scholarly journals MicroRNA-101 Inhibited Postinfarct Cardiac Fibrosis and Improved Left Ventricular Compliance via the FBJ Osteosarcoma Oncogene/Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Pathway

Circulation ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 126 (7) ◽  
pp. 840-850 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenwei Pan ◽  
Xuelin Sun ◽  
Hongli Shan ◽  
Ning Wang ◽  
Jinghao Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factor ◽  
Cardiac Fibrosis ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor Β1 ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Ventricular Compliance ◽  
Left Ventricular Compliance

Abstract 230: Cartilage Intermediate Layer Protein-1 Attenuates Pressure Overload-induced Cardiac Fibrosis by Targeting Transforming Growth Factor-β1

2015 ◽  
Vol 117 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Li ◽  
Cheng-Lin Zhang ◽  
Dan Wu ◽  
Li-Ling Wu
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factor ◽  
Intermediate Layer ◽  
Cardiac Fibrosis ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor ◽  
Nuclear Translocation ◽  
Interstitial Fibrosis ◽  
Ischemia Reperfusion ◽  
Pressure Overload ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor Β1 ◽  
Tgf Β1

Background: Cartilage intermediate layer protein-1 (CILP-1), a monomeric extracellular matrix glycoprotein expressed mainly in the middle zones of articular cartilage, interacts directly with transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1). Recent studies showed that CILP-1 was upregulated in the heart tissue following cardiac ischemia reperfusion injury. However, the role of CILP-1 in pathological cardiac remodeling is poorly defined. Aims: To explore the effect of CILP-1 on myocardial interstitial fibrosis and reveal the possible molecular mechanism. Methods and Results: We found that CILP-1 was mainly expressed in mouse cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) by using western blot analysis and immunofluorescence. Myocardial expression of CILP-1 was upregulated in mice subjected to transverse aortic constriction (TAC) for 2, 4, and 8 weeks. AAV-9-mediated delivery of CILP-1 into mice increased the binding of CILP-1 with TGF-β1, attenuated interstitial fibrosis, and improved cardiac function. In cultured adult mouse CFs, CILP-1 overexpression inhibited myofibroblast differentiation and expression of profibrotic molecules induced by TGF-β1. Furthermore, CILP-1 attenuated TGF-β1-induced Smad3 phosphorylation and nuclear translocation. Conclusions: CILP-1 alleviates pressure overload-induced cardiac fibrosis and dysfunction. CILP-1 exerts its anti-fibrotic effect through targeting TGF-β1 signaling. This study will offer a new therapeutic strategy for preventing and treating myocardial interstitial remodeling.

scholarly journals Syndecan-4 Deficiency Leads to High Mortality of Lipopolysaccharide-injected Mice

2001 ◽  
Vol 276 (50) ◽  
pp. 47483-47488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuhiro Ishiguro ◽  
Kenji Kadomatsu ◽  
Tetsuhito Kojima ◽  
Hisako Muramatsu ◽  
Mitsunori Iwase ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factor ◽  
High Mortality ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor Β1 ◽  
Endotoxin Shock ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Deficient Mice ◽  
Fractional Shortening

Syndecan-4 is a transmembrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan belonging to the syndecan family. Following intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), syndecan-4-deficient mice exhibited high mortality compared with wild-type controls. Severe endotoxin shock was observed in the deficient mice: systolic blood pressure and left ventricular fractional shortening were lower in the deficient mice than in the wild-type controls 9 h after LPS injection. Although histological examinations revealed no apparent differences between two groups, the plasma level of interleukin (IL)-1β was higher in the deficient mice than in the wild-type controls 9 h after LPS injection. Consistent with the regulatory roles of syndecan-4, its expression in monocytes and endothelial cells of microvasculature increased in the wild-type mice after LPS administration. Although IL-1β was produced to the same extent by macrophages from syndecan-4-deficient and wild-type mice after LPS stimulation, inhibition of its production by transforming growth factor-β1 was impaired in the syndecan-4-deficient macrophages. These results indicate that syndecan-4 could be involved in prevention of endotoxin shock, at least partly through the inhibitory action of transforming growth factor-β1 on IL-1β production.

scholarly journals Macrophage-Derived Legumain Promotes Pulmonary Hypertension by Activating the MMP (Matrix Metalloproteinase)-2/TGF (Transforming Growth Factor)-β1 Signaling

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peiyuan Bai ◽  
Luheng Lyu ◽  
Tingting Yu ◽  
Caojian Zuo ◽  
Jie Fu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factor ◽  
Matrix Metalloproteinase ◽  
Right Ventricular ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor ◽  
Cysteine Proteinase ◽  
Active Form ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor Β1 ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 ◽  
Ventricular Wall

Objective— Macrophages participate in the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Lgmn (Legumain), a newly discovered cysteine proteinase belonging to the C13 peptidase family, is primarily expressed in macrophages; however, its roles in PAH remain unknown. Approach and Results— Herein, Lgmn was upregulated in lung tissues of PAH mice subjected to hypoxia plus SU5416 and PAH rats challenged with monocrotaline. Global Lgmn ablation and macrophage-specific ablation alleviated PAH compared with wild-type mice, evident from a reduction in right ventricular systolic pressure, the ratio of the right ventricular wall to the left ventricular wall plus the septum, the pulmonary vascular media thickness, and pulmonary vascular muscularization. Increased expression of ECM (extracellular matrix) proteins was correlated with MMP (matrix metalloproteinase)-2 activation and TGF (transforming growth factor)-β1 signaling in the PAs. Although Lgmn did not affect inflammatory cell infiltration and PA smooth muscle cell proliferation, it drove increased the synthesis of ECM proteins via MMP-2 activation. MMP-2 hydrolyzed the TGF-β1 precursor to the active form. An Lgmn-specific inhibitor markedly ameliorated PAH. Clinically, serum Lgmn levels were closely associated with the severity of idiopathic PAH. Conclusions— Our results indicate that Lgmn inhibition could be an effective strategy for preventing or delaying PAH.

Induction of cardiac fibrosis and transforming growth factor-β1 by motorcycle exhaust in rats

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 525-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ta-Liang Chen ◽  
Jiunn-Wang Liao ◽  
Wei-Hung Chan ◽  
Chiung-Yuan Hsu ◽  
Jr-Di Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factor ◽  
Cardiac Fibrosis ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor Β1
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