protein-7 (BMP-7) is a member of the transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) superfamily involved in organogenesis. Recent work suggests that BMP-7 can reverse the fibrotic effects of TGFbeta but the underlying mechanism is unknown. We sought to determine BMP-7 signaling and its modulation of TGFbeta induced fibrotic outcomes in adult human proximal tubule epithelial cells (PTECs). METHODS The effect of BMP-7 on phospho-p38 was assessed by Western blotting, p38 ELISA and Bio-plex phospho-protein assay. Secreted fibronectin (Fn) was measured by ELISA. RESULTS BMP-7 had a concentration-dependent effect on intracellular signaling activating Smad 1/5/8 at higher concentrations and p38 mitogen activated protein (MAP) kinase at lower concentrations in both primary and transformed PTECs; BMP-7 caused phosphorylation of p38 at 2.5 ng/ml and Smads at 200 ng/ml. Similarly, nuclear accumulation of phospho-p38 and Smad were observed at these respective concentrations. These results suggested an inverse relationship between activation of Smads and p38 MAP kinase in this context. Consistent, with this BMP7 at 200 ng/ml reduced TGFbeta-induced p38 MAP activation and the p38-dependent TGFbeta-induced Fn secretion by PTECs. CONCLUSION We have shown novel p38/Smad signaling along a BMP-7 gradient and demonstrated BMP-7 regulation of TGFbeta MAP kinase signaling and fibrotic outcomes.
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- Reza Motazed
- South West Thames Institute For Renal Research, Epsom and St Helier University, NHS Trust, Wrythe Lane, Carshlaton, Surrey, SM5 1AA, UK.
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Floege J, Eitner F, Alpers CE. A New Look at Platelet-Derived Growth Factor in Renal Disease. J Am Soc Nephrol 2007; 19:12-23. [DOI: 10.1681/asn.2007050532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 235] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Niculescu-Duvaz I, Phanish MK, Colville-Nash P, Dockrell MEC. The TGFbeta1-induced fibronectin in human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells is p38 MAP kinase dependent and Smad independent. Nephron Clin Pract 2007; 105:e108-16. [PMID: 17347580 DOI: 10.1159/000100492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2006] [Accepted: 12/06/2006] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIM Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFbeta1) is a fibrokine implicated in the progression of renal fibrosis. Following TGFbeta1 receptor activation, a number of signalling pathways are stimulated. This study investigates the role of p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase and Smad pathways in the TGFbeta1-induced fibronectin (FN) production. METHODS Transformed human proximal tubular epithelial cells of the line HKC were used. Secreted FN was analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Smad proteins by Western blotting. Chemical inhibitors were used to study the role of p38 MAP kinase and the TGFbeta receptor ALK5. The Smad pathway was studied using a cell line overexpressing Smad7 and small interfering RNAs (siRNA). The FN mRNA expression was assessed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS TGFbeta1 produced a significant increase in FN secretion in both HKC and Smad7-HKC cells, and the p38 MAP kinase inhibitor SB202190 markedly reduced this (n = 3, p < 0.05 and p < 0.01). ALK5 inhibition also reduced the TGFbeta1-induced FN (n = 3, p < 0.05). Smad knockdown using the siRNA did not reduce the TGFbeta1-induced FN secretion. TGFbeta1 induced FN mRNA expression in HKC cells, and SB202190 decreased this induction (n = 5, p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that TGFbeta1-induced FN production in HKC cells is p38 MAP kinase dependent and Smad independent. Targeting p38 MAP kinase may be of therapeutic value in renal fibrosis.
