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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY
卷 46, 期 -, 页码 39-48出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2013.11.014
关键词
Connective tissue growth factor; Src family kinases; Aurora kinases; ERK; Cell adhesion
资金
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertensiology
- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Friedrich Alexander Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany
Src kinases are regulators of the expression of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2), which plays a role in fibrotic injuries. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the potential of SU6656, a dual inhibitor of Src family and Aurora kinases, to interfere with the synthesis of this pro-fibrotic factor. SU6656 impaired TGF-beta-mediated upregulation of CTGF mRNA and protein in proximal epithelial HKC-8 cells, and also reduced CTGF expression in cells exposed to autocrine growth factors. In association with the inhibition of Src family kinases and diminished focal adhesion kinase activity, adherence of the cells was reduced. Furthermore, SU6656 interfered with Aurora kinase activity resulting in inhibition of cell division and formation multilobular nuclei after 24 h. Comparable alterations were observed in primary tubular cells. When cell division was inhibited by SU6656 or ZM447439, a specific inhibitor of Aurora kinases, CTGF levels were back to control or even increased after 48 h. The activity of RhoA-Rho kinase and ERK signaling was analyzed to delineate the signaling pathways responsible for the biphasic regulation of CTGF. While Rho kinase was not significantly altered by SU6656,ERK activity was inhibited in the early phase and increased after 24-48 h. ERK activity correlated with secreted CTGF. As ZM447439 increased ERK activity only after 48 h, cellular reorganization is likely responsible for triggering the ERK-dependent upregulation of CTGF. Taken together, in non-transformed epithelial cells, SU6656 modulates the expression of the profibrotic factor CTGF in a time-dependent manner by inhibition of Src kinases and Aurora kinases. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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