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Rose S. Some cells in a tumor protect against metastasis. Cancer Discov 2012; 2:OF8-9. [PMID: 22586005 DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-nd2012-005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Depleting pericytes from a tumor can shrink the mass, but doing so may also make the tumor more aggressive and increase its odds of metastasizing.
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Nassar D, Letavernier E, Baud L, Aractingi S, Khosrotehrani K. Calpain activity is essential in skin wound healing and contributes to scar formation. PLoS One 2012; 7:e37084. [PMID: 22615899 PMCID: PMC3353912 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2011] [Accepted: 04/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Wound healing is a multistep phenomenon that relies on complex interactions between various cell types. Calpains are ubiquitously expressed proteases regulating several processes including cellular adhesion and motility as well as inflammation and angiogenesis. Calpains can be targeted by inhibitors, and their inhibition was shown to reduce organ damage in various disease models. We aimed to assess the role of calpains in skin healing and the potential benefit of calpain inhibition on scar formation. We used a pertinent model where calpain activity is inhibited only in lesional organs, namely transgenic mice overexpressing calpastatin (CPST), a specific natural calpain inhibitor. CPST mice showed a striking delay in wound healing particularly in the initial steps compared to wild types (WT). CPST wounds displayed reduced proliferation in the epidermis and delayed re-epithelization. Granulation tissue formation was impaired in CPST mice, with a reduction in CD45+ leukocyte infiltrate and in CD31+ blood vessel density. Interestingly, wounds on WT skin grafted on CPST mice (WT/CPST) showed a similar delayed healing with reduced angiogenesis and inflammation compared to wounds on WT/WT mice demonstrating the implication of calpain activity in distant extra-cutaneous cells during wound healing. CPST wounds showed a reduction in alpha-smooth muscle actin (αSMA) expressing myofibroblasts as well as αSMA RNA expression suggesting a defect in granulation tissue contraction. At later stages of skin healing, calpain inhibition proved beneficial by reducing collagen production and wound fibrosis. In vitro, human fibroblasts exposed to calpeptin, a pan-calpain inhibitor, showed reduced collagen synthesis, impaired TGFβ-induced differentiation into αSMA-expressing myofibroblasts, and were less efficient in a collagen gel contraction assay. In conclusion, calpains are major players in granulation tissue formation. In view of their specific effects on fibroblasts a late inhibition of calpains should be considered for scar reduction.
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- Dany Nassar
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, UMRS938, Paris, France.
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Fibrosis of the kidney is a disease affecting millions worldwide and is a harbinger of progressive loss of organ function resulting in organ failure. Recent findings suggest that understanding mechanisms of development and progression of fibrosis will lead to new therapies urgently required to counteract loss of organ function. Recently, little-known cells that line the kidney microvasculature, known as pericytes, were identified as the precursor cells which become the scar-forming myofibroblasts. Kidney pericytes are extensively branched cells located in the wall of capillaries, embedded within the microvascular basement membrane, and incompletely envelope endothelial cells with which they establish focal contacts. In response to kidney injuries, pericytes detach from endothelial cells and migrate into the interstitial space where they undergo a transition into myofibroblasts. Detachment leads to fibrosis but also leaves an unstable endothelium, prone to rarefaction. Endothelial-pericyte crosstalk at the vascular endothelial growth factor receptors and platelet derived growth factor receptors in response to injury have been identified as major new targets for therapeutic intervention.
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- Andres Rojas
- Renal Division & Center for Lung Biology, Department of Medicine, and Institute of Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Wilson SE. Corneal myofibroblast biology and pathobiology: generation, persistence, and transparency. Exp Eye Res 2012; 99:78-88. [PMID: 22542905 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2012.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2012] [Revised: 03/12/2012] [Accepted: 03/28/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Important advances have led to a better understanding of the biology and pathobiology of corneal myofibroblasts and their generation after surgery, injury, infection and disease. Transforming growth factor (TGF) beta, along with platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and interleukin (IL)-1, has been shown to regulate myofibroblast development and death in in-vitro and in-situ animal models. The myofibroblast precursor cells regulated by these cytokines include both keratocyte-derived and bone marrow-derived cells. Cytokines that promote and maintain myofibroblasts associated with late haze after photorefractive keratectomy are modulated in part by the epithelial basement membrane functioning as barrier between the epithelium and stroma. Structural and functional defects in the basement membrane likely lead to prolonged elevation of TGFβ, and perhaps other cytokine, levels in the stroma necessary to promote differentiation of myofibroblasts. Conversely, repair of the epithelial basement membrane likely leads to a decrease in stromal TGFβ levels and apoptosis of myofibroblasts. Repopulating keratocytes subsequently reorganize the associated fibrotic extracellular matrix deposited in the anterior stroma by the myofibroblasts. Investigations of myofibroblast biology are likely to lead to safer pharmacological modulators of corneal wound healing and transparency.
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- Steven E Wilson
- The Cole Eye Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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Wang L, Pedroja BS, Meyers EE, Garcia AL, Twining SS, Bernstein AM. Degradation of internalized αvβ5 integrin is controlled by uPAR bound uPA: effect on β1 integrin activity and α-SMA stress fiber assembly. PLoS One 2012; 7:e33915. [PMID: 22470492 PMCID: PMC3309951 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2011] [Accepted: 02/19/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Myofibroblasts (Mfs) that persist in a healing wound promote extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation and excessive tissue contraction. Increased levels of integrin αvβ5 promote the Mf phenotype and other fibrotic markers. Previously we reported that maintaining uPA (urokinase plasminogen activator) bound to its cell-surface receptor, uPAR prevented TGFβ-induced Mf differentiation. We now demonstrate that uPA/uPAR controls integrin β5 protein levels and in turn, the Mf phenotype. When cell-surface uPA was increased, integrin β5 levels were reduced (61%). In contrast, when uPA/uPAR was silenced, integrin β5 total and cell-surface levels were increased (2–4 fold). Integrin β5 accumulation resulted from a significant decrease in β5 ubiquitination leading to a decrease in the degradation rate of internalized β5. uPA-silencing also induced α-SMA stress fiber organization in cells that were seeded on collagen, increased cell area (1.7 fold), and increased integrin β1 binding to the collagen matrix, with reduced activation of β1. Elevated cell-surface integrin β5 was necessary for these changes after uPA-silencing since blocking αvβ5 function reversed these effects. Our data support a novel mechanism by which downregulation of uPA/uPAR results in increased integrin αvβ5 cell-surface protein levels that regulate the activity of β1 integrins, promoting characteristics of the persistent Mf.
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- Lingyan Wang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Waxman AS, Kornreich BG, Gould RA, Moïse NS, Butcher JT. Interactions between TGFβ1 and cyclic strain in modulation of myofibroblastic differentiation of canine mitral valve interstitial cells in 3D culture. J Vet Cardiol 2012; 14:211-21. [PMID: 22386586 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvc.2012.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The mechanisms of myxomatous valve degeneration (MVD) are poorly understood. Transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGFβ1) induces myofibroblastic activation in mitral valve interstitial cells (MVIC) in static 2D culture, but the roles of more physiological 3D matrix and cyclic mechanical strain are unclear. In this paper, we test the hypothesis that cyclic strain and TGFβ1 interact to modify MVIC phenotype in 3D culture. ANIMALS, MATERIALS AND METHODS MVIC were isolated from dogs with and without MVD and cultured for 7 days in type 1 collagen hydrogels with and without 5 ng/ml TGFβ1. MVIC with MVD were subjected to 15% cyclic equibiaxial strain with static cultures serving as controls. Myofibroblastic phenotype was assessed via 3D matrix compaction, cell morphology, and expression of myofibroblastic (TGFβ3, alpha-smooth muscle actin - αSMA) and fibroblastic (vimentin) markers. RESULTS Exogenous TGFβ1 increased matrix compaction by canine MVIC with and without MVD, which correlated with increased cell spreading and elongation. TGFβ1 increased αSMA and TGFβ3 gene expression, but not vimentin expression, in 15% cyclically stretched MVIC. Conversely, 15% cyclic strain significantly increased vimentin protein and gene expression, but not αSMA or TGFβ3. 15% cyclic strain however was unable to counteract the effects of TGFβ1 stimulation on MVIC. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that TGFβ1 induces myofibroblastic differentiation (MVD phenotype) of canine MVIC in 3D culture, while 15% cyclic strain promotes a more fibroblastic phenotype. Mechanical and biochemical interactions likely regulate MVIC phenotype with dose dependence. 3D culture systems can systematically investigate these phenomena and identify their underlying molecular mechanisms.
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- Andrew S Waxman
- Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Park SA, Park IH, Cho JS, Moon YM, Lee SH, Kim TH, Lee SH, Lee HM. Effect of [6]-gingerol on myofibroblast differentiation in transforming growth factor beta 1-induced nasal polyp-derived fibroblasts. Am J Rhinol Allergy 2012; 26:97-103. [PMID: 22487285 DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2012.26.3736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND [6]-Gingerol is one of the major pungent principles of ginger and has diverse effects, including anti-inflammatory, and antioxidative effects. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are released during the phenotypic transformation of fibroblasts to myofibroblasts, a process that is involved in the growth of nasal polyps by inducing extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of [6]-gingerol on myofibroblast differentiation and collagen production of nasal polyp-derived fibroblasts (NPDFs) and to determine if the effect of [6]-gingerol is linked to an antioxidant effect. METHODS NPDFs were incubated and treated with transforming growth factor (TGF) beta 1. The ROS generated by NPDFs were determined using 2″,7″-dichlorfluorescein-diacetate. The fluorescence was captured by a fluorescent microscope and measured using a fluorometer. The expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin (SMA) and collagen type IV mRNA was determined by a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, and the expression of α-SMA protein and pSmad2/3 was determined by immunofluorescence microscopy and or Western blotting. The amount of total soluble collagen production was analyzed by the SirCol collagen dye-binding assay. RESULTS TGF-beta 1 stimulation increased ROS production by NPDFs. [6]-Gingerol decreased the production of ROS in TGF-beta 1-induced NPDFs. Myofibroblast differentiation, collagen production, and phosphorylation of Smad2/3 were prevented by [6]-gingerol and inhibition of ROS generation with antioxidant such as diphenyliodonium, N-acetylcysteine, and ebselen. CONCLUSION These results suggest the possibility that [6]-gingerol may play an important role in inhibiting the production of the ECM in the development of nasal polyps through an antioxidant effect.
