Regulation of fibroblast Fas expression by soluble and mechanical pro-fibrotic stimuli
dc.contributor.author | Dodi, Amos E | |
dc.contributor.author | Ajayi, Iyabode O | |
dc.contributor.author | Chang, Christine | |
dc.contributor.author | Beard, Meghan | |
dc.contributor.author | Ashley, Shanna L | |
dc.contributor.author | Huang, Steven K | |
dc.contributor.author | Thannickal, Victor J | |
dc.contributor.author | Tschumperlin, Daniel J | |
dc.contributor.author | Sisson, Thomas H | |
dc.contributor.author | Horowitz, Jeffrey C | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-05-13T03:29:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-05-13T03:29:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-05-10 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Respiratory Research. 2018 May 10;19(1):91 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-018-0801-4 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/143539 | |
dc.description.abstract | Abstract Background Fibroblast apoptosis is a critical component of normal repair and the acquisition of an apoptosis-resistant phenotype contributes to the pathogenesis of fibrotic repair. Fibroblasts from fibrotic lungs of humans and mice demonstrate resistance to apoptosis induced by Fas-ligand and prior studies have shown that susceptibility to apoptosis is enhanced when Fas (CD95) expression is increased in these cells. Moreover, prior work shows that Fas expression in fibrotic lung fibroblasts is reduced by epigenetic silencing of the Fas promoter. However, the mechanisms by which microenvironmental stimuli such as TGF-β1 and substrate stiffness affect fibroblast Fas expression are not well understood. Methods Primary normal human lung fibroblasts (IMR-90) were cultured on tissue culture plastic or on polyacrylamide hydrogels with Young’s moduli to recapitulate the compliance of normal (400 Pa) or fibrotic (6400 Pa) lung tissue and treated with or without TGF-β1 (10 ng/mL) in the presence or absence of protein kinase inhibitors and/or inflammatory cytokines. Expression of Fas was assessed by quantitative real time RT-PCR, ELISA and Western blotting. Soluble Fas (sFas) was measured in conditioned media by ELISA. Apoptosis was assessed using the Cell Death Detection Kit and by Western blotting for cleaved PARP. Results Fas expression and susceptibility to apoptosis was diminished in fibroblasts cultured on 6400 Pa substrates compared to 400 Pa substrates. TGF-β1 reduced Fas mRNA and protein in a time- and dose-dependent manner dependent on focal adhesion kinase (FAK). Surprisingly, TGF-β1 did not significantly alter cell-surface Fas expression, but did stimulate secretion of sFas. Finally, enhanced Fas expression and increased susceptibility to apoptosis was induced by combined treatment with TNF-α/IFN-γ and was not inhibited by TGF-β1. Conclusions Soluble and matrix-mediated pro-fibrotic stimuli promote fibroblast resistance to apoptosis by decreasing Fas transcription while stimulating soluble Fas secretion. These findings suggest that distinct mechanisms regulating Fas expression in fibroblasts may serve different functions in the complex temporal and spatial evolution of normal and fibrotic wound-repair responses. | |
dc.title | Regulation of fibroblast Fas expression by soluble and mechanical pro-fibrotic stimuli | |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/143539/1/12931_2018_Article_801.pdf | |
dc.language.rfc3066 | en | |
dc.rights.holder | The Author(s). | |
dc.date.updated | 2018-05-13T03:29:23Z | |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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