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Gamma-interferon inhibits extracellular matrix synthesis and remodeling in collagen lattice cultures of normal and scleroderma skin fibroblasts.

Abstract：

:Three-dimensional collagen lattice cultures of fibroblasts mimic the in vivo situation better than monolayer cultures. Here, skin fibroblasts from scleroderma patients and healthy controls were cultivated in collagen lattices, and the effects of recombinant human gamma-interferon (IFN-gamma) on these cultures investigated. IFN-gamma inhibited collagen lattice retraction in a dose-dependent way at concentrations ranging from 10 to 10,000 U/ml. This effect was independent of any alteration to the cell proliferation within the lattices. The inhibition was of the same order of magnitude in normal and pathological fibroblasts. The synthesis of collagen and non-collagen proteins, particularly fibronectin, was increased in scleroderma cultures. It was inhibited in both normal and scleroderma fibroblasts by IFN-gamma, with a maximal effect at the concentration 1000 U/ml, but the inhibition of protein synthesis was far more intense in scleroderma than in normal cells. In situ hybridization, Northern blot and dot blot analyses showed that mRNA coding for pro alpha 1(I) collagen was decreased in IFN-gamma-treated cells, indicating an effect at the pretranslational level. IFN-gamma also inhibited glycosaminoglycan synthesis, but in scleroderma cells only. This study shows that IFN-gamma regulates cell behavior in three-dimensional collagen matrices: (i) it decreases protein and specifically glycosaminoglycan synthesis in scleroderma fibroblasts, (ii) it modulates the interactions between cells and matrix that lead to the retraction of the lattice. Whereas collagen synthesis is largely decreased in lattice cultures like in vivo, it remains increased in the case of scleroderma compared to normal fibroblasts and may be down-regulated by IFN-gamma. Similar conclusions may be drawn for fibronectin and glycosaminoglycans. The inhibitory effect of IFN-gamma on the retraction capacity of fibroblasts and on their ability to synthesize increased amounts of extracellular matrix macromolecules may be of potential interest for therapeutic use of IFN-gamma in scleroderma patients.

journal_name

Eur J Cell Biol

journal_title

European journal of cell biology

authors

Gillery P,Serpier H,Polette M,Bellon G,Clavel C,Wegrowski Y,Birembaut P,Kalis B,Cariou R,Maquart FX

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Has Abstract

pub_date

1992-04-01 00:00:00

pages

244-53

issue

eissn

0171-9335

issn

1618-1298

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Gamma-interferon inhibits extracellular matrix synthesis and remodeling in collagen lattice cultures of normal and scleroderma skin fibroblasts.