Discoordinate Regulation of Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases-3 in Bovine Endometrial Stromal Cells on Type-I Collagen Gel

A specific antiserum to purified rabbit tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP) was raised in sheep, characterized and used to investigate the role of TIMP in a model system. Chondrocytes and endothelial cells cultured on 14C-labelled type I collagen films and stimulated to produce collagenase were unable to degrade the films unless the anti-TIMP antibody was added. The degradation induced was inhibited by a specific anti-rabbit collagenase antibody. It was concluded that TIMP is a major regulatory factor in cell-mediated collagen degradation.

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Apical beta 1 integrin in polarized MDCK cells mediates tubulocyst formation in response to type I collagen overlay

Journal of Cell Science ◽

10.1242/jcs.109.7.1875 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 109 (7) ◽

pp. 1875-1889 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

A. Zuk ◽

K.S. Matlin

Keyword(s):

Plasma Membranes ◽

Type I Collagen ◽

Mdck Cells ◽

Basolateral Membrane ◽

Collagen Gel ◽

Type I ◽

Membrane Markers ◽

Polarized Epithelia ◽

Beta 1 Integrin ◽

Type I Collagen Gel

A number of epithelia form tubulocysts in vitro when overlaid with type I collagen gel. Because collagen receptors are generally believed to be expressed on the basolateral domain, the mechanism by which collagen elicits this morphogenetic response from the apical surface is unclear. To investigate the role of beta 1 integrins, the major receptor family for collagen, in this process, we overlaid polarized monolayers of MDCK II cells grown on permeable supports with type I collagen gel and correlated integrin polarity with the polarity of other apical and basolateral membrane markers during tubulocyst formation. Polarized monolayers of one clone of MDCK II cells, referred to as Heidelberg MDCK, initially respond to collagen overlay by stratifying; within 48 hours, lumena develop between the cell layers giving rise to tubulocysts. Tight junctions remain intact during tubulocyst formation because transepithelial electrical resistance does not significantly change. Major alterations are observed, however, in the expression and localization of apical and basolateral membrane markers. beta 1 integrins are necessary for tubulocyst morphogenesis because a function-blocking antibody administered to the apical pole of the cells completely inhibits the formation of these structures. To determine how apical-cell collagen interactions elicit tubulocyst formation, we examined whether beta 1 integrins are mobilized to apical plasma membranes in response to collagen overlay. We found that in the absence of collagen, polarized monolayers of Heidelberg MDCK cells endogenously express on apical plasma membranes a small pool of the beta 1 family, including alpha 2 beta 1 and alpha 3 beta 1. Collagen overlay does not mobilize additional beta 1 integrins to apical domains. If beta 1 integrins are not already apically expressed, as in the C6 MDCK cell line (Schoenenberger et al. (1994) J. Cell Biol. 107, 527–541), beta 1 integrins are not directed apically and tubulocysts do not develop in response to collagen. Thus, interaction of beta 1 integrin pre-existing on apical plasma membranes of polarized epithelia with type I collagen gel is the mechanism by which apical application of collagen elicits the formation of tubulocysts. Depolarized integrins on apical plasma membranes of polarized epithelia may be relevant to the pathogenesis of disease and injury.

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PGE2 and thrombin induce myofibroblast transdifferentiation via activinA and CTGF in endometrial stromal cells

Endocrinology ◽

10.1210/endocr/bqab207 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kazuya Kusama ◽

Yuta Fukushima ◽

Kanoko Yoshida ◽

Mana Azumi ◽

Mikihiro Yoshie ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Stromal Cells ◽

Molecular Mechanisms ◽

Type I Collagen ◽

Activin A ◽

Tissue Growth ◽

Marker Genes ◽

Type I ◽

Endometrial Stromal Cells ◽

Mesenchymal Transition ◽

Endometrial Cells

Abstract Endometriosis is characterized by inflammation and fibrotic changes. Our previous study using a mouse model showed that proinflammatory factors present in peritoneal hemorrhage exacerbated inflammation in endometriosis-like grafts, at least in part through the activation of prostaglandin (PG) E2 receptor and protease-activated receptor (PAR). In addition, menstruation-related factors, PGE2 and thrombin, a PAR1 agonist (P/T) induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of endometrial cells under hypoxia. However, the molecular mechanisms by which P/T induce development of endometriosis have not been fully characterized. To investigate the effects of P/T, RNA extracted from endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) treated with P/T were subjected to RNA sequence analysis, and identified activin A, FOS, GATA2 as upregulated genes. Activin A increased the expression of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) and mesenchymal marker genes in ESCs. CTGF induced the expression of fibrosis marker type I collagen, fibronectin, and α-smooth muscle actin (αSMA), indicating fibroblast to myofibroblast transdifferentiation (FMT) of ESCs. In addition, activin A, FOS, GATA2, CTGF, and αSMA were localized in endometriosis lesions. Taken together, our data show that P/T induce changes resembling EMT and FMT in ectopic ESCs derived from retrograde menstruation, and that these are associated with fibrotic changes in the lesions. Pharmacological means that block P/T-induced activin A and CTGF signaling may be strategies to inhibit fibrosis in endometriotic lesions.

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