TGF-β1-mediated alterations of rat lung fibroblast differentiation resulting in the radiation-induced fibrotic phenotype
TGF-β1-mediated alterations of rat lung fibroblast differentiation resulting in the radiation-induced fibrotic phenotype
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DOI:
10.1080/095530000138501
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发表时间:
2000-04-01
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Rodemann, HP
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作者:
Hakenjos, L;Bamberg, M;Rodemann, HP
Purpose: To study the influence of TGF-beta 1 and TGF-beta-neutralizing antibodies on the clonogenic activity and terminal differentiation of rat lung fibroblasts following radiation exposure.Material and methods: Early passage rat lung fibroblasts were used in this study. Colony formation assays were applied to determine the radiation sensitivity as well as radiation-induced alterations in differentiation pattern. Based on a TGF-beta 1-specific. ELISA system, the amount of TGF-beta 1 in the culture medium of sham-irradiated and irradiated cultures was determined.Results: Applying immediate (ip) and delayed plating (dp) procedures for cells irradiated in the subconfluent state, distinct differences in the radiation dose-response curves could Le observed (SF2(ip) 0.20 +/- 0.025 versus SF2(dp) 0.51 +/- 0.0077). Upon irradiation with a single dose of 4 Gy the level of TGF-beta 1 found in the culture medium increased by about 60%. Radiation-induced. terminal differentiation of progenitor fibroblasts (MF) to postmitotic fibrocytes (PMF) was expressed by the change of the ratio of PMF:MF (0.8 at 0 Gy versus 3.0 at 4 Gy). Neutralizing antibodies directed against TGF-beta inhibited both the radiation-induced reduction in clonogenic activity of rat lung fibroblasts as well as the radiation-induced terminal differentiation of MF progenitor fibroblasts to PMF postmitotic fibrocytes.Conclusion: The results indicate the important role of TGF-beta 1 in triggering radiation-induced inhibition of clonogenic activity as well as terminal differentiation of rat lung fibroblasts. The data presented support the hypothesis that terminal differentiation is an essential cellular process in the development of radiation-induced fibrosis in the lung.