期刊
LABORATORY INVESTIGATION
卷 99, 期 4, 页码 470-482出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41374-018-0161-1
关键词
-
资金
- NIH [AR 19616]
Excessive connective tissue deposition in skin and various internal organs is characteristic of systemic sclerosis (SSc). The profibrotic growth factor TGF-beta plays a crucial role in SSc pathogenesis. The expression of NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4), a critical mediator of oxidative stress, is potently stimulated by TGF-beta. Here, we evaluated the effect of NOX4 on the development of TGF-beta-induced tissue fibrosis. C57BL6/J control mice and Nox4 knockout mice were implanted subcutaneously with osmotic pumps containing either saline or 2.5 lug TGF-beta 1. After 28 days, skin and lung samples were isolated for histopathologic analysis, measurement of hydroxyproline content and gene expression analysis. Histopathology of skin and lungs from normal C57BL6/J mice treated with TGF-beta 1 showed profound dermal fibrosis and peribronchial and diffuse interstitial lung fibrosis. In contrast, TGF-beta-treated Nox4 knockout mice showed normal skin and lung histology. Hydroxyproline levels in TGF-beta-treated C57BL6/J mice skin and lungs demonstrated significant increases, however, hydroxyproline content of TGF-beta-treated Nox4 knockout mice tissues was not changed. Expression of various profibrotic and fibrosis-associated genes was upregulated in skin and lungs of TGF-beta 1-treated C57BL6/J mice but was not significantly changed in TGF-beta 1-treated Nox4 knockout mice. The induction of skin and lung tissue fibrosis by TGF-beta 1 parenteral administration in mice was abrogated by the genetic deletion of Nox4 confirming that NOX4 is an essential mediator of the profibrotic effects of TGF-beta. These results suggest Nox4 inhibition as a potential therapeutic target for SSc and other fibroproliferative disorders.
作者
我是这篇论文的作者
点击您的名字以认领此论文并将其添加到您的个人资料中。
推荐
暂无数据