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- Sook A Park
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Chronic liver injury of many etiologies produces liver fibrosis and may eventually lead to the formation of cirrhosis. Fibrosis is part of a dynamic process associated with the continuous deposition and resorption of extracellular matrix, mainly fibrillar collagen. Studies of fibrogenesis conducted in many organs including the liver demonstrate that the primary source of the extracellular matrix in fibrosis is the myofibroblast. Hepatic myofibroblasts are not present in the normal liver but transdifferentiate from heterogeneous cell populations in response to a variety of fibrogenic stimuli. Debate still exists regarding the origin of hepatic myofibroblasts. It is considered that hepatic stellate cells and portal fibroblasts have fibrogenic potential and are the major origin of hepatic myofibroblasts. Depending on the primary site of injury the fibrosis may be present in the hepatic parenchyma as seen in chronic hepatitis or may be restricted to the portal areas as in most biliary diseases. It is suggested that hepatic injury of different etiology triggers the transdifferentiation to myofibroblasts from distinct cell populations. Here we discuss the origin and fate of myofibroblast in liver fibrosis.
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- Keiko Iwaisako
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0602, USA
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Bozyk PD, Bentley JK, Popova AP, Anyanwu AC, Linn MD, Goldsmith AM, Pryhuber GS, Moore BB, Hershenson MB. Neonatal periostin knockout mice are protected from hyperoxia-induced alveolar simplication. PLoS One 2012; 7:e31336. [PMID: 22363622 PMCID: PMC3281961 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2011] [Accepted: 01/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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In bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), alveolar septae are thickened with collagen and α-smooth muscle actin, transforming growth factor (TGF)-β-positive myofibroblasts. Periostin, a secreted extracellular matrix protein, is involved in TGF-β-mediated fibrosis and myofibroblast differentiation. We hypothesized that periostin expression is required for hypoalveolarization and interstitial fibrosis in hyperoxia-exposed neonatal mice, an animal model for this disease. We also examined periostin expression in neonatal lung mesenchymal stromal cells and lung tissue of hyperoxia-exposed neonatal mice and human infants with BPD. Two-to-three day-old wild-type and periostin null mice were exposed to air or 75% oxygen for 14 days. Mesenchymal stromal cells were isolated from tracheal aspirates of premature infants. Hyperoxic exposure of neonatal mice increased alveolar wall periostin expression, particularly in areas of interstitial thickening. Periostin co-localized with α-smooth muscle actin, suggesting synthesis by myofibroblasts. A similar pattern was found in lung sections of infants dying of BPD. Unlike wild-type mice, hyperoxia-exposed periostin null mice did not show larger air spaces or α-smooth muscle-positive myofibroblasts. Compared to hyperoxia-exposed wild-type mice, hyperoxia-exposed periostin null mice also showed reduced lung mRNA expression of α-smooth muscle actin, elastin, CXCL1, CXCL2 and CCL4. TGF-β treatment increased mesenchymal stromal cell periostin expression, and periostin treatment increased TGF-β-mediated DNA synthesis and myofibroblast differentiation. We conclude that periostin expression is increased in the lungs of hyperoxia-exposed neonatal mice and infants with BPD, and is required for hyperoxia-induced hypoalveolarization and interstitial fibrosis.
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- Paul D. Bozyk
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Bourlier V, Sengenès C, Zakaroff-Girard A, Decaunes P, Wdziekonski B, Galitzky J, Villageois P, Esteve D, Chiotasso P, Dani C, Bouloumié A. TGFbeta family members are key mediators in the induction of myofibroblast phenotype of human adipose tissue progenitor cells by macrophages. PLoS One 2012; 7:e31274. [PMID: 22355352 PMCID: PMC3280291 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2011] [Accepted: 01/05/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Objective The present study was undertaken to characterize the remodeling phenotype of human adipose tissue (AT) macrophages (ATM) and to analyze their paracrine effects on AT progenitor cells. Research Design and Methods The phenotype of ATM, immunoselected from subcutaneous (Sc) AT originating from subjects with wide range of body mass index and from paired biopsies of Sc and omental (Om) AT from obese subjects, was studied by gene expression analysis in the native and activated states. The paracrine effects of ScATM on the phenotype of human ScAT progenitor cells (CD34+CD31−) were investigated. Results Two main ATM phenotypes were distinguished based on gene expression profiles. For ScAT-derived ATM, obesity and adipocyte-derived factors favored a pro-fibrotic/remodeling phenotype whereas the OmAT location and hypoxic culture conditions favored a pro-angiogenic phenotype. Treatment of native human ScAT progenitor cells with ScATM-conditioned media induced the appearance of myofibroblast-like cells as shown by expression of both α-SMA and the transcription factor SNAIL, an effect mimicked by TGFβ1 and activinA. Immunohistochemical analyses showed the presence of double positive α-SMA and CD34 cells in the stroma of human ScAT. Moreover, the mRNA levels of SNAIL and SLUG in ScAT progenitor cells were higher in obese compared with lean subjects. Conclusions Human ATM exhibit distinct pro-angiogenic and matrix remodeling/fibrotic phenotypes according to the adiposity and the location of AT, that may be related to AT microenvironment including hypoxia and adipokines. Moreover, human ScAT progenitor cells have been identified as target cells for ScATM-derived TGFβ and as a potential source of fibrosis through their induction of myofibroblast-like cells.
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- Virginie Bourlier
- UMR1048, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Université Toulouse III Paul-Sabatier, Toulouse, France.
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Myofibroblasts are differentiated fibroblasts that hold a key role in wound healing and remodeling following myocardial infarction (MI). A large repertoire of stimuli, such as mechanical stretch, growth factors, cytokines, and vasoactive peptides, induces myofibroblast differentiation. Myofibroblasts are responsible for the production and deposition of collagen, leading to the establishment of a dense extracellular matrix that strengthens the infarcted tissue and minimizes dilatation of the infarct area. In addition, cells contributing to fibrosis act on sites distal from the infarct area and promote collagen deposition in noninfarcted tissue, thus contributing to adverse remodeling and consequently to the development of congestive heart failure (CHF). Current drugs that are used to treat post-MI CHF do influence fibroblasts and myofibroblasts; however, their therapeutic efficacy is far from being regarded as ideal. Novel therapeutic agents targeting (myo)fibroblasts are being developed to successfully prevent the cardiac remodeling of sites remote from the infarct area and therefore hinder the establishment of CHF. The purpose of this review article is to discuss the basic concepts of the myofibroblasts' actions in cardiac wound healing processes, factors that influence them, currently available pharmacological agents, and future challenges in this area.
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- Evangelos P Daskalopoulos
- Department of Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, 50 Universiteitssingel, 6229ER Maastricht, P.O. Box 616, 6200MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Shi Q, Liu X, Bai Y, Cui C, Li J, Li Y, Hu S, Wei Y. In vitro effects of pirfenidone on cardiac fibroblasts: proliferation, myofibroblast differentiation, migration and cytokine secretion. PLoS One 2011; 6:e28134. [PMID: 22132230 PMCID: PMC3223242 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2011] [Accepted: 11/01/2011] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) are the primary cell type responsible for cardiac fibrosis during pathological myocardial remodeling. Several studies have illustrated that pirfenidone (5-methyl-1-phenyl-2-[1H]-pyridone) attenuates cardiac fibrosis in different animal models. However, the effects of pirfenidone on cardiac fibroblast behavior have not been examined. In this study, we investigated whether pirfenidone directly modulates cardiac fibroblast behavior that is important in myocardial remodeling such as proliferation, myofibroblast differentiation, migration and cytokine secretion. Fibroblasts were isolated from neonatal rat hearts and bioassays were performed to determine the effects of pirfenidone on fibroblast function. We demonstrated that treatment of CFs with pirfenidone resulted in decreased proliferation, and attenuated fibroblast α-smooth muscle actin expression and collagen contractility. Boyden chamber assay illustrated that pirfenidone inhibited fibroblast migration ability, probably by decreasing the ratio of matrix metalloproteinase-9 to tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1. Furthermore, pirfenidone attenuated the synthesis and secretion of transforming growth factor-β1 but elevated that of interleukin-10. These direct and pleiotropic effects of pirfenidone on cardiac fibroblasts point to its potential use in the treatment of adverse myocardial remodeling.
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- Qiang Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People Republic China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People Republic China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People Republic China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People Republic China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People Republic China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People Republic China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People Republic China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People Republic China
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Lahar N, Lei NY, Wang J, Jabaji Z, Tung SC, Joshi V, Lewis M, Stelzner M, Martín MG, Dunn JCY. Intestinal subepithelial myofibroblasts support in vitro and in vivo growth of human small intestinal epithelium. PLoS One 2011; 6:e26898. [PMID: 22125602 PMCID: PMC3219641 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2011] [Accepted: 10/06/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The intestinal crypt-niche interaction is thought to be essential to the function, maintenance, and proliferation of progenitor stem cells found at the bases of intestinal crypts. These stem cells are constantly renewing the intestinal epithelium by sending differentiated cells from the base of the crypts of Lieberkühn to the villus tips where they slough off into the intestinal lumen. The intestinal niche consists of various cell types, extracellular matrix, and growth factors and surrounds the intestinal progenitor cells. There have recently been advances in the understanding of the interactions that regulate the behavior of the intestinal epithelium and there is great interest in methods for isolating and expanding viable intestinal epithelium. However, there is no method to maintain primary human small intestinal epithelium in culture over a prolonged period of time. Similarly no method has been published that describes isolation and support of human intestinal epithelium in an in vivo model. We describe a technique to isolate and maintain human small intestinal epithelium in vitro from surgical specimens. We also describe a novel method to maintain human intestinal epithelium subcutaneously in a mouse model for a prolonged period of time. Our methods require various growth factors and the intimate interaction between intestinal sub-epithelial myofibroblasts (ISEMFs) and the intestinal epithelial cells to support the epithelial in vitro and in vivo growth. Absence of these myofibroblasts precluded successful maintenance of epithelial cell formation and proliferation beyond just a few days, even in the presence of supportive growth factors. We believe that the methods described here can be used to explore the molecular basis of human intestinal stem cell support, maintenance, and growth.
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- Nicholas Lahar
- Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Bioengineering, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Bioengineering, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Bioengineering, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Németh IB, Tiszlavicz L. Biphenotypic surface epithelial cells in the gastrointestinal tube with mixed epithelial-myofibroblastic differentiation: a paradigm. Pathol Oncol Res 2011; 18:391-6. [PMID: 22083286 DOI: 10.1007/s12253-011-9457-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2011] [Accepted: 08/31/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Epithelial cells and myofibroblasts are well-characterized histomorphological elements of tissues. They are distinguished from one another on the basis of topography and of differences in cytokeratin (CK) and α-smooth muscle actin (SMA) expression. Certain epithelial cells exhibit CK / SMA co-expression. This study aimed to define the immunophenotypical characteristics of these biphenotypic cells with respect to cytodifferentiation (broad spectrum of CKs, SMA), cell-cell interaction (E-cadherin, adenomatous polyposis coli - APC, β-catenin), and cell survival (cyclooxygenase-2 - Cox-2). At the routine gastrointestinal pathology service of the Department of Pathology, University of Szeged, tissue samples were identified from instances of cervical inlet patch (n = 5), Barrett's esophagus (n=5), gastritis (n=5), fundic gland polyp (n=2), gastric neoplastic polyp (n=1), inflammatory bowel disease (n=5), and colonic neoplastic polyp (n=3). that contained epithelial cells expressing SMA. These biphenotypic cells were further immunophenotyped. Foregut-derived biphenotypic cells expressed CKs 7 and 20, while hindgut-derived biphenotypic cells expressed only CK 20. Subepithelial myofibroblasts adjacent to biphenotypic epithelium expressed Cox-2, SMA, and β-catenin, as did biphenotypic cells. Myofibroblasts, however, did not express CKs. In neoplastic polyps, APC expression weakened as cytologic atypism increased, while intermingled biphenotypic cells in neoplastic glands overexpressed APC, as did myofibroblasts beneath. CK subspecies expression in biphenotypic cells reflects embryonic development of the gastrointestinal tract. The immunophenotyping analysis addresses bidirectional (via transdifferentiation from epithelia into myofibroblasts or vice versa) formation of biphenotypic cells within damaged epithelium, a phenomenon that must be further analysed.
