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PULMONARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS
卷 44, 期 -, 页码 61-69出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2017.03.003
关键词
mTORC2; XPLN; SPARC; Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; HDAC inhibitor
资金
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan [26461202]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [26461201, 26461202] Funding Source: KAKEN
Pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) remains unclear. Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC) is a matricellular protein that participates in the assembly and turnover of the extra cellular matrix, whose expression is regulated by transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta 1 through activation of mammalian target of rapamycin complex 2 (mTORC2). Exchange factor found in platelets, leukemic, and neuronal tissues (XPLN) is an endogenous inhibitor of mTORC2. However, whether XPLN modulates SPARC expression remains unknown. Herein, we investigated the regulatory mechanisms of XPLN in human lung fibroblasts. Effect of XPLN on mTORC2 activity was evaluated by silencing XPLN in human foetal lung fibroblasts (HFL-1 cells), using small interfering RNA. SPARC expression was quantified by quantitative real-time RT-PCR and western blotting. Fibroblasts were treated with TGF-beta 1, histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors, entinostat, or vorinostat, to assess their effects on XPLN expression. Moreover, the effect of mTORC1 inhibition on SPARC and XPLN was examined. XPLN depletion stimulated SPARC expression and Akt phosphorylation on Ser473. TGF-beta 1 treatment down-regulated XPLN via Smad 2/3. XPLN mRNA expression was up-regulated upon treatment with HDAC inhibitors in a concentration dependent manner, and TGF-beta 1-induced SPARC expression was reversed by entinostat treatment. mTORC1 inhibition by rapamycin and Raptor depletion stimulated SPARC expression. In conclusion, this is the first study describing the involvement of XPLN in the regulation of SPARC. These findings may help uncover the regulatory mechanisms of the mTORC2-SPARC axis. The up-regulation of XPLN by HDAC inhibitors may be a novel therapeutic approach in patients with IPF. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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