期刊
EXPERIMENTAL LUNG RESEARCH
卷 37, 期 3, 页码 162-174出版社
INFORMA HEALTHCARE
DOI: 10.3109/01902148.2010.524722
关键词
AKT; ERK1/2; human lung fibroblasts; IPF; myofibroblasts; PI3K; PTEN; resveratrol; TGF-beta
资金
- European Community [HEALTH-F2-2007-202224 eurIPFnet]
The authors investigated the role of resveratrol (RV), a natural poliphenolic molecule with several biological activities, in transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta)-induced proliferation and differentiation of ex vivo human pulmonary fibroblasts into myofibroblasts. The effects of RV treatment were evaluated by analyzing TGF-beta-induced alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) expression and collagen production, as well as cell proliferation of both normal and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) lung fibroblasts. Results demonstrate that RV inhibits TGF-beta-induced cell proliferation of both normal and pathological lung fibroblasts, attenuates alpha-SMA expression at both the mRNA and protein levels, and also inhibits intracellular collagen deposition. In order to understand the molecular mechanisms, the authors also investigated the effects of RV treatment on signaling pathways involved in TGF-beta-induced fibrosis. The authors show that RV inhibited TGF-beta-induced phosphorylation of both extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK1/2) and the serine/threonine kinase, Akt. Moreover, RV treatment blocked the TGF-beta-induced decrease in phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) expression levels.
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