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- István Balázs Németh
- Department of Pathology and Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, Szeged, 6720, Hungary.
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Kumar S, Gupta S. Thymosin beta 4 prevents oxidative stress by targeting antioxidant and anti-apoptotic genes in cardiac fibroblasts. PLoS One 2011; 6:e26912. [PMID: 22046407 PMCID: PMC3201979 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2011] [Accepted: 10/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Rationale Thymosin beta-4 (Tβ4) is a ubiquitous protein with diverse functions relating to cell proliferation and differentiation that promotes wound healing and modulates inflammatory responses. The effecter molecules targeted by Tβ4 for cardiac protection remains unknown. The purpose of this study is to determine the molecules targeted by Tβ4 that mediate cardio-protection under oxidative stress. Methods Rat neonatal fibroblasts cells were exposed to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in presence and absence of Tβ4 and expression of antioxidant, apoptotic and pro-fibrotic genes was evaluated by quantitative real-time PCR and western blotting. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels were estimated by DCF-DA using fluorescent microscopy and fluorimetry. Selected antioxidant and antiapoptotic genes were silenced by siRNA transfections in cardiac fibroblasts and the effect of Tβ4 on H2O2-induced profibrotic events was evaluated. Results Pre-treatment with Tβ4 resulted in reduction of the intracellular ROS levels induced by H2O2 in the cardiac fibroblasts. This was associated with an increased expression of antioxidant enzymes Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase and reduction of Bax/Bcl2 ratio. Tβ4 treatment reduced the expression of pro-fibrotic genes [connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), collagen type-1 (Col-I) and collagen type-3 (Col-III)] in the cardiac fibroblasts. Silencing of Cu/Zn-SOD and catalase gene triggered apoptotic cell death in the cardiac fibroblasts, which was prevented by treatment with Tβ4. Conclusion This is the first report that exhibits the targeted molecules modulated by Tβ4 under oxidative stress utilizing the cardiac fibroblasts. Tβ4 treatment prevented the profibrotic gene expression in the in vitro settings. Our findings indicate that Tβ4 selectively targets and upregulates catalase, Cu/Zn-SOD and Bcl2, thereby, preventing H2O2-induced profibrotic changes in the myocardium. Further studies are warranted to elucidate the signaling pathways involved in the cardio-protection afforded by Tβ4.
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- Sandeep Kumar
- Division of Molecular Cardiology, Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Scott & White, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, Texas, United States of America
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- Division of Molecular Cardiology, Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Scott & White, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, Texas, United States of America
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Horowitz JC, Ajayi IO, Kulasekaran P, Rogers DS, White JB, Townsend SK, White ES, Nho RS, Higgins PDR, Huang SK, Sisson TH. Survivin expression induced by endothelin-1 promotes myofibroblast resistance to apoptosis. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2011; 44:158-69. [PMID: 22041029 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2011.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2011] [Revised: 10/12/2011] [Accepted: 10/18/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Fibrosis of the lungs and other organs is characterized by the accumulation of myofibroblasts, effectors of wound-repair that are responsible for the deposition and organization of new extracellular matrix (ECM) in response to tissue injury. During the resolution phase of normal wound repair, myofibroblast apoptosis limits the continued deposition of ECM. Mounting evidence suggests that myofibroblasts from fibrotic wounds acquire resistance to apoptosis, but the mechanisms regulating this resistance have not been fully elucidated. Endothelin-1 (ET-1), a soluble peptide strongly associated with fibrogenesis, decreases myofibroblast susceptibility to apoptosis through activation of phosphatidylinositol 3'-OH kinase (PI3K)/AKT. Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) also promotes myofibroblast resistance to apoptosis through PI3K/AKT-dependent and -independent mechanisms, although the role of FAK in ET-1 mediated resistance to apoptosis has not been explored. The goal of this study was to investigate whether FAK contributes to ET-1 mediated myofibroblast resistance to apoptosis and to examine potential mechanisms downstream of FAK and PI3K/AKT by which ET-1 regulates myofibroblast survival. Here, we show that ET-1 regulates myofibroblast survival by Rho/ROCK-dependent activation of FAK. The anti-apoptotic actions of FAK are, in turn, dependent on activation of PI3K/AKT and the subsequent increased expression of Survivin, a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) family. Collectively, these studies define a novel mechanism by which ET-1 promotes myofibroblast resistance to apoptosis through upregulation of Survivin.
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- Jeffrey C Horowitz
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
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Matsuba M, Hutcheon AEK, Zieske JD. Localization of thrombospondin-1 and myofibroblasts during corneal wound repair. Exp Eye Res 2011; 93:534-40. [PMID: 21749870 PMCID: PMC3206171 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2011.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2011] [Revised: 06/23/2011] [Accepted: 06/25/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) is a multifunctional matrix protein that has recently been examined in various wound processes, primarily for its ability to activate the latent complex of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β). TGF-β has been shown to play a major role in stimulating mesenchymal cells to synthesize extracellular matrix. After injury, corneal keratocytes become activated and transform into fibroblasts and myofibroblasts. Our hypothesis is that TSP-1 regulates the transformation of keratocytes into myofibroblasts (MF) via TGF-β. In the current study, we examined the expression of TSP-1 and α-smooth muscle actin (SMA), a marker of MF, during rat corneal wound healing. Three-mm keratectomy or debridement wounds were made in the central rat cornea and allowed to heal from 8 hours to 8 weeks in vivo. Unwounded rat corneas served as controls. Expression of TSP-1, SMA and Ki67, a marker of proliferating cells, were examined by indirect-immunofluorescence microscopy. In unwounded corneas, TSP-1 expression was observed primarily in the endothelium. No expression was seen in the stroma, and only low levels were detected in the epithelium. Ki67 was localized in the epithelial basal cells and no SMA was present in the central cornea of unwounded eyes. After keratectomy wounds, TSP-1 expression was seen 24 h after wounding in the stroma immediately subjacent to the wound-healing epithelium. The expression of TSP-1 increased daily and peaked 7-8 days after wounding. SMA expression, however, was not observed until 3-4 days after wounding. Interestingly, SMA-positive cells were almost exclusively seen in the stromal zone expressing TSP-1. Peak expression of SMA-positive cells was observed 7-8 days after wounding. Ki67-expressing cells were seen both in the area expressing TSP-1 and the adjacent area. In the debridement wounds, no SMA expressing cells were observed at any time point. TSP-1 was localized in the basement membrane zone from 2 to 5 days after wounding, and the localization did not appear to penetrate into the stroma. These data are in agreement with our hypothesis that TSP-1 localization in the stromal matrix is involved in the transformation of keratocytes into myofibroblasts.
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- Mariko Matsuba
- The Schepens Eye Research Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, 20 Staniford Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Singh V, Santhiago MR, Barbosa FL, Agrawal V, Singh N, Ambati BK, Wilson SE. Effect of TGFβ and PDGF-B blockade on corneal myofibroblast development in mice. Exp Eye Res 2011; 93:810-7. [PMID: 21978952 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2011.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2011] [Revised: 09/11/2011] [Accepted: 09/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) and/or platelet-derived growth factor-B (PDGF-B) blockade on the differentiation of vimentin and alpha-smooth muscle actin (αSMA)-expressing myofibroblasts associated with haze in mice. Mouse corneas had haze-generating irregular PTK (phototherapeutic keratectomy) and topical treatment with the vectors. Six study groups of PTK treated corneas, with four corneas per group in each experiment, were Group 1) treated with TGFβ-KDEL vector interfering with TGFβ signaling through anomalous sorting of cytokine bound to the expressed altered receptor; Group 2) treated with PDGF-B-KDEL vector interfering with PDGF signaling through anomalous sorting of cytokine bound to the expressed altered receptor; Group 3) treated with both TGFβ-KDEL vector and PDGF-B-KDEL vector to interfere with signaling of both cytokines; Group 4) empty pGFPC1 vector; Group 5) empty pCMV vector; and Group 6) no vector treatment control. At one month after surgery, the corneas were analyzed by immunocytochemistry (IHC) for central stromal cells expressing myofibroblast markers vimentin and αSMA. The stroma of corneas treated with the TGFβ-KDEL vector alone (p < 0.05) or both the TGFβ-KDEL and PDGF-B-KDEL vectors (P < 0.05) had significantly lower density of vimentin-positive cells compared to the corresponding control group. The central stroma of corneas treated with the TGFβ-KDEL vector (p < 0.05) or the PDGF-B-KDEL vector (p < 0.05) had lower density of αSMA-positive cells compared to the corresponding control group. The density of αSMA-positive stromal cells was also significantly lower (p < 0.05) when both the TGFβ-KDEL and PDGF-B-KDEL and vectors were applied together compared to the corresponding control groups. This study provides in situ evidence that TGFβ and PDGF-B have important roles in modulating myofibroblast generation in the mouse cornea after haze-associated injury.