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Han F, Gilbert JR, Harrison G, Adams CS, Freeman T, Tao Z, Zaka R, Liang H, Williams C, Tuan RS, Norton PA, Hickok NJ. Transforming growth factor-beta1 regulates fibronectin isoform expression and splicing factor SRp40 expression during ATDC5 chondrogenic maturation. Exp Cell Res 2007; 313:1518-32. [PMID: 17391668 PMCID: PMC1920702 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2007.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2005] [Revised: 01/09/2007] [Accepted: 01/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Fibronectin (FN) isoform expression is altered during chondrocyte commitment and maturation, with cartilage favoring expression of FN isoforms that includes the type II repeat extra domain B (EDB) but excludes extra domain A (EDA). We and others have hypothesized that the regulated splicing of FN mRNAs is necessary for the progression of chondrogenesis. To test this, we treated the pre-chondrogenic cell line ATDC5 with transforming growth factor-beta1, which has been shown to modulate expression of the EDA and EDB exons, as well as the late markers of chondrocyte maturation; it also slightly accelerates the early acquisition of a sulfated proteoglycan matrix without affecting cell proliferation. When chondrocytes are treated with TGF-beta1, the EDA exon is preferentially excluded at all times whereas the EDB exon is relatively depleted at early times. This regulated alternative splicing of FN correlates with the regulation of alternative splicing of SRp40, a splicing factor facilitating inclusion of the EDA exon. To determine if overexpression of the SRp40 isoforms altered FN and FN EDA organization, cDNAs encoding these isoforms were overexpressed in ATDC5 cells. Overexpression of the long-form of SRp40 yielded an FN organization similar to TGF-beta1 treatment; whereas overexpression of the short form of SRp40 (which facilitates EDA inclusion) increased formation of long-thick FN fibrils. Therefore, we conclude that the effects of TGF-beta1 on FN splicing during chondrogenesis may be largely dependent on its effect on SRp40 isoform expression.
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- Fei Han
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Cartilage Biology and Orthopaedics Branch, NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jefferson Center for Biomedical Research, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- ‡ To Whom Correspondence Should be Addressed: Noreen J. Hickok, Ph.D., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, 1015 Walnut St., Suite 501, Philadelphia, PA 19107, Tel: 215-955-6979, Fax: 215-955-4317, e-mail:
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Romeo S, Eyden B, Prins FA, Briaire-de Bruijn IH, Taminiau AHM, Hogendoorn PCW. TGF-beta1 drives partial myofibroblastic differentiation in chondromyxoid fibroma of bone. J Pathol 2006; 208:26-34. [PMID: 16278817 DOI: 10.1002/path.1887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2005] [Accepted: 07/11/2005] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Chondromyxoid fibroma (CMF) is a rare benign cartilaginous bone tumour with a lobular architecture containing stellate and myofibroblast-like spindle cells. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence, spatial distribution, and extent of myoid differentiation in CMF and to evaluate a possible causative role for TGF-beta1 signalling, which is known to promote smooth muscle actin (SMA) expression. Twenty cases were studied for immunoreactivity for muscle-specific actin (MSA), SMA, desmin, h-caldesmon, calponin, TGF-beta1, and plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1). The extent of myofibroblastic differentiation was further investigated ultrastructurally, including immuno-electron microscopy using antibodies against MSA and SMA, focusing upon the different cell types in CMF. The expression of potential genes driving this process was quantified by Q-RT-PCR (TGF-beta1, fibronectin, its EDA splice variant, and PAI-1). Tumour cells, especially those with a spindled morphology, showed diffuse immunoreactivity for MSA, SMA, TGF-beta1, and PAI-1, while desmin, h-caldesmon, and calponin were absent. Ultrastructurally, neoplastic cells showed the presence of myofilaments and rare dense bodies, which were more prominent in spindle cells and less so in chondroblast-like cells. Immuno-electron microscopy confirmed the actin nature of these myofilaments. No fibronexus was identified. The functional activity of TGF-beta1 was demonstrated by the identification of PAI-1, a related downstream molecule both immunohistochemically as well as by Q-RT-PCR. There was a linear correlation between TGF-beta1 and PAI-1 expression. Fibronectin-EDA levels were low. We have therefore substantiated the presence of morphological, immunohistochemical, and immuno-electron microscopic partial myofibroblastic differentiation in CMF, driven by TGF-beta1 signalling.
