CELL POSITION-DEPENDENT RECIPROCAL FEEDBACK REGULATION OF TYPE I COLLAGEN GENE EXPRESSION IN CULTURED HUMAN SKIN FIBROBLASTS

1998 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
R HATA
1990 ◽  
Vol 271 (3) ◽  
pp. 827-830 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Heino ◽  
T Heinonen

Transforming growth factors beta 1 and beta 2 (TGF-beta 1 and TGF-beta 2) are well-characterized strong inducers of collagen gene expression. A 100 pM concentration of TGF-beta 1 or TGF-beta 2 increases pro alpha 1(I) collagen mRNA levels in human skin fibroblasts 6.6-fold and 7.0-fold respectively, and also increases the accumulation of procollagens in the cell culture medium. Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) is an inflammatory mediator which also regulates connective tissue metabolism. A small concentration of IL-1 beta (0.01-1.0 unit/ml) slightly increases pro alpha 1(I) collagen mRNA levels (2.2-fold). Here we provide evidence that IL-1 beta prevents the stimulatory effect of TGFs-beta on collagen synthesis in human skin fibroblasts. An IL-1 beta concentration of 1 unit/ml is enough to keep pro alpha 1(I) collagen mRNA levels at control values in cells stimulated by 100 pM-TGF-beta 1. Thus the results indicate that IL-1 beta inhibits collagen synthesis in cells activated by TGFs-beta, whereas it does not significantly change or might even stimulate collagen gene expression in non-activated cells.


1984 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 1843-1852
Author(s):  
R J Focht ◽  
S L Adams

We analyzed the control of type I collagen synthesis in four kinds of differentiated cells from chicken embryos which synthesize very different amounts of the protein. Tendon, skin, and smooth muscle cells were found to have identical amounts of type I collagen RNAs; however, the RNAs had inherently different translatabilities, which were observed both in vivo and in vitro. Chondrocytes also had substantial amounts of type I collagen RNAs, even though they directed no detectable synthesis of the protein either in vivo or in vitro. Type I collagen RNAs in chondrocytes display altered electrophoretic mobilities, suggesting that in these cells the reduction in translational efficiency may be mediated in part by changes in the RNA structure. These data indicate that control of type I collagen gene expression is a complex process which is exerted at both transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels.


1999 ◽  
Vol 112 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Jen Chen ◽  
Weihua Yuan ◽  
Yasuji Mori ◽  
Anait Levenson ◽  
John Varga ◽  
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