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- V Singh
- The Cole Eye Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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Santhiago MR, Singh V, Barbosa FL, Agrawal V, Wilson SE. Monocyte development inhibitor PRM-151 decreases corneal myofibroblast generation in rabbits. Exp Eye Res 2011; 93:786-9. [PMID: 21933674 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2011.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2011] [Revised: 08/23/2011] [Accepted: 08/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This study investigated whether PRM-151 (Promedior, Inc., Malvern, PA), a recombinant form of human pentraxin-2 (PTX-2, also referred to as serum amyloid P, hSAP), that inhibits differentiation of circulating monocytes into fibrocytes and profibrotic macrophages, could modulate generation of myofibroblasts after opacity-producing corneal injury in rabbits, and, therefore, have potential to reduce or prevent haze after PRK. Nine diopter PRK for myopia was performed with the VISX S4 IR laser. Four groups of 6 animals were treated in masked fashion: Group 1: 30 μl of topical PRM-151 (20 mg/ml) 6 times a day for 5 days; Group 2: 30 μl topical vehicle 6 times a day for 5 days; Group 3: 200 μl sub-conjunctival PRM-151 (total injection of 4 mg) immediately after surgery and every other day until day 8; Group 4: 200 μl sub-conjunctival injections of vehicle according to the same schedule as group 3. At one month after PRK, the animals were euthanized and immunohistochemistry was performed for the myofibroblast marker α-smooth muscle actin (SMA). The density of SMA+ cells/400× field in the central stroma was determined in each cornea. Myofibroblast density at one month after surgery was significantly lower (p = 0.006) after sub-conjunctival PRM-151 treatment (5.8 ± 2.8 cells/400× stromal field) compared to sub-conjunctival vehicle treatment (15.3 ± 2.9 cells/400× stromal field). There was no significant (p = 0.27) decrease in stromal myofibroblasts triggered by topical PRM-151 treatment (11.8 ± 6.6 cells/400× stromal field) compared to the topical vehicle treatment (14.2.8 ± 6.2 cells/400× stromal field). PRM-151 inhibits myofibroblast generation when administered by sub-conjunctival injection, but not when administered topically, after opacity-producing corneal injury. This study provides additional confirmation that bone marrow-derived cells contribute to corneal myofibroblast generation.
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Yuan B, He HY, Wang MY, Liu J. [Influence of angiotensin-(1-7) on angiotensin II induced rat's tubular epithelial-myofibroblast transdifferentiation]. Xi Bao Yu Fen Zi Mian Yi Xue Za Zhi 2011; 27:962-964. [PMID: 21906468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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AIM To explore the influence of angiotensin-(1-7)[Ang-(1-7)] on angiotension II(Ang II) induced rat's tubular epithelial-myofibroblast transdifferentiation and the secretion of extracellular matrix. METHODS The NRK52E were maintained and sub-cultured treated with Ang-(1-7) (10(-6); mmol/L) and Ang II(10(-6); mmol/L) for 24, 48, 72, 96 hours, we detect the protein expressions of E-cadherin and α-SMA by immunocytochemistry method; The content of Col I and FN in the cultured supernatant were measured by ELISA; The mRNA expression of E-cadherin, α-SMA, Col I and FN was detected by real-time PCR. RESULTS Treat with ang II 96 h, the protein and mRNA expression of E-cadherin decreased significantly (P<0.05), but the protein and mRNA expression α-SMA, col I and FN increased significantly (P<0.05); treat with Ang II and Ang-(1-7), the protein and mRNA expression of E-cadherin increased significantly (P<0.05), but the protein and mRNA expression α-SMA, col I and FN decreased significantly (P<0.05). CONCLUSION Ang-(1-7) can inhibits Ang II-induced rat's tubular epithelial myofibroblast transdifferentiation and decrease the secretion of FN and Col I.
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- Bo Yuan
- Department of Nephrology, Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou 646000, China.
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Paxson JA, Gruntman A, Parkin CD, Mazan MR, Davis A, Ingenito EP, Hoffman AM. Age-dependent decline in mouse lung regeneration with loss of lung fibroblast clonogenicity and increased myofibroblastic differentiation. PLoS One 2011; 6:e23232. [PMID: 21912590 PMCID: PMC3166052 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2011] [Accepted: 07/13/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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While aging leads to a reduction in the capacity for regeneration after pneumonectomy (PNX) in most mammals, this biological phenomenon has not been characterized over the lifetime of mice. We measured the age-specific (3, 9, 24 month) effects of PNX on physiology, morphometry, cell proliferation and apoptosis, global gene expression, and lung fibroblast phenotype and clonogenicity in female C57BL6 mice. The data show that only 3 month old mice were fully capable of restoring lung volumes by day 7 and total alveolar surface area by 21 days. By 9 months, the rate of regeneration was slower (with incomplete regeneration by 21 days), and by 24 months there was no regrowth 21 days post-PNX. The early decline in regeneration rate was not associated with changes in alveolar epithelial cell type II (AECII) proliferation or apoptosis rate. However, significant apoptosis and lack of cell proliferation was evident after PNX in both total cells and AECII cells in 24 mo mice. Analysis of gene expression at several time points (1, 3 and 7 days) post-PNX in 9 versus 3 month mice was consistent with a myofibroblast signature (increased Tnc, Lox1, Col3A1, Eln and Tnfrsf12a) and more alpha smooth muscle actin (αSMA) positive myofibroblasts were present after PNX in 9 month than 3 month mice. Isolated lung fibroblasts showed a significant age-dependent loss of clonogenicity. Moreover, lung fibroblasts isolated from 9 and 17 month mice exhibited higher αSMA, Col3A1, Fn1 and S100A expression, and lower expression of the survival gene Mdk consistent with terminal differentiation. These data show that concomitant loss of clonogenicity and progressive myofibroblastic differentiation contributes to the age-dependent decline in the rate of lung regeneration.
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- Julia A. Paxson
- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts, United States of America
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DE Wever O, Sobczak-Thépot J, Vercoutter-Edouart AS, Michalski JC, Ouelaa-Benslama R, Stupack DG, Bracke M, Wang JYJ, Gespach C, Emami S. Priming and potentiation of DNA damage response by fibronectin in human colon cancer cells and tumor-derived myofibroblasts. Int J Oncol 2011; 39:393-400. [PMID: 21567080 PMCID: PMC5003111 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2011.1034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2011] [Accepted: 02/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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We have previously shown that the genotoxin-induced apoptosis in mouse embryo fibroblasts was enhanced by the extracellular matrix protein fibronectin (FN). In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that FN regulates the DNA damage response (DDR) signaling pathways in HCT116 (p53-wt) and HT29 (p53-mut) human colon cancer cells and tumor-derived myofibroblasts. DNA damage recognition mechanisms were analyzed by immunofluorescence staining, cell cycle analysis and immunoblotting addressed at specific molecular sensors and executors involved in the DDR pathways. The results show that FN, but not collagen type IV or Matrigel, initiates and potentiates the DDR to the anticancer drug cisplatin in an α5 integrin and cell cycle-dependent manner (S and G2/M phases) in human colon cancer cells. Accordingly, we demonstrate that adhesion of HCT116 cells to FN upregulated the expression of α5 integrin FN receptors at the cell surface. These FN-induced DDR pathways include the concerted phosphorylation of histone H2AX on Ser139 detected as nuclear foci (γ-H2AX, 15 and 25 kDa forms), of ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM-Ser1981), checkpoint kinase 2 (CHK2-Thr68, 62 and 67 kDa) and p53-Ser15. These FN-induced γ-H2AX signals were interrupted or attenuated by selective inhibitors acting on the DDR pathway kinases, including wortmannin (targeting the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase-related protein kinases, PIKK), KU55933 (ATM), NU7026 (DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit, DNA-PK-cs) and SP600125 (JNK2, stress activated protein kinase/c-Jun N-terminal kinase-2). Adhesion to FN also potentiated the γ-H2AX signals and the cytotoxic effects of cisplatin in human colon tumor-derived myofibroblasts. These data provide evidence that FN promotes DNA damage recognition and chemosensitization to cisplatin via the potentiation of the DNA damage signaling responses in human colon cancer cells and tumor-derived myofibroblasts.
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- Olivier DE Wever
- Laboratory of Experimental Cancerology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle UMR USTL/CNRS no. 8576 - IFR147, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
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- INSERM U673 and U938, Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Therapeutics, Centre de recherche Saint-Antoine
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- Moores UCSD Cancer Center, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Laboratory of Experimental Cancerology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Moores UCSD Cancer Center, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- INSERM U673 and U938, Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Therapeutics, Centre de recherche Saint-Antoine
- Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie (UPMC) Paris-6, Paris, France
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- INSERM U673 and U938, Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Therapeutics, Centre de recherche Saint-Antoine
- Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie (UPMC) Paris-6, Paris, France
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Fan YY, Guan DW, Wang T, Liu WW, Zheng JL, Zhao ZB, Yu TS, Ma WX. [Time-dependent recruitment and differentiation of fibrocytes in mouse skin wound healing]. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2011; 27:246-249. [PMID: 21913550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the time-dependent recruitment and differentiation of fibrocytes in skin wound healing. METHODS Fibrocytes (expressing CD45 and procollagen I ) and myofibroblasts (expressing CD45 and alpha-SMA) were co-localized by immunofluorescent staining. The number of fibrocytes and myofibroblasts was counted at different post-wounding interval. RESULTS At 3 d after injury, fibrocytes started to recruit at the margin of the wounds. At 5 d after injury, myofibroblasts started to appear in new formed granulation tissue. The number of fibrocytes and myofibroblasts peaked at 7 d post-wounding. CONCLUSION During skin wound healing, myofibroblasts in granulation tissue originated at least partly from fibrocytic differentiation. The time-dependent recruitment and differentiation of fibrocytes may provide new information for wound age determination.
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- School of Forensic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China.
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Olsen AL, Bloomer SA, Chan EP, Gaça MDA, Georges PC, Sackey B, Uemura M, Janmey PA, Wells RG. Hepatic stellate cells require a stiff environment for myofibroblastic differentiation. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2011; 301:G110-8. [PMID: 21527725 PMCID: PMC3129929 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00412.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 235] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2010] [Accepted: 04/26/2011] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The myofibroblastic differentiation of hepatic stellate cells (HSC) is a critical event in liver fibrosis and is part of the final common pathway to cirrhosis in chronic liver disease from all causes. The molecular mechanisms driving HSC differentiation are not fully understood. Because macroscopic tissue stiffening is a feature of fibrotic disease, we hypothesized that mechanical properties of the underlying matrix are a principal determinant of HSC activation. Primary rat HSC were cultured on inert polyacrylamide supports of variable but precisely defined shear modulus (stiffness) coated with different extracellular matrix proteins or poly-L-lysine. HSC differentiation was determined by cell morphology, immunofluorescence staining, and gene expression. HSC became progressively myofibroblastic as substrate stiffness increased on all coating matrices, including Matrigel. The degree rather than speed of HSC activation correlated with substrate stiffness, with cells cultured on supports of intermediate stiffness adopting stable intermediate phenotypes. Quiescent cells on soft supports were able to undergo myofibroblastic differentiation with exposure to stiff supports. Stiffness-dependent differentiation required adhesion to matrix proteins and the generation of mechanical tension. Transforming growth factor-β treatment enhanced differentiation on stiff supports, but was not required. HSC differentiate to myofibroblasts in vitro primarily as a function of the physical rather than the chemical properties of the substrate. HSC require a mechanically stiff substrate, with adhesion to matrix proteins and the generation of mechanical tension, to differentiate. These findings suggest that alterations in liver stiffness are a key factor driving the progression of fibrosis.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA
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Monzack EL, Masters KS. Can valvular interstitial cells become true osteoblasts? A side-by-side comparison. J Heart Valve Dis 2011; 20:449-463. [PMID: 21863660 PMCID: PMC3285463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY Aortic valve calcification is believed to involve the differentiation of valvular interstitial cells (VICs) into either a myofibroblastic or an osteoblast-like phenotype. Despite purported similarities between diseased VICs and osteoblasts, few studies have directly compared VICs and osteoblasts in side-by-side experiments. In the present study, VICs were compared against multiple osteoblastic cell types at different stages of differentiation. These findings may help to resolve whether VICs progress through a myofibroblastic phenotype before reaching an osteoblast-like stage. METHODS Three cell types representing a range of osteoblastic lineage commitment and differentiation were used in the phenotypic comparison against VICs. Specifically, VICs, embryonic fibroblasts (C3H10T1/2), pre-osteoblasts (MC3T3-E1), and mature primary osteoblasts were cultured on tissue-culture polystyrene in control or mineralization medium, and harvested for qPCR, DNA, and protein analysis at time points ranging from one to eight days. RESULTS Culture of VICs in mineralization medium decreased the expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA; a myofibroblast marker), with no peak in alpha-SMA gene or protein expression in mineralization medium at any time point. The application of a mineralization medium led to increased expression levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP; an early mineralization marker) for all cell types, although the magnitude of the increase in ALP was drastically smaller for VICs than for the osteogenic cell types. Only the osteogenic cell types demonstrated an appreciable increase in osteocalcin (an indicator of later-stage mineralization). CONCLUSION While the addition of mineralization medium generally increased the expression of osteogenic markers and decreased the expression of myofibroblastic markers, VICs displayed different levels and patterns of expression than the osteoblastic cell types used for comparison. Additionally, the lack of an alpha-SMA increase at any point after the addition of mineralization medium to VICs indicated that these cells may not need to progress through a myofibroblastic stage before reaching an osteoblast-like gene expression profile.
