S75 Cyclical stretch induces gaq/11 mediated tgfß activation in lung fibroblasts
S75 Cyclical stretch induces gaq/11 mediated tgfß activation in lung fibroblasts
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S75 循环拉伸诱导肺成纤维细胞中 gaq/11 介导的 tgfä 激活
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10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-210983.81
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2017
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Goodwin A
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Goodwin A
MethodsMurine embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) and human lung fibroblasts (HLFs) were subject to cyclical stretch using the Flexcell system, and stretch regimens designed to mimic tidal breathing in the relevant organism (15% elongation unless otherwise stated, frequency: 1 Hz in MEFs, 0.3 Hz in HLFs). Phosphorylated Smad2 (pSmad2), total Smad2, and alpha smooth muscle actin (αSMA) protein expression were assessed by western blot. TGFβ activation was determined using the ratio of pSmad2 to total Smad2 on densitometry. Comparisons of stretch-mediated TGFβ activation were made between wild-type (WT), G α12/13-, and G αq/11-deficient MEFs, and between HLFs from patients with and without IPF.ResultsCyclical stretch induced a significant increase in pSmad2 expression after 48 hours in both MEFs and HLFs (p< 0.05). However, stretch did not affect total αSMA protein expression in either cell type. There was no'dose-response'relationship in stretch-induced pSmad2 expression in WT MEFs (5%, 10%, 15% and 20% elongation). MEFs deficient in G αq/11 signalling, but not G α12/13 signalling, activated significantly less TGFβ than WT MEFs in response to cyclical stretch (p< 0.05). HLFs from both IPF and non-IPF donors activated TGFβ after 48 hours of cyclical stretch, but IPF fibroblasts activated significantly more TGFβ than fibroblasts from patients without IPF (6 IPF and 6 non-IPF cell lines; p< 0.05).ConclusionCyclical stretch is a physiologically relevant stimulus that drives G αq/11-mediated TGFβ activation in lung fibroblasts. IPF fibroblasts have enhanced stretch-mediated TGFβ activation, indicating that dysregulation of breathing-related stretch signalling is a potential mechanism of IPF progression. A greater understanding of these pathways may identify targets for new therapies that could halt the progression of IPF.