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FASEB J. 30, 1823-1835 (2016)
TGF-β is important in lung injury and remodeling processes. TGF-β and Wingless/integrase-1 (WNT) signaling are interconnected; however, the WNT ligand-receptor complexes involved are unknown. Thus, we aimed to identify Frizzled (FZD) receptors that mediate TGF-β-induced profibrotic signaling. MRC-5 and primary human lung fibroblasts were stimulated with TGF-β1, WNT-5A, or WNT-5B in the presence and absence of specific pathway inhibitors. Specific small interfering RNA was used to knock down FZD8. In vivo studies using bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis were performed in wild-type and FZD8-deficient mice. TGF-β1 induced FZD8 specifically via Smad3-dependent signaling in MRC-5 and primary human lung fibroblasts. It is noteworthy that FZD8 knockdown reduced TGF-β1-induced collagen Iα1, fibronectin, versican, α-smooth muscle (sm)-actin, and connective tissue growth factor. Moreover, bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis was attenuated in FZD8-deficient mice in vivo. Although inhibition of canonical WNT signaling did not affect TGF-β1-induced gene expression in vitro, noncanonical WNT-5B mimicked TGF-β1-induced fibroblast activation. FZD8 knockdown reduced both WNT-5B-induced gene expression of fibronectin and α-sm-actin, as well as WNT-5B-induced changes in cellular impedance. Collectively, our findings demonstrate a role for FZD8 in TGF-β-induced profibrotic signaling and imply that WNT-5B may be the ligand for FZD8 in these responses.
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Publikationstyp
Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter
Wnt Signaling ; Airway Remodeling ; Extracellular Matrix ; Myofibroblast Differentiation; Airway Smooth-muscle; Idiopathic Pulmonary-fibrosis; Growth-factor-beta; Extracellular-matrix Production; Molecular-mechanisms; Response Element; Catenin; Cells; Expression; Myofibroblast
Sprache
englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr
2016
HGF-Berichtsjahr
2016
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0892-6638
e-ISSN
1530-6860
Zeitschrift
FASEB Journal
Quellenangaben
Band: 30,
Heft: 5,
Seiten: 1823-1835
Verlag
Wiley
Verlagsort
Bethesda, Md.
Begutachtungsstatus
Peer reviewed
Institut(e)
Institute of Lung Health and Immunity (LHI)
POF Topic(s)
30503 - Chronic Diseases of the Lung and Allergies
Forschungsfeld(er)
Lung Research
PSP-Element(e)
G-551800-001
PubMed ID
26849959
WOS ID
WOS:000374879400013
Erfassungsdatum
2016-02-08