期刊
LIFE SCIENCES
卷 250, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117569
关键词
Diabetes; Cardiac fibroblasts; Advanced glycation end products; Receptor for AGEs; AGE/RAGE signaling; 3D extracellular matrix
资金
- US Army Medical Research Award [81XWH-16-1-0710]
- University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy
- Department of BioMolecular Sciences
Individuals suffering from diabetes have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular complications such as heart failure. Heart failure can be a result of the stiffening of the left ventricle, which occurs when cardiac fibroblasts become active and begin to remodel the extracellular matrix (ECM). Fibroblast activation can be triggered by the AGE/RAGE signaling cascade. Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs) are produced and accumulate in the ECM over time in a healthy individual, but under hyperglycemic conditions, this process is accelerated. In this study, we investigated how the presence of AGEs in either non-diabetic or diabetic ECM affected fibroblast-mediated matrix remodeling. In order to address this question, diabetic and non-diabetic fibroblasts were embedded in 3D matrices composed of collagen isolated from either non-diabetic or diabetic mice. Fibroblast function was assessed using gel contraction, migration, and protein expression. Non-diabetic fibroblasts displayed similar gel contraction to diabetic cells when embedded in diabetic collagen. Thus, suggesting the diabetic ECM can alter fibroblast function from an inactive to active state. Addition of AGEs increase the AGE/RAGE cascade leading to increased gel contraction, whereas inhibiting the cascade resulted in little or no gel contraction. These results indicated 1) the ECM from diabetic and non-diabetic mice differ from one another, 2) diabetic ECM can impact fibroblast function and shift them toward an active state, and 3) that fibroblasts can modify the ECM through activation of the AGE/RAGE signaling cascade. These results suggested the importance of understanding the impact diabetes has on the ECM and fibroblast function.
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