Journal
EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY
Volume 106, Issue -, Pages 1-6Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2018.11.004
Keywords
Graves' disease; Orbitopathy; Biomarkers; Inflammatory cytokines; TGF-beta; PAI-1; SERPINs; Fibrosis; Plasmin cascade; Tissue remodeling
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- NIH [GM057242]
- Roach Family Foundation
- Graver Family Endowment
- Friedman Cancer Research Fund
- Butler Family Foundation
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Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO), a complication of Graves' disease (GD), is typified by orbital inflammation, ocular tissue expansion and remodeling and, ultimately, fibrosis. Orbital fibroblasts are key effectors of GO pathogenesis exhibiting exaggerated inflammatory and fibroproliferative responses to cytokines released by infiltrating immune cells. Activated orbital fibroblasts also produce inflammatory mediators that contribute to disease progression, facilitate the orbital trafficking of monocytes and macrophages, promote differentiation of matrix-producing myofibroblasts and stimulate accumulation of a hyaluronan-rich stroma, which leads to orbital tissue edema and fibrosis. Proteomic and transcriptome profiling of the genomic response of ocular and non ocular fibroblasts to INF-gamma and TGF-beta 1 focused on identification of translationally-relevant therapeutic candidates. Induction of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1, SERPINE1), a Glade E member of the serine protease inhibitor (SERPIN) gene family and a prominent regulator of the pericellular proteolytic microenvironment, was one of the most highly up -regulated proteins in INF-gamma-or TGF-beta 1-stimulated GO fibroblasts as well as in severe active GD compared to patients without thyroid disease. PAI-1 has multifunctional roles in inflammatory and fibrotic processes that impact tissue remodeling, immune cell trafficking and survival as well as signaling through several receptor systems. This review focuses on the pathophysiology of the GO fibroblast and possible targets for effective drug therapy.
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