Troglitazone attenuates TGF-β1-induced EMT in alveolar epithelial cells via a PPARγ-independent mechanism.
Troglitazone attenuates TGF-β1-induced EMT in alveolar epithelial cells via a PPARγ-independent mechanism.
复制标题
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0038827
复制
发表时间:
2012
期刊:
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Borok Z
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Zhou B;Buckley ST;Patel V;Liu Y;Luo J;Krishnaveni MS;Ivan M;DeMaio L;Kim KJ;Ehrhardt C;Crandall ED;Borok Z
Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ (PPARγ) agonists are effective antifibrotic agents in a number of tissues. Effects of these agents on epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of primary alveolar epithelial cells (AEC) and potential mechanisms underlying effects on EMT have not been well delineated. We examined effects of troglitazone, a synthetic PPARγ agonist, on transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1-induced EMT in primary rat AEC and an alveolar epithelial type II (AT2) cell line (RLE-6TN). TGF-β1 (2.5 ng/mL) induced EMT in both cell types, as evidenced by acquisition of spindle-like morphology, increased expression of the mesenchymal marker α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and downregulation of the tight junctional protein zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1). Concurrent treatment with troglitazone (or rosiglitazone), ameliorated effects of TGF-β1. Furthermore, following stimulation with TGF-β1 for 6 days, troglitazone reversed EMT-related morphological changes and restored both epithelial and mesenchymal markers to control levels. Treatment with GW9662 (an irreversible PPARγ antagonist), or overexpression of a PPARγ dominant negative construct, failed to inhibit these effects of troglitazone in AEC. Troglitazone not only attenuated TGF-β1-induced phosphorylation of Akt and glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)-3β, but also inhibited nuclear translocation of β-catenin, phosphorylation of Smad2 and Smad3 and upregulation of the EMT-associated transcription factor SNAI1. These results demonstrate inhibitory actions of troglitazone on TGF-β1-induced EMT in AEC via a PPARγ-independent mechanism likely through inhibition of β-catenin-dependent signaling downstream of TGF-β1, supporting a role for interactions between TGF-β and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways in EMT.
登录
查看更多内容
影响因子:
3.7
作者:
Aoki, Yasuhiro;Maeno, Toshitaka;Kurabayashi, Masahiko
通讯作者:
Kurabayashi, Masahiko
影响因子:
21.3
作者:
Batlle, E;Sancho, E;de Herreros, AG
通讯作者:
de Herreros, AG
影响因子:
4.3
作者:
Kim, Robert;Meyer, Keith C
通讯作者:
Meyer, Keith C
DOI:
10.1016/s0006-291x(02)00385-6
发表时间:
2002-05-24
影响因子:
3.1
作者:
Goetze, S;Eilers, F;Gräfe, M
通讯作者:
Gräfe, M
影响因子:
2.1
作者:
Liu, D.;Zeng, B. Xiong;Shang, Y.
通讯作者:
Shang, Y.