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Molecular Analysis of Endothelial-mesenchymal Transition Induced by Transforming Growth Factor-β Signaling
Published on: August 3, 2018
Isoform-specific regulation of transforming growth factor-β mRNA expression in macrophages in response to
Yoshiki Yanagawa1, Sachiko Hiraide1, Kenji Iizuka1
1Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Kanazawa 1757, Ishikari-Tobetsu 061-0293, Japan.
Abstract:
Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) is a multifunctional cytokine responsible for both immune regulation and tissue repair. Although TGF-β consists of TGF-β1, -β2, and -β3 in mammals, isoform-selective transcriptional regulation is less well documented in myeloid linage cells such as macrophages. In the present study, the effect of the stress-related catecholamine adrenaline on the expression of TGF-β isoforms in RAW264.7 macrophages and murine bone marrow-derived macrophages was examined. Treatment with adrenaline markedly increased the mRNA expression of TGF-β3 but not of TGF-β1 and -β2. Agonist and antagonist studies indicated that adrenaline-induced TGF-β3 mRNA expression is mediated via β2 -adrenoceptor. Protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor H89 was found to block an increase in adrenoceptor-mediated TGF-β3 mRNA expression. The membrane-permeable cAMP analog 8-Br-cAMP increased the mRNA expression of TGF-β3 but not of TGF-β1 and -β2. Thus, the β2 -adrenoceptor-mediated cAMP-PKA pathway appears to enhance TGF-β3 mRNA expression in macrophages. Adrenoceptor-mediated TGF-β3 expression by macrophages may influence immune regulation and tissue repair in conditions of stress, during which the sympathetic-nervous system releases catecholamines.
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