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- Salvatore Romeo
- Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Docherty NG, O'Sullivan OE, Healy DA, Fitzpatrick JM, Watson RWG. Evidence that inhibition of tubular cell apoptosis protects against renal damage and development of fibrosis following ureteric obstruction. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2006; 290:F4-13. [PMID: 16339963 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00045.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Ureteric obstruction is frequently encountered in primary care urology and can lead to damage to the ipsilateral kidney. Relief of all types of obstruction generally leads to the normalization of any deterioration in renal function noted at diagnosis. However, some evidence from animal models suggests that obstruction can cause progressive deleterious effects on renal function and blood pressure control, especially in the presence of preexisting pathologies such as essential hypertension. The last 10 years have seen a proliferation of studies in rodents wherein complete unilateral ureteric obstruction has been used as a model of renal fibrosis. However, the relevance of the findings to human obstructive uropathy has, in many cases, not been the primary aim. In this review, we outline the major events linking damage to the renal parenchyma and cell death to the evolution of fibrosis following obstruction. Special focus is given to the role of apoptosis as a major cause of cell death during and post-complete ureteric obstruction. Several interventions that reduce tubular apoptosis are discussed in terms of their ability to prevent subsequent progression to end-organ damage and fibrosis.
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- Neil G Docherty
- Department of Surgery, Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Sciences, Univ. College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland
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Han F, Adams CS, Tao Z, Williams CJ, Zaka R, Tuan RS, Norton PA, Hickok NJ. Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) regulates ATDC5 chondrogenic differentiation and fibronectin isoform expression. J Cell Biochem 2005; 95:750-62. [PMID: 15832361 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Regulated splicing of fibronectin (FN) occurs during the mesenchymal to chondrocyte transition and ultimately results in the relative enrichment of an extra domain B (EDB) exon-containing FN isoform with the suggestion that FN isoforms may play a functional role in chondrogenesis. Promotion of chondrogenesis can also be achieved by treatment with transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta), which also regulates FN isoform expression. We have examined the effects of TGF-beta treatment on the assumption of the chondrogenic phenotype in the teratoma-derived cell line ATDC5 and tested whether these effects on chondrogenesis are paralleled by appropriate changes in FN isoform expression. ATDC5 cells were maintained in a pre-chondrogenic state and, in this state, treated with 10 ng/ml TGF-beta. The cells started to elaborate a matrix rich in sulfated proteoglycans, such that within the first 12 days of culture, TGF-beta1 treatment appeared to slightly accelerate early acquisition of an Alcian blue-stained matrix, and caused a dose- and time-dependent decrease in collagen type I expression; changes in collagen type II expression were variable. At later times, cells treated with TGF-beta became indistinguishable from those of the controls. Interestingly, TGF-beta treatment caused a significant dose- and time-dependent decrease in the proportion of FN containing the extra domain A (EDA) and the EDB exons. These data suggest that TGF-beta induces the early stages of chondrogenic maturation in this pre-chondrogenic line and that TGF-beta treatment increases expression of FN isoforms that lack the EDA and EDB exons.
