PMID- 23583823 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140722 LR - 20131209 IS - 1569-1802 (Electronic) IS - 0945-053X (Linking) VI - 32 IP - 7-8 DP - 2013 Oct-Nov TI - Combined effects of interleukin-1alpha and transforming growth factor-beta1 on modulation of human cardiac fibroblast function. PG - 399-406 LID - S0945-053X(13)00065-6 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.matbio.2013.03.008 [doi] AB - During cardiac remodeling, cardiac fibroblasts (CF) are influenced by increased levels of interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha) and transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGFbeta1). The present study investigated the interaction between these two important cytokines on function of human CF and their differentiation to myofibroblasts (CMF). CF were isolated from human atrial appendage and exposed to IL-1alpha and/or TGFbeta1 (both 0.1 ng/ml). mRNA expression levels of selected genes were determined after 6-24h by real-time RT-PCR, while protein levels were analyzed at 24-48 h by ELISA or western blot. Activation of canonical signaling pathways (NFkappaB, Smad3, p38 MAPK) was determined by western blotting. Differentiation to CMF was examined by collagen gel contraction assays. Exposure of CF to IL-1alpha alone enhanced levels of IL-6, IL-8, matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP3) and collagen III (COL3A1), but reduced the CMF markers alpha-smooth muscle actin (alphaSMA) and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2). By contrast, TGFbeta1 alone had minor effects on IL-6, IL-8 and MMP3 levels, but significantly increased levels of the CMF markers alphaSMA, CTGF, COL1A1 and COL3A1. Co-stimulation with both IL-1alpha and TGFbeta1 increased MMP3 expression synergistically. Furthermore, while TGFbeta1 had no effect on IL-1alpha-induced IL-6 or IL-8 levels, co-stimulation inhibited the TGFbeta1-induced increase in alphaSMA and blocked the gel contraction caused by TGFbeta1. Combining IL-1alpha and TGFbeta1 had no apparent effect on their canonical signaling pathways. In conclusion, IL-1alpha and TGFbeta1 act synergistically to stimulate MMP3 expression in CF. Moreover, IL-1alpha has a dominant inhibitory effect on the phenotypic switch of CF to CMF induced by TGFbeta1. CI - Copyright (c) 2013 International Society of Matrix Biology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - van Nieuwenhoven, Frans A AU - van Nieuwenhoven FA AD - Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: f.vannieuwenhoven@maastrichtuniversity.nl. FAU - Hemmings, Karen E AU - Hemmings KE FAU - Porter, Karen E AU - Porter KE FAU - Turner, Neil A AU - Turner NA LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20130412 PL - Netherlands TA - Matrix Biol JT - Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology JID - 9432592 RN - 0 (COL3A1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Collagen Type III) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1alpha) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (Interleukin-8) RN - 0 (Transforming Growth Factor beta1) RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (MMP3 protein, human) RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 3) SB - IM MH - Blotting, Western MH - Collagen Type III/metabolism MH - Fibroblasts/metabolism/*physiology MH - Gene Expression Regulation/*genetics MH - Humans MH - Interleukin-1alpha/genetics/*metabolism MH - Interleukin-6/metabolism MH - Interleukin-8/metabolism MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 3/metabolism MH - Myocardium/*cytology/metabolism MH - Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Signal Transduction/*physiology MH - Transforming Growth Factor beta1/genetics/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - CF OT - CMF OT - COL1A1 OT - COL3A1 OT - CTGF OT - Cardiac fibroblasts OT - Cytokines OT - ECM OT - Extracellular matrix OT - Fibrosis OT - IL OT - Inflammation OT - MMP OT - Remodeling OT - TGFbeta1 OT - TNFalpha OT - alpha-smooth muscle actin OT - cardiac fibroblast OT - cardiac myofibroblast OT - collagen I OT - collagen III OT - connective tissue growth factor OT - extracellular matrix OT - interleukin OT - matrix metalloproteinase OT - transforming growth factor beta1 OT - tumor necrosis factor alpha OT - alphaSMA EDAT- 2013/04/16 06:00 MHDA- 2014/07/23 06:00 CRDT- 2013/04/16 06:00 PHST- 2013/02/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/03/27 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/03/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/04/16 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/04/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/07/23 06:00 [medline] AID - S0945-053X(13)00065-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.matbio.2013.03.008 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Matrix Biol. 2013 Oct-Nov;32(7-8):399-406. doi: 10.1016/j.matbio.2013.03.008. Epub 2013 Apr 12.