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Eotaxin-2/CCL24 and eotaxin-3/CCL26 exert differential profibrogenic effects on human lung fibroblasts
Martin Kohan1, Ilaria Puxeddu, Reuven Reich
1Lung Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Institute of Pulmonology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Background:
Eotaxin-2/CCL24 and eotaxin-3/CCL26 play an important role in eosinophil chemotaxis and activation in asthma. We previously demonstrated that eotaxin/CCL11 is profibrogenic for human lung fibroblasts. The effect of eotaxin-2/ CCL24 and eotaxin-3/CCL26 on lung fibroblasts has not yet been investigated.
Objective:
To evaluate whether eotaxin-2/CCL24 and eotaxin-3/CCL26 modulate fibrotic properties of lung fibroblasts.
Methods:
Fibroblast proliferation was evaluated by means of 3-hydroxythymidine incorporation. Collagen production was assessed by means of 3-hydroxyproline incorporation and biochemical staining. Chemotaxis was determined using Boyden chambers. Expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin was evaluated by means of immunostaining. Transforming growth factor beta1 release was assessed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Parametric analysis of variance, followed by the Tukey-Kramer multiple comparisons test, was used to calculate statistical significance.
Results:
Eotaxin-2/CCL24 but not eotaxin-3/CCL26 stimulated human lung fibroblast proliferation and collagen synthesis. In contrast, eotaxin-3/CCL26 but not eotaxin-2/CCL24 promoted fibroblast migration. Neither eotaxin-2/CCL24 nor eotaxin-3/ CCL26 induced the expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin or transforming growth factor beta1 from lung fibroblasts.
Conclusions:
Eotaxin-2/CCL24 and eotaxin-3/CCL26 have differential profibrogenic effects on human lung fibroblasts. These CC chemokines may, therefore, contribute to airway remodeling in asthma.