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- Fei Han
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
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Baelde HJ, Eikmans M, van Vliet AI, Bergijk EC, de Heer E, Bruijn JA. Alternatively spliced isoforms of fibronectin in immune-mediated glomerulosclerosis: the role of TGF? and IL-4. J Pathol 2004; 204:248-57. [PMID: 15372454 DOI: 10.1002/path.1653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Fibronectin (FN) is the main extracellular matrix component in glomerulosclerotic lesions. There are different FN isoforms that result from alternative splicing at the EDA and EDB regions of FN mRNA. Increased inclusion of EDA and EDB, which can be elicited by TGFbeta, may be conducive to the development of glomerulosclerosis (GS). TGFbeta and IL-4 have previously been shown to play a role in the development of GS. In this study, the mRNA splicing patterns for EDA+ and EDB+ fibronectin were investigated in vivo in various experimental sclerotic glomerulopathies, in vitro in rat mesangial cells (MC) that were stimulated by TGFbeta or transfected with IL-4, and in human kidney biopsies with GS from patients with various kidney diseases. Analysis of glomerular FN mRNA demonstrated inclusion of both ED regions in rats with anti-Thy1 nephritis or chronic serum sickness and in mice with anti-GBM glomerulonephritis. Inclusion of both the EDA and EDB regions was associated with glomerular TGFbeta expression. In contrast, in mice with Th2-mediated graft-versus-host disease, a model for lupus nephritis, the FN transcripts included neither the EDA nor the EDB region, and renal TGFbeta expression was absent. Compared to normal MCs in culture, MCs transfected with IL-4 produced lower amounts of FN and demonstrated less EDA inclusion, while MC that had been treated with TGFbeta showed increased production of FN and more EDA inclusion. Renal biopsies from patients with renal diseases, except those taken from patients with lupus nephritis, showed higher TGFbeta levels, higher FN levels, and more EDA inclusion than controls. TGFbeta may be a key player in the development of GS by inducing local FN production and alternative splicing of FN mRNA. In lupus glomerulonephritis, in which the involvement of TGFbeta in GS is less prominent, Th2 cytokines such as IL-4 probably account for increased intrarenal collagen synthesis and subsequent FN accumulation from the circulation. In conclusion, neither alternative FN splicing, nor a high transcription level of TGFbeta, appears to be a general prerequisite for the development of GS.
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- Hans J Baelde
- Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Centre, PO Box 9600, Building 1, L1-Q, 2300 RC, The Netherlands.
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Lam S, Verhagen NAM, Strutz F, van der Pijl JW, Daha MR, van Kooten C. Glucose-induced fibronectin and collagen type III expression in renal fibroblasts can occur independent of TGF-beta1. Kidney Int 2003; 63:878-88. [PMID: 12631068 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00824.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Various renal cell types have been shown to contribute to the excessive matrix deposition observed in diabetic nephropathy. The present study examined the effect of high ambient glucose and transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) on matrix production by human renal fibroblasts. METHODS Human renal fibroblasts (TK173) were used to examine the effects of high glucose and TGF-beta1 on fibronectin and collagen type III expression. Stable transfectants were generated of TK173 cells expressing a dominant negative TGF-beta type II receptor. Matrix components were measured in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). RESULTS Fibronectin secretion by renal fibroblasts was increased upon exposure to high glucose, but with delayed kinetics compared to TGF-beta1-induced fibronectin. Exposure to high glucose resulted in an increased secretion of latent TGF-beta1. However, treatment with neutralizing pan-specific anti-TGF-beta antibodies could not attenuate the effects of glucose. Furthermore, collagen type III was up-regulated by high glucose, but not by TGF-beta1. Importantly, fibroblasts expressing a dominant negative TGF-beta type II receptor were defective in TGF-beta1-induced fibronectin production, whereas glucose-induced fibronectin and collagen type III were unaffected. CONCLUSIONS These data show that in renal fibroblasts exposure to high glucose can increase matrix production independent of endogenous TGF-beta1. Although glucose activation is accompanied by an increased production of latent TGF-beta1, which can have an important role in vivo, the data suggest involvement of alternative growth factors in the mechanism by which hyperglycemic conditions can modulate matrix accumulation in diabetic nephropathy.
