Abstract:
:The synthesis of extracellular matrix including collagen during wound healing responses involves signaling via reactive oxygen species (ROS). We hypothesized that NADPH oxidase isoform Nox4 facilitates the stimulatory effects of the profibrotic cytokine transforming growth factor (TGF) β(1) on collagen production in vitro and in vivo. TGFβ(1) stimulated collagen synthesis and hydrogen peroxide generation in mouse cardiac fibroblasts, and both responses were attenuated by a scavenger of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide (EUK-134). Furthermore, by expressing a dominant negative form of Nox4 (Adv-Nox4(ΔNADPH)) in fibroblasts, TGFβ(1)-induced hydrogen peroxide production and collagen production were abrogated, suggesting that Nox4-dependent ROS are important for TGFβ(1) signaling in collagen production. This was confirmed by the inhibitory effect of an adenovirus carrying siRNA targeting Nox4 (Adv-Nox4i) on TGFβ(1)-induced collagen synthesis and expression of activated myofibroblasts marker smooth muscle alpha actin. Finally we used a mouse model of subcutaneous sponge implant to examine the role of Nox4 in the local stimulatory effects of TGFβ(1) on collagen accumulation in vivo. TGFβ(1)-induced collagen accumulation was significantly reduced when the sponges were instilled with Adv-Nox4(ΔNADPH). In conclusion, Nox4 acts as an intermediary in the signaling of TGFβ(1) to facilitate collagen synthesis.
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Biochem Biophys Res Communjournal_title
Biochemical and biophysical research communicationsauthors
Chan EC,Peshavariya HM,Liu GS,Jiang F,Lim SY,Dusting GJdoi
10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.11.138subject
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2013-01-18 00:00:00pages
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