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- Corresponding author: Kristyn S. Masters, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, 1550 Engineering Drive, #2152, Madison, WI 53706, , phone: (608) 265-4052, fax: (608) 265-9239
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Heinrich M, Oberbach A, Schlichting N, Stolzenburg JU, Neuhaus J. Cytokine effects on gap junction communication and connexin expression in human bladder smooth muscle cells and suburothelial myofibroblasts. PLoS One 2011; 6:e20792. [PMID: 21674053 PMCID: PMC3107230 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2011] [Accepted: 05/09/2011] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The last decade identified cytokines as one group of major local cell signaling molecules related to bladder dysfunction like interstitial cystitis (IC) and overactive bladder syndrome (OAB). Gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) is essential for the coordination of normal bladder function and has been found to be altered in bladder dysfunction. Connexin (Cx) 43 and Cx45 are the most important gap junction proteins in bladder smooth muscle cells (hBSMC) and suburothelial myofibroblasts (hsMF). Modulation of connexin expression by cytokines has been demonstrated in various tissues. Therefore, we investigate the effect of interleukin (IL) 4, IL6, IL10, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) and transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGFβ1) on GJIC, and Cx43 and Cx45 expression in cultured human bladder smooth muscle cells (hBSMC) and human suburothelial myofibroblasts (hsMF). METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS HBSMC and hsMF cultures were set up from bladder tissue of patients undergoing cystectomy. In cytokine stimulated cultured hBSMC and hsMF GJIC was analyzed via Fluorescence Recovery after Photo-bleaching (FRAP). Cx43 and Cx45 expression was assessed by quantitative PCR and confocal immunofluorescence. Membrane protein fraction of Cx43 and Cx45 was quantified by Dot Blot. Upregulation of cell-cell-communication was found after IL6 stimulation in both cell types. In hBSMC IL4 and TGFβ1 decreased both, GJIC and Cx43 protein expression, while TNFα did not alter communication in FRAP-experiments but increased Cx43 expression. GJ plaques size correlated with coupling efficacy measured, while Cx45 expression did not correlate with modulation of GJIC. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Our finding of specific cytokine effects on GJIC support the notion that cytokines play a pivotal role for pathophysiology of OAB and IC. Interestingly, the effects were independent from the classical definition of pro- and antiinflammatory cytokines. We conclude, that connexin regulation involves genomic and/or post-translational events, and that GJIC in hBSMC and hsMF depend of Cx43 rather than on Cx45.
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- Marco Heinrich
- Department of Urology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Leipzig University Medical Center, IFB Adiposity Diseases, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Leipzig University Medical Center, IFB Adiposity Diseases, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Heindl LM, Schlötzer-Schrehardt U, Cursiefen C, Bachmann BO, Hofmann-Rummelt C, Kruse FE. Myofibroblast metaplasia after descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty. Am J Ophthalmol 2011; 151:1019-1023.e2. [PMID: 21457928 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2010] [Revised: 11/30/2010] [Accepted: 11/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE To describe myofibroblastic metaplasia of corneal endothelial cells in 2 cases with impaired visual function despite complete graft adherence after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). DESIGN Interventional case series. METHODS In 2 of 90 consecutive DMEK surgeries, the cornea failed to clear up to 6 months postoperatively despite complete graft attachment. After secondary penetrating keratoplasty, both corneal buttons were examined using histopathologic analysis and transmission electron microscopy. RESULTS Light microscopy revealed distinct corneal endothelial cell attenuation with the presence of an abnormal posterior collagenous layer in both cases. Most of the remaining endothelial cells had an elongated fibroblast-like appearance with immunopositivity for α-smooth muscle actin indicative of myofibroblast metaplasia. Transmission electron microscopy showed a slightly thickened Descemet membrane with an abnormal posterior fibrillar collagenous layer and a myofibroblast-like transformation of the remaining endothelial cells. Descemet membrane grafts closely adjoined the collagen lamellae of the host corneal stroma similar to the Descemet membrane-stroma interface of a normal cornea. CONCLUSION Myofibroblastic metaplasia of attenuated corneal endothelial cells with formation of an abnormal posterior collagenous layer may contribute to an impaired visual function despite complete graft adherence after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK).
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- Ludwig M Heindl
- Department of Ophthalmology and Eye Hospital, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schwabachanlage 6, Erlangen, Germany.
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Salgueiredo-Giudice F, Fornias-Sperandio F, Martins-Pereira E, da Costa dal Vechio AM, de Sousa SCOM, dos Santos-Pinto-Junior D. The immunohistochemical profile of oral inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2011; 111:749-56. [PMID: 21459633 DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2010.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2010] [Revised: 12/27/2010] [Accepted: 12/31/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to demonstrate the immunohistochemical profile of oral inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) along with morphologic analysis. STUDY DESIGN Three cases diagnosed as oral IMTs were selected to compile an immunohistochemical panel constituted by calponin, caldesmon, Bcl-2, desmin, fibronectin, CD68, Ki-67, S100, anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), α-smooth muscle actin, cytokeratins AE1/AE3, muscle-specific actin, CD34, and vimentin. An oral squamous cell carcinoma with a focal area of desmoplastic stroma was used as control for the stained myofibroblastic cells. RESULTS All oral IMTs were positive for calponin, revealing a strong and diffuse expression in the spindle-shaped cells. The lesions were also positive for vimentin (3/3), fibronectin (3/3), α-smooth muscle actin (3/3), and muscle-specific actin (1/3) and negative for h-caldesmon, Bcl-2, desmin, CD68, Ki-67, S100, ALK, cytokeratins AE1/AE3, and CD34. CONCLUSIONS Within the results encountered, the present panel should be of great assistance in the diagnosis of oral IMTs.
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Satish L, Gallo PH, Baratz ME, Johnson S, Kathju S. Reversal of TGF-β1 stimulation of α-smooth muscle actin and extracellular matrix components by cyclic AMP in Dupuytren's-derived fibroblasts. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2011; 12:113. [PMID: 21612641 PMCID: PMC3125251 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2010] [Accepted: 05/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Myofibroblasts, a derived subset of fibroblasts especially important in scar formation and wound contraction, have been found at elevated levels in affected Dupuytren's tissues. Transformation of fibroblasts to myofibroblasts is characterized by expression of alpha- smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and increased production of extracellular matrix (ECM) components, both events of relevance to connective tissue remodeling. We propose that increasing the activation of the cyclic AMP (cAMP)/protein kinase A signaling pathway will inhibit transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-β1)-induced ECM synthesis and myofibroblast formation and may provide a means to blunt fibrosis. METHODS Fibroblasts derived from areas of Dupuytren's contracture cord (DC), from adjacent and phenotypically normal palmar fascia (PF), and from palmar fascia from patients undergoing carpal tunnel release (CTR; CT) were treated with TGF-β1 (2 ng/ml) and/or forskolin (10 μM) (a known stimulator of cAMP). Total RNA and protein extracted was subjected to real time RT-PCR and Western blot analysis. RESULTS The basal mRNA expression levels of fibronectin- extra domain A (FN1-EDA), type I (COL1A2) and type III collagen (COL3A1), and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) were all significantly increased in DC- and in PF-derived cells compared to CT-derived fibroblasts. The TGF-β1 stimulation of α-SMA, CTGF, COL1A2 and COL3A1 was greatly inhibited by concomitant treatment with forskolin, especially in DC-derived cells. In contrast, TGF-β1 stimulation of FN1-EDA showed similar levels of reduction with the addition of forskolin in all three cell types. CONCLUSION In sum, increasing cAMP levels show potential to inhibit the formation of myofibroblasts and accumulation of ECM components. Molecular agents that increase cAMP may therefore prove useful in mitigating DC progression or recurrence.
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- Latha Satish
- Center for Genomic Sciences, Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA-15212, USA
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- Center for Genomic Sciences, Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA-15212, USA
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- Division of Upper Extremity Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA-15212, USA
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- Center for Genomic Sciences, Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA-15212, USA
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- Center for Genomic Sciences, Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA-15212, USA
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Hsu TH, Xiao JL, Tsao YW, Kao YL, Huang SH, Liao WY, Lee CH. Analysis of the paracrine loop between cancer cells and fibroblasts using a microfluidic chip. Lab Chip 2011; 11:1808-14. [PMID: 21491053 DOI: 10.1039/c1lc20090a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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We use a microfluidic cell culture chip equipped with pneumatic microvalves to analyze the paracrine loop between lung cancer cells and fibroblasts. In order to assess the cellular responses in the paracrine loop, we measure the migration speeds of cancer cells and the aspect ratios of fibroblasts which reflect the phenotype of myofibroblasts. With well-controlled interaction sequences between these two types of cells, we verify that the cytokines from cancer cells effectively stimulate the fibroblasts into myofibroblasts. The cytokines from myofibroblasts, rather than fibroblasts, increase the migration speeds of cancer cells. We confirm that the transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) is involved in the interaction between cancer cells and fibroblasts, and we also interrupt this paracrine loop in the cell culture chip by inhibiting the TGF-β1 receptors on fibroblasts.