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- Suzanne Lam
- Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Petrini G, Ochoa EJ, Serra E, Torres AM, Elías MM. Fibronectin expression in proximal tubules from ischemic rat kidneys without reperfusion. Mol Cell Biochem 2002; 241:21-7. [PMID: 12482021 DOI: 10.1023/a:1020878919459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The expression of fibronectin (FN), one of the extracellular matrix proteins, was studied in isolated renal proximal tubules in a in vivo rat model of unilateral renal ischemia without reperfusion. FN is involved in cell-extracellular matrix interactions and defective cell-extracellular matrix interactions have been hypothesized to contribute to ischemic renal failure. The expression of FN was investigated by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), Elisa and Western blot. Isolated proximal tubules from control and post-ischemic rat kidneys were used. ATP, intracellular calcium content, and alkaline phosphatase were also measured to describe the effects associated to 40 min of ischemia. Control tubules expressed FN. Forty minutes of ischemia promoted diminished ATP levels and phosphatase alkaline activity, and increased intracellular calcium in isolated proximal tubules. An increased abundance of FN was observed by ischemic tubules as compared with control tubules. To determine quantitatively the value of FN content, ELISA method was performed. The ischemic tubules also expressed higher amount of FN mRNA. Three amplification products were obtained from both ischemic and control proximal tubular cDNA. The relative amounts of each of the obtained products were the same, strongly suggesting that the augmentation of the FN gene transcription during ischemia is not associated to a modification in the splicing pattern. Moreover, this expression is increased after 40 min of ischemia, not followed by reperfusion.
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- Guillermo Petrini
- Farmacología, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
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Schena FP, Grandaliano G, Gesualdo L. The role of tubular cells in the progression of renal damage: guilty or innocent? Ren Fail 2001; 23:589-96. [PMID: 11499572 DOI: 10.1081/jdi-100104740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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- F P Schena
- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Policlinico, Italy.
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Fibronectin (FN) is an extracellular matrix component which appears in different isoforms, due to alternative mRNA splicing of the ED-A, ED-B, and IIICS regions, and subsequent post-translational modifications. The FN isoforms, some of which occur specifically during fetal development and in fibrogenic diseases, have been reported to play a role in various biological functions, such as regulation of the matrix assembly, adhesion, and proliferation. The contribution of these FN isoforms to the pathogenesis of chronic renal diseases, which are also fibrogenic disorders, is not well known. This study therefore examined the distribution of FN isoforms in renal diseases by immunohistochemistry, with a panel of isoform-specific monoclonal antibodies (MAbs), applied to 63 abnormal renal biopsies and ten normal controls. Normal kidneys contained total FN (MAb IST4) both in the mesangial and in the interstitial extracellular matrix (ECM), but only traces of ED-A-positive FN (MAb IST9), and no ED-B-positive FN (MAb BC1) or oncofetal FN (MAb FDC6) was found in normal renal tissue. All patients with renal disease demonstrated increased total FN staining of the interstitium and the mesangium. Periglomerular fibrotic lesions and fibrous crescents showed massive accumulation of total FN, whereas the amount of total FN in the ECM of obsolescent glomeruli was decreased, compared with that in normal mesangial ECM. Oncofetal (FDC6), EDB-negative (MAb IST6), ED-A-positive, and ED-B-positive FN isoforms were found in glomerular ECM accumulations and in fibrous crescents. Tubulointerstitial fibrotic lesions predominantly contained the ED-A-positive FN isoform, whereas in globally sclerotic glomeruli, predominantly ED-B-positive FN was observed. The expression of FN isoforms was similar in all renal diseases studied. These results show that in various renal diseases, oncofetal (FDC6) FN and ED-A- and ED-B-positive isoforms of FN accumulate at locations of chronic lesions, independently of the aetiology of the disease. The deposition of these isoforms in human renal tissue may play a role in the modulation of the immune response by attracting monocytes and lymphocytes to the injured kidney. Furthermore, because the ED-B-positive FN isoform is highly susceptible to proteolytic degradation, its accumulation may play a role in scar formation and tissue repair. ED-B-positive FN forms a temporary scaffold supporting the cells, which can easily be cleared by proteolytic degradation once new tissue has been produced at the site of injury.
