Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8302053 | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids | 2015 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Transforming growth factor β2 (TGF-β2) is well known to stimulate the expression of pro-fibrotic connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in several cell types including human mesangial cells. The present study demonstrates that TGF-β2 enhances sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 5 (S1P5) mRNA and protein expression in a time and concentration dependent manner. Pharmacological and siRNA approaches reveal that this upregulation is mediated via activation of classical TGF-β downstream effectors, Smad and mitogen-activated protein kinases. Most notably, inhibition of Gi with pertussis toxin and downregulation of S1P5 by siRNA block TGF-β2-stimulated upregulation of CTGF, demonstrating that Gi coupled S1P5 is necessary for TGF-β2-triggered expression of CTGF in human mesangial cells. Overall, these findings indicate that TGF-β2 dependent upregulation of S1P5 is required for the induction of pro-fibrotic CTGF by TGF-β. Targeting S1P5 might be an attractive novel approach to treat renal fibrotic diseases.
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Authors
Christin Wünsche, Alexander Koch, Roel Goldschmeding, Stephanie Schwalm, Dagmar Meyer zu Heringdorf, Andrea Huwiler, Josef Pfeilschifter,