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- Tsi-Hsuan Hsu
- Institute of Biophotonics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan
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Carthy JM, Garmaroudi FS, Luo Z, McManus BM. Wnt3a induces myofibroblast differentiation by upregulating TGF-β signaling through SMAD2 in a β-catenin-dependent manner. PLoS One 2011; 6:e19809. [PMID: 21611174 PMCID: PMC3097192 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2010] [Accepted: 04/17/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Growing evidence suggests the Wnt family of secreted glycoproteins and their associated signaling pathways, linked to development, are recapitulated during wound repair and regeneration events. However, the role of the Wnt pathway in such settings remains unclear. In the current study, we treated mouse fibroblasts with 250 ng/mL of recombinant Wnt3a for 72 hours and examined its affect on cell morphology and function. Wnt3a induced a spindle-like morphology in fibroblasts characterized by the increased formation of stress fibres. Wnt3a decreased the proliferation of fibroblasts, but significantly increased cell migration as well as fibroblast-mediated contraction of a collagen lattice. Wnt3a significantly increased the expression of TGF-β and its associated signaling through SMAD2. Consistent with this, we observed significantly increased smooth muscle α-actin expression and incorporation of this contractile protein into stress fibres following Wnt3a treatment. Knockdown of β-catenin using siRNA reversed the Wnt3a-induced smooth muscle α-actin expression, suggesting these changes were dependent on canonical Wnt signaling through β-catenin. Neutralization of TGF-β with a blocking antibody significantly inhibited the Wnt3a-induced smooth muscle α-actin expression, indicating these changes were dependent on the increased TGF-β signaling. Collectively, this data strongly suggests Wnt3a promotes the formation of a myofibroblast-like phenotype in cultured fibroblasts, in part, by upregulating TGF-β signaling through SMAD2 in a β-catenin-dependent mechanism. As myofibroblasts are critical regulators of wound healing responses, these findings may have important implications for our understanding of normal and aberrant injury and repair events.
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- Jon M. Carthy
- UBC James Hogg Research Centre, Institute for Heart+Lung Health, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- UBC James Hogg Research Centre, Institute for Heart+Lung Health, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- UBC James Hogg Research Centre, Institute for Heart+Lung Health, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- UBC James Hogg Research Centre, Institute for Heart+Lung Health, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Ji S, Wang X, Shu J, Sun A, Si W, Guo X, Zhao B, Ji W, Jin L. In vitro generation of myofibroblasts-like cells from liver epithelial progenitor cells of rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta). In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2011; 47:383-90. [PMID: 21461639 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-011-9401-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2010] [Accepted: 02/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The origin of the myofibroblast, the primary effector cell of liver fibrosis, is still elusive. Here, we report that fluorescence-activated cell sorting purified E-cad + rhesus monkey liver epithelial progenitor cells (mLEPCs) may serve as a potential source for liver myofibroblasts. Adult mLEPCs colonies were cultured in medium containing 2 ng/ml transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) and 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) to induce differentiation. Phenotypic changes of cells were analyzed by morphological observation, immunostaining, and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). After cultured with TGF-β and FBS, some cells in adult mLEPCs colonies converted to fibroblasts-like cells. Immunostaining showed that fibroblasts-like cells had acquired the expression of mesenchymal cell marker vimentin but lost the expression of epithelial cell marker CK8. Fibroblasts-like cells were maintained in culture for up to 40 passages. RT-PCR analysis revealed that fibroblasts-like cells had acquired the expression of mesenchymal genes (snail, PAI-1, and collagen I) and lost the expression of epithelial specific genes (E-cad, ZO-1, CK18, and occludin). In addition, more than 60% of fibroblasts-like cells expressed myofibroblastic-related proteins such as αSMA, vimentin, and N-cad, which were not presented in mLEPCs. Furthermore, increased cell motility was also detected in these fibroblasts-like cells by time-lapse video observation. Our results demonstrate that hepatic epithelial progenitor cells, mLEPCs, transform to myofibroblast-like cells via epithelial-mesenchymal transition. This finding will facilitate understanding of the origin of myofibroblasts in liver fibrosis.
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- Shaohui Ji
- College of Life Science of Shaoxing University, 900# Chennan Dadao, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, 312000, China
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Connolly EC, Saunier EF, Quigley D, Luu MT, Sapio AD, Hann B, Yingling JM, Akhurst RJ. Outgrowth of drug-resistant carcinomas expressing markers of tumor aggression after long-term TβRI/II kinase inhibition with LY2109761. Cancer Res 2011; 71:2339-49. [PMID: 21282335 PMCID: PMC3059399 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-2941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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TGF-β is produced excessively by many solid tumors and can drive malignant progression through multiple effects on the tumor cell and microenvironment. TGF-β signaling pathway inhibitors have shown efficacy in preclinical models of metastatic cancer. Here, we investigated the effect of systemic LY2109761, a TGF-β type I/II receptor (TβRI/TβRII) kinase inhibitor, in both a tumor allograft model and the mouse skin model of de novo chemically induced carcinogenesis in vivo. Systemic LY2109761 administration disrupted tumor vascular architecture and reduced myofibroblast differentiation of E4 skin carcinoma cells in a tumor allograft. In the 7,12-dimethyl-benzanthracene plus phorbol myristate acetate-induced skin chemical carcinogenesis model, acute dosing of established naive primary carcinomas with LY2109761 (100 mg/kg) every 8 hours for 10 days (100 mg/kg) diminished phospho-Smad2 (P-Smad2) levels and marginally decreased the expression of inflammatory and invasive markers. Sustained exposure to LY2109761 (100 mg/kg/d) throughout the tumor outgrowth phase had no effect on carcinoma latency or incidence. However, molecular analysis of resultant carcinomas by microarray gene expression, Western blotting, and immunohistochemistry suggests that long-term LY2109761 exposure leads to the outgrowth of carcinomas with elevated P-Smad2 levels that do not respond to drug. This is the first description of acquired resistance to a small-molecule inhibitor of the TβRI/TβRII kinase. Resultant carcinomas were more aggressive and inflammatory in nature, with delocalized E-cadherin and elevated expression of Il23a, laminin V, and matrix metalloproteinases. Therefore, TGF-β inhibitors might be clinically useful for applications requiring acute administration, but long-term patient exposure to such drugs should be undertaken with caution.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Blotting, Western
- Cadherins/genetics
- Cadherins/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/genetics
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/genetics
- Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition/drug effects
- Female
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects
- Immunohistochemistry
- Male
- Mice
- Myofibroblasts/drug effects
- Myofibroblasts/metabolism
- Myofibroblasts/pathology
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Papilloma/genetics
- Papilloma/metabolism
- Papilloma/pathology
- Phosphorylation
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism
- Pyrazoles/pharmacokinetics
- Pyrazoles/pharmacology
- Pyrroles/pharmacokinetics
- Pyrroles/pharmacology
- Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type I
- Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type II
- Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta/metabolism
- Smad2 Protein/genetics
- Smad2 Protein/metabolism
- Time Factors
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- Erin C. Connolly
- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco, California 94143-0512. USA
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- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco, California 94143-0512. USA
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- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco, California 94143-0512. USA
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- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco, California 94143-0512. USA
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- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco, California 94143-0512. USA
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- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco, California 94143-0512. USA
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- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco, California 94143-0512. USA
- Department of Anatomy, University of California San Francisco, California 94143-0512. USA
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Kurita M, Matsumoto D, Kato H, Araki J, Higashino T, Fujino T, Takasu K, Yoshimura K. Tissue reactions to cog structure and pure gold in lifting threads: a histological study in rats. Aesthet Surg J 2011; 31:347-51. [PMID: 21385746 DOI: 10.1177/1090820x11398474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Thread lifting has become popular as a minimally-invasive suspension procedure, but there is little basic and clinical evidence in the literature on the long-term effects. OBJECTIVES The authors investigate the effects of two types of lifting threads in a rat model over the course of seven months. METHODS The dorsal skin of 18 Wistar rats was implanted with a 20-mm fragment of one of three types of thread: nonabsorbable monofilament cog, pure gold (24 karat) with no cog, and pure gold-coated cog. Six rats were in each group. Tissue samples were harvested and histologically evaluated at one, three, and seven months. RESULTS Histological assessment indicated (1) acute tissue reactions to the regular cog thread involving myofibroblasts and (2) delayed tissue reactions to the pure gold thread involving giant cells. The gold-coated cog thread showed a combination of the histological reactions associated with the cog thread and the pure gold thread, including faint early reactions, strong delayed reactions, and long-lasting capsule formation. Notably, the gold coating gradually came loose from the thread surface, suggesting that the release of tiny gold particles may promote longer-lasting tissue reactions. CONCLUSIONS The combination of cog structure and pure gold coating was evaluated for the first time in this study and results suggest that the gold-coated cog thread has clinical potential.
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- Masakazu Kurita
- Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Tokyo School of Medicine, Japan
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PURPOSE Fibrotic disorders are associated with activation of fibroblasts into extracellular matrix-secreting myofibroblasts expressing α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA). Myofibroblasts are the predominant cellular component of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) epiretinal membranes. We investigated the expression of molecules involved in myofibroblast activation, migration and proliferation in PVR epiretinal membranes. METHODS Fifteen membranes were studied by immunohistochemical techniques using monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies directed against snail, fibroblast activation protein (FAP), CD44, hydrogen peroxide-inducible clone-5 (Hic-5), galectin-3, interleukin-13 receptor α2 (IL-13Rα2) and receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE). RESULTS Myofibroblasts expressing α-SMA were present in all membranes. Myofibroblasts expressed nuclear immunoreactivity for Snail and Hic-5, cytoplasmic immunoreactivity for FAP, IL-13Rα2 and RAGE and membranous immunoreactivity for CD44. There was no immunoreactivity for galectin-3. The number of cells expressing α-SMA correlated significantly with the number of cells expressing Snail (r = 0.56; p = 0.03), Hic-5 (r = 0.526; p = 0.044), IL-13Rα2 (r = 0.773; p = 0.001) and RAGE (r = 0.734; p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS Snail, FAP, CD44, Hic-5, IL13Rα2 and RAGE may be involved in proliferative events occurring in PVR.