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- A Van Vliet
- Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Wagner C, Bürger A, Radsak M, Blum S, Hug F, Hänsch GM. Fibronectin synthesis by activated T lymphocytes: up-regulation of a surface-associated isoform with signalling function. Immunology 2000; 99:532-9. [PMID: 10792500 PMCID: PMC2327190 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.2000.00995.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Fibronectin (FN) is a major constituent of the extracellular matrix. We now provide evidence for a surface-associated isoform of FN that is synthesized by T cells upon activation. The T-cell-derived FN has an unusual splice pattern: an additional domain, EDB, is produced whereas sequences within another domain, IIICS, are spliced out. CS1, the binding domain for very late antigen-4 (VLA-4), however, is still generated. To study the potential function of surface-associated FN its synthesis was down-regulated by an antisense oligonucleotide, then proliferation of T cells was induced by cross-linked anti-CD3. Proliferation was reduced as was expression of CD25. Moreover, when T cells were cultured in high density, the synthetic peptide QILDVPST, corresponding to CS1, inhibited proliferation, as did antibodies to VLA-4. We propose that surface-associated FN is a ligand for VLA-4, which by binding to VLA-4 on an adjacent cell, provides a costimulatory signal, thus sustaining T-cell proliferation.
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- C Wagner
- Institut für Immunologie, Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Chipev CC, Simman R, Hatch G, Katz AE, Siegel DM, Simon M. Myofibroblast phenotype and apoptosis in keloid and palmar fibroblasts in vitro. Cell Death Differ 2000; 7:166-76. [PMID: 10713731 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4400605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Keloid formation is a wound healing response, which fails to resolve and leads to formation of a raised collagen mass extending beyond the original wound margins. Keloids are typically excluded from palms and soles. Therefore we compared keloid and palmar fibroblasts in vitro using fibroblasts from nonaffected individuals as controls. Collagen I, alpha-smooth muscle actin and thrombospondin-1 were found at higher levels in keloid than in palmar fibroblasts. These differences were ameliorated by addition of TGFbeta1. The potential for resolution of the wound healing response was estimated analyzing apoptosis during serum starvation. Annexin V and TUNEL assays showed that palmar fibroblasts underwent faster apoptosis, than did the keloid fibroblasts, and started detaching. Addition of TGFbeta1 counteracted this effect. The weak expression of the myofibroblast phenotype and the advanced apoptosis of palmar fibroblasts suggest mechanisms for the exclusion of keloids from palmar sites.
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- C C Chipev
- Living Skin Bank, SUNY at Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
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Kaneto H, Ohtani H, Fukuzaki A, Ishidoya S, Takeda A, Ogata Y, Nagura H, Orikasa S. Increased expression of TGF-beta1 but not of its receptors contributes to human obstructive nephropathy. Kidney Int 1999; 56:2137-46. [PMID: 10594789 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00790.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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UNLABELLED Increased expression of TGF-beta1 but not of its receptors contributes to human obstructive nephropathy. BACKGROUND Previous studies have revealed an increased expression of transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) and deposition of extracellular matrix in the kidney of animals with ureteral obstruction. However, these relationships have not been elucidated in the hydronephrotic kidney of humans. METHODS We analyzed the tissue expression of extracellular matrix proteins, TGF-beta1, and its receptors in the human kidney with ureteral obstruction by immunohistochemistry and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Obstructed kidneys (OBKs) were obtained from patients with ureteral tumors. A kidney specimen from patients with a renal tumor was used as control (CNKs). RESULTS The interstitial volume was significantly increased in OBKs in comparison with CNKs. OBKs showed increased deposition of collagen types I and IV and fibronectin in the renal interstitium. RT-PCR revealed overexpression of collagen alpha1(IV) mRNA and fibronectin mRNA in OBKs. OBKs showed a significantly increased mRNA expression of TGF-beta1 in comparison with CNKs. The immunoreactivity for TGF-beta1 increased markedly in the interstitium of OBKs. There was a significant correlation between the TGF-beta1 mRNA level and the interstitial volume. However, there was no significant difference between OBKs and CNKs in the relative mRNA level nor in immunoreactivity for TGF-beta receptors. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that TGF-beta1 may contribute to the interstitial fibrosis found in the human kidney with ureteral obstruction, mainly because of an increase in the expression of this cytokine without significant changes to its receptors.
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- H Kaneto
- Department of Urology and Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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