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- Ahmed M Abu El-Asrar
- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Galie PA, Westfall MV, Stegemann JP. Reduced serum content and increased matrix stiffness promote the cardiac myofibroblast transition in 3D collagen matrices. Cardiovasc Pathol 2011; 20:325-33. [PMID: 21306921 DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2010.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2010] [Revised: 09/27/2010] [Accepted: 10/21/2010] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The fibroblast-myofibroblast transition is an important event in the development of cardiac fibrosis and scar formation initiated after myocardial ischemia. The goals of the present study were to better understand the contribution of environmental factors to this transition and determine whether myofibroblasts provide equally important feedback to the surrounding environment. METHODS The influence of matrix stiffness and serum concentration on the myofibroblast transition was assessed by measuring message levels of a panel of cardiac fibroblast phenotype markers using quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Cell-mediated gel compaction measured the influence of environmental factors on cardiac fibroblast contractility. Immunohistochemistry characterized alpha-smooth muscle actin expression and cell morphology, while static and dynamic compression testing evaluated the effect of the cell response on the mechanical properties of the cell-seeded collagen hydrogels. RESULTS Both reduced serum content and increased matrix stiffness contributed to the myofibroblast transition, as indicated by contractile compaction of the gels, increased message levels of col3α1 and alpha-smooth muscle actin, and a less stellate morphology. However, the effects of serum and matrix stiffness were not additive. Mechanical testing indicated that reduced serum content increased the initial elastic modulus of cell-seeded gels and that gels lost their viscous character with time. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that reduced serum and increased matrix stiffness promote the myofibroblast phenotype in the myocardium. This transition both enhances and is promoted by matrix stiffness, indicating the presence of positive feedback that may contribute to the pathogenesis of cardiac fibrosis.
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- Peter A Galie
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Drobnik J, Slotwinska D, Olczak S, Tosik D, Pieniazek A, Matczak K, Koceva-Chyla A, Szczepanowska A. Pharmacological doses of melatonin reduce the glycosaminoglycan level within the infarcted heart scar. J Physiol Pharmacol 2011; 62:29-35. [PMID: 21451207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2010] [Accepted: 02/25/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The aim of the study was to define the effect of pharmacological doses of melatonin, an agent known to be a scavenger of reactive oxygen species, on the extracellular matrix composition (glycosaminoglycans and collagen) in the infarcted heart scar. Rats were administered with melatonin at doses of 300 μg/100 g b.w. or 3 mg/100 g b.w. once daily (between 5:00 and 6:00 in the afternoon) or with 1.5 mg/100 g b.w. twice daily (between 8:00 and 9:00 in the morning and additionally between 5:00 and 6:00 in the afternoon). The levels of collagen, glycosaminoglycans (GAG) and some oxidative stress markers (lipid oxidation, the content of sulphydryl groups in proteins and glutathione) were evaluated. In the second part of the experiment, cells were isolated from the scar, identified as myofibroblasts, cultured and treated with melatonin at concentrations ranging from 10⁻⁷ M to 10⁻¹⁰ M. The pineal indoleamine was seen to reduce the GAG content of the scar, while the collagen content of the scar remained unchanged. A 10⁻⁷ M concentration of melatonin caused an increase in the GAG level in the myofibroblast cultures, while lower concentrations (10⁻⁸ M-10⁻¹⁰ M) of pineal indoleamine were not effective. Melatonin decreased lipid oxidation and increased the sulphydryl groups of total proteins and glutathione, which suggests its antioxidative activity in the applied doses. The present study shows that pharmacological doses of melatonin reduce the GAG level in an infarcted heart scar. Since the mechanism of GAG content reduction cannot be explained by direct action of the pineal indoleamine on myofibroblasts in the myocardial infarction scar, we hypothesise that changes in GAG content could be indirectly induced by melatonin, that is caused by changes in regulatory systems or reduction of the inflammatory reaction in the area of the infarction. In addition, this paper shows that long-term treatment with melatonin of rats affected by myocardial infarction may reduce oxidative stress in the infarction area.
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- J Drobnik
- Department of Connective Tissue Metabolism, Medical University of Lodz, 90-136 Lodz, Poland.
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Wirkowska A, Paczek L. [Liver fibrosis and cirrhosis--selected cytokines, growth factors and proteins. Part II]. Przegl Lek 2011; 68:228-230. [PMID: 21853679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Fibrosis is characterized by balance disorders between syntesis and degradation ECM (Extracellular Matrix) by myofibroblasts. Activated by inflammation factor HSC cells transform in myofibroblasts. This changes are caused and assisted by number of mediators: cytokines, growth factors, kinases. All this stimulus we call fibrosis factors. This paper compose second part of object-article: Liver fibrosis and cirrhosis - causes.
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- Agnieszka Wirkowska
- Klinika Immunologii Transplantologii i Chorób Wewnetrznych, Instytutu Transplantologii, Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego.
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Kim BG, An HJ, Kang S, Choi YP, Gao MQ, Park H, Cho NH. Laminin-332-rich tumor microenvironment for tumor invasion in the interface zone of breast cancer. Am J Pathol 2011; 178:373-81. [PMID: 21224074 PMCID: PMC3069863 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2010.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2010] [Revised: 08/20/2010] [Accepted: 09/21/2010] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Dense fibrosis, which is caused by desmoplastic reaction, is usually found in invasive ductal carcinoma and may represent the alteration of the tumor microenvironment preceding tumor invasion. Thus, the dense fibrotic zone around invasive ductal carcinoma can be considered to be the actual tissue site of tumor microenvironment, where the precedent alterations for tumor invasion occur. To characterize the dense fibrotic zone, we classified invasive ductal carcinoma tissue into a tumor zone, a normal zone, and the novel interface zone (IZ), which shows dense fibrosis. The postulated IZ is a 5-mm-wide belt that circles the tumor margin and overlaps with normal tissue. Of the extracellular matrix components, laminin-332 was specifically overexpressed in the IZ. Events that appear to be similar to the epithelial-mesenchymal transition, a novel source of myofibroblast formation from epithelial cells, were observed in the IZ, according to the following characteristics: overexpression of matrix metalloproteinase 3, membrane type 1-matrix metalloproteinase, snail, and zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 1, and the gain of N-cadherin expression, as well as the down-regulation of miR200c. The myofibroblasts isolated from the IZ, which were designated interface zone-fibroblast, displayed laminin-332 and membrane type 1-matrix metalloproteinase overexpression, in contrast with both cancer-associated fibroblasts and normal breast fibroblasts. Taken together, our results suggest that the IZ, which shows dense fibrosis, may provide a specialized microenvironment for guiding tumor invasion: the fibrosis caused by laminin-332 overexpressing myofibroblast formation (interface zone-fibroblast) via epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
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- Baek Gil Kim
- Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Pundang CHA Medical Hospital, Sungnam, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Seoul, Korea
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- Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Seoul, Korea
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- Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Global 5-5-10 System Biology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Seoul, Korea
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Kitamura H, Yamamoto S, Nakase H, Matsuura M, Honzawa Y, Matsumura K, Takeda Y, Uza N, Nagata K, Chiba T. Role of heat shock protein 47 in intestinal fibrosis of experimental colitis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 404:599-604. [PMID: 21144841 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2010] [Accepted: 12/02/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Intestinal fibrosis is a clinically important issue of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It is unclear whether or not heat shock protein 47 (HSP47), a collagen-specific molecular chaperone, plays a critical role in intestinal fibrosis. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of HSP47 in intestinal fibrosis of murine colitis. METHODS HSP47 expression and localization were evaluated in interleukin-10 knockout (IL-10KO) and wild-type (WT, C57BL/6) mice by immunohistochemistry. Expression of HSP47 and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) in colonic tissue was measured. In vitro studies were conducted in NIH/3T3 cells and primary culture of myofibroblasts separated from colonic tissue of IL-10KO (PMF KO) and WT mice (PMF WT) with stimulation of several cytokines. We evaluated the inhibitory effect of administration of small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting HSP47 on intestinal fibrosis in IL-10KO mice in vivo. RESULTS Immunohistochemistry revealed HSP47 positive cells were observed in the mesenchymal and submucosal area of both WT and IL-10 KO mice. Gene expressions of HSP47 and TGF-β1 were significantly higher in IL-10KO mice than in WT mice and correlated with the severity of inflammation. In vitro experiments with NIH3T3 cells, TGF-β1 only induced HSP47 gene expression. There was a significant difference of HSP47 gene expression between PMF KO and PMF WT. Administration of siRNA targeting HSP47 remarkably reduced collagen deposition in colonic tissue of IL-10KO mice. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that HSP47 plays an essential role in intestinal fibrosis of IL-10KO mice, and may be a potential target for intestinal fibrosis associated with IBD.
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- Hiroshi Kitamura
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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Inamoto S, Kwartler CS, Lafont AL, Liang YY, Fadulu VT, Duraisamy S, Willing M, Estrera A, Safi H, Hannibal MC, Carey J, Wiktorowicz J, Tan FK, Feng XH, Pannu H, Milewicz DM. TGFBR2 mutations alter smooth muscle cell phenotype and predispose to thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections. Cardiovasc Res 2010; 88:520-9. [PMID: 20628007 PMCID: PMC2972687 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvq230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2010] [Revised: 06/29/2010] [Accepted: 07/06/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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AIMS Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling is critical for the differentiation of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) into quiescent cells expressing a full repertoire of contractile proteins. Heterozygous mutations in TGF-β receptor type II (TGFBR2) disrupt TGF-β signaling and lead to genetic conditions that predispose to thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections (TAADs). The aim of this study is to determine the molecular mechanism by which TGFBR2 mutations cause TAADs. METHODS AND RESULTS Using aortic SMCs explanted from patients with TGFBR2 mutations, we show decreased expression of SMC contractile proteins compared with controls. Exposure to TGF-β1 fails to increase expression of contractile genes in mutant SMCs, whereas control cells further increase expression of these genes. Analysis of fixed and frozen aortas from patients with TGFBR2 mutations confirms decreased in vivo expression of contractile proteins relative to unaffected aortas. Fibroblasts explanted from patients with TGFBR2 mutations fail to transform into mature myofibroblasts with TGF-β1 stimulation as assessed by expression of contractile proteins. CONCLUSIONS These data support the conclusion that heterozygous TGFBR2 mutations lead to decreased expression of SMC contractile protein in both SMCs and myofibroblasts. The failure of TGFBR2-mutant SMCs to fully express SMC contractile proteins predicts defective contractile function in these cells and aligns with a hypothesis that defective SMC contractile function contributes to the pathogenesis of TAAD.
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MESH Headings
- Actins/metabolism
- Aortic Dissection/genetics
- Aortic Dissection/metabolism
- Animals
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic/genetics
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic/metabolism
- Calcium-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Calmodulin-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Case-Control Studies
- Cell Differentiation/drug effects
- Cell Differentiation/genetics
- Cell Differentiation/physiology
- Cell Line
- Cell Proliferation
- Cells, Cultured
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease/genetics
- Humans
- Mice
- Microfilament Proteins/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Myofibroblasts/cytology
- Myofibroblasts/metabolism
- Phenotype
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism
- Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type II
- Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta/genetics
- Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/physiology
- Transfection
- Transforming Growth Factor beta1/pharmacology
- Calponins
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- Sakiko Inamoto
- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, MSB 6.100, 6431, Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, MSB 6.100, 6431, Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, MSB 6.100, 6431, Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, MSB 6.100, 6431, Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, MSB 6.100, 6431, Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, MSB 6.100, 6431, Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, MSB 6.100, 6431, Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah College of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, MSB 6.100, 6431, Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, MSB 6.100, 6431, Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, MSB 6.100, 6431, Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Blumbach K, Zweers MC, Brunner G, Peters AS, Schmitz M, Schulz JN, Schild A, Denton CP, Sakai T, Fässler R, Krieg T, Eckes B. Defective granulation tissue formation in mice with specific ablation of integrin-linked kinase in fibroblasts - role of TGFβ1 levels and RhoA activity. J Cell Sci 2010; 123:3872-3883. [PMID: 20980390 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.063024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/11/2023] Open
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Wound healing crucially relies on the mechanical activity of fibroblasts responding to TGFβ1 and to forces transmitted across focal adhesions. Integrin-linked kinase (ILK) is a central adapter recruited to integrin β1 tails in focal adhesions mediating the communication between cells and extracellular matrix. Here, we show that fibroblast-restricted inactivation of ILK in mice leads to impaired healing due to a severe reduction in the number of myofibroblasts, whereas inflammatory infiltrate and vascularization of the granulation tissue are unaffected. Primary ILK-deficient fibroblasts exhibit severely reduced levels of extracellular TGFβ1, α-smooth muscle actin (αSMA) production and myofibroblast conversion, which are rescued by exogenous TGFβ1. They are further characterized by elevated RhoA and low Rac1 activities, resulting in abnormal shape and reduced directional migration. Interference with RhoA-ROCK signaling largely restores morphology, migration and TGFβ1 levels. We conclude that, in fibroblasts, ILK is crucial for limiting RhoA activity, thus promoting TGFβ1 production, which is essential for dermal repair following injury.
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- Katrin Blumbach
- Department of Dermatology, University of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse. 62, D-50937 Cologne, Germany
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Garvin KA, Hocking DC, Dalecki D. Controlling the spatial organization of cells and extracellular matrix proteins in engineered tissues using ultrasound standing wave fields. Ultrasound Med Biol 2010; 36:1919-32. [PMID: 20870341 PMCID: PMC3043642 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2010] [Revised: 07/30/2010] [Accepted: 08/13/2010] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Tissue engineering holds great potential for saving the lives of thousands of organ transplant patients who die each year while waiting for donor organs. However, to successfully fabricate tissues and organs in vitro, methodologies that recreate appropriate extracellular microenvironments to promote tissue regeneration are needed. In this study, we have developed an application of ultrasound standing wave field (USWF) technology to the field of tissue engineering. Acoustic radiation forces associated with USWF were used to noninvasively control the spatial distribution of mammalian cells and cell-bound extracellular matrix proteins within three-dimensional (3-D) collagen-based engineered tissues. Cells were suspended in unpolymerized collagen solutions and were exposed to a continuous wave USWF, generated using a 1 MHz source, for 15 min at room temperature. Collagen polymerization occurred during USWF exposure resulting in the formation of 3-D collagen gels with distinct bands of aggregated cells. The density of cell bands was dependent on both the initial cell concentration and the pressure amplitude of the USWF. Importantly, USWF exposure did not decrease cell viability but rather enhanced cell function. Alignment of cells into loosely clustered, planar cell bands significantly increased levels of cell-mediated collagen gel contraction and collagen fiber reorganization compared with sham-exposed samples with a homogeneous cell distribution. Additionally, the extracellular matrix protein, fibronectin, was localized to cell banded areas by binding the protein to the cell surface prior to USWF exposure. By controlling cell and extracellular organization, this application of USWF technology is a promising approach for engineering tissues in vitro.
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- Kelley A. Garvin
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14627
- Rochester Center for Biomedical Ultrasound, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14627
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14627
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14627
- Rochester Center for Biomedical Ultrasound, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14627
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14627
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14627
- Rochester Center for Biomedical Ultrasound, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14627
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Gruchlik A, Chodurek E, Zajdel A, Wilczok A, Weglarz L, Dzierzewicz Z. Influence of troglitazone, sodium butyrate, 5-aminosalicylic acid and BAY 11-7082 on the chemokine ENA-78/CXCL5 secretion in the intestinal subepithelial myofibroblasts. Acta Pol Pharm 2010; 67:690-695. [PMID: 21229889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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- Arkadiusz Gruchlik
- Department of Biopharmacy, Medical University of Silesia, Narcyzów 1, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland.
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Stephens EH, Carroll JL, Post AD, Kuo JJ, Grande-Allen KJ. Functional characterization of fibronectin-separated valve interstitial cell subpopulations in three-dimensional culture. J Heart Valve Dis 2010; 19:759-765. [PMID: 21214101 PMCID: PMC4664047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY Myxomatous mitral valves (MVs) contain elevated proportions of myofibroblasts, a valve interstitial cell (VIC) subpopulation that may be important in disease pathogenesis. A novel technique was recently developed for the isolation of VIC myofibroblasts using time-dependent adhesion to fibronectin (FN). Cells that adhere rapidly to FN ('FAST') demonstrate myofibroblast cell phenotype markers, in contrast to cells that fail to adhere after a longer time ('SLOW'). The study aim was to characterize the functionality of these subpopulations using three-dimensional (3D) collagen constructs. METHODS The VICs were harvested from porcine mitral valve posterior leaflets. FAST and SLOW subpopulations, as well as unseparated VIC populations grown on FN and tissue culture plastic (TCP) (UNSEP FN, UNSEP TCP), were seeded within 3D collagen gels and cultured for three weeks. Collagen gel contraction was assessed throughout the culture duration; the mechanical properties of the resultant collagen constructs were assessed using uniaxial tensile testing. RESULTS FAST cells demonstrated a greater contraction of collagen gels compared to SLOW cells, particularly after 10 days (p < 0.05). Interestingly, the collagen gel contraction by both FN-separated VIC subpopulations (FAST and SLOW) was greater than for gels seeded with UNSEP TCP VICs (p < 0.05). Further, the contraction of UNSEP FN gels was greater than UNSEP TCP throughout the culture duration (p < OR = 0.002), suggesting that the subculture of VICs on FN potentiated these phenotypic changes. Finally, the collagen constructs seeded with FAST cells were stiffer than those seeded with SLOW, followed by UNSEP TCP (p < 0.001). The same pattern was found for failure stress (p = 0.006). CONCLUSION Time-dependent adhesion to FN produced a VIC subpopulation (FAST), the function of which in 3D culture was consistent with that of myofibroblasts; FN exposure alone also caused VICs to function similarly to myofibroblasts. This novel isolation method may prove valuable in future studies of myofibroblasts in valve disease.
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Miller JD, Weiss RM, Serrano KM, Castaneda LE, Brooks RM, Zimmerman K, Heistad DD. Evidence for active regulation of pro-osteogenic signaling in advanced aortic valve disease. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2010; 30:2482-6. [PMID: 20864669 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.110.211029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that valvular calcium deposition, pro-osteogenic signaling, and function can be altered in mice with advanced aortic valve disease. METHODS AND RESULTS "Reversa" mice were given a Western-type diet for 12 months and screened for the presence of aortic valve stenosis. Mice with advanced valve disease were assigned to 1 of 2 groups: (1) those with continued progression for 2 months and (2) those with regression for 2 months, in which lipid lowering was accomplished by a genetic switch. Control mice were normocholesterolemic for 14 months. Mice with advanced valve disease had massive valvular calcification that was associated with increases in bone morphogenetic protein signaling, Wnt/β-catenin signaling, and markers of osteoblastlike cell differentiation. Remarkably, reducing plasma lipids with a genetic switch dramatically reduced markers of pro-osteogenic signaling and significantly reduced valvular calcium deposition. Nevertheless, despite a marked reduction in valvular calcium deposition, valve function remained markedly impaired. Phosphorylated Smad2 levels and myofibroblast activation (indexes of profibrotic signaling) remained elevated. CONCLUSIONS Molecular processes that contribute to valvular calcification and osteogenesis remain remarkably labile during the end stages of aortic valve stenosis. Although reductions in valvular calcium deposition were not sufficient to improve valvular function in the animals studied, these findings demonstrate that aortic valve calcification is a remarkably dynamic process that can be modified therapeutically, even in the presence of advanced aortic valve disease.
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- Jordan D Miller
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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Seifi S, Shafaei S, Shafigh E, Sahabi SM, Ghasemi H. Myofibroblast stromal presence and distribution in squamous epithelial carcinomas, oral dysplasia and hyperkeratosis. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2010; 11:359-364. [PMID: 20843116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Stromal elements play a key role in growth and development of different neoplasms. Myofibroblasts are the major components and occur in stromal tissue during carcinogenesis processes. The purpose of this study was to review the frequency and the distribution pattern of myofibroblasts(αSMA-positive) in the stroma of squamous epithelial carcinoma and to compare values with those for with oral dysplasia and hyperkeratosis. METHODS we evaluated αSMA protein frequency in hyperkeratosis (N =18), oral epithelial dysplasia (N=18) and oral squamous cell carcinoma (N=18) using immunohistochemistry. RESULTS αSMA-positive expression was observed in 67% of OSCC tissue samples with network and spindle patterns, whereas it was seen in 22% with a focal pattern in dysplasia and in 6% with a scanty pattern in hyperkeratosis cases. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that an increase in number of myofibroblasts and change in their distribution pattern occurs during carcinogenesis which can be an expression of their role in tumor invasive characteristics.
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- Safora Seifi
- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Cellular and Molecular Research Center - Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
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Kumar N, Pethe P, Bhartiya D. Role of TGFbeta and myofibroblasts in supporting the propagation of human embryonic stem cells in vitro. Int J Dev Biol 2010; 54:1329-36. [PMID: 20712005 DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.092854nk] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The feeder layer constitutes a prerequisite for the undifferentiated proliferation of human embryonic stem (hES) cells in vitro. However, a few feeders have been reported to be non-supportive in nature, suggesting that these feeders exhibit a different transcriptome and proteome, in comparison to their supportive counterparts. In an attempt to identify factors required for undifferentiated growth and many downstream applications of hES cells, transcriptomes of supportive (mouse fibroblasts derived from 13.5dpc embryos and human fetal fibroblasts) and non-supportive (mouse fibroblasts derived from 18.5dpc embryos) feeders were analyzed. Furthermore, the parallel correlation of data generated in the microarray study with the published proteome data of supportive feeder fibroblasts, helped us to focus on the proteins which seem to be likely candidates in supporting the undifferentiated expansion of ES cells in vitro. Our results indicated that TGFbeta and its associated signaling molecules facilitate the undifferentiated proliferation of hES cells in vitro. The transient differentiation of feeder fibroblasts into myofibroblasts may be the decisive factor for a feeder layer to be supportive or non-supportive in nature. We propose that the microenvironment of feeder myofibroblasts dictates TGFbeta to support proliferation and apparently plays the contradictory role of facilitating differentiation when feeder support is withdrawn, possibly by acting through different signaling mechanisms.
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- Neeraj Kumar
- Stem Cell Biology Department, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Parel, Mumbai, India
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