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Article: Smad7 inhibits fibrotic effect of TGF-β on renal tubular epithelial cells by blocking Smad2 activation

TitleSmad7 inhibits fibrotic effect of TGF-β on renal tubular epithelial cells by blocking Smad2 activation
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Issue Date2002
PublisherAmerican Society of Nephrology. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.jasn.org
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Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology, 2002, v. 13 n. 6, p. 1464-1472 How to Cite?
AbstractIt has been shown that transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) is a potent mediator in renal fibrosis and that Smad proteins are critical intracellular mediators in TGF-β signaling. It is here reported that TGF-β mediates renal fibrogenesis in tubular epithelial cells (TEC) in association with the activation of Smad2 and that overexpression of Smad7 blocks this fibrotic process. Using a normal rat kidney tubular epithelial cell line (NRK52E), it was determined that TGF-β induces Smad2 phosphorylation and nuclear localization in both a dose- and time-dependent manner. The activation of Smad2 was evident at 5 min (20%), peaked at 15 to 30 min (85%), and declined to baseline levels by 2 h (5 to 10%). This was associated with de novo expression of collagens I, III, and IV and the transformation of TEC into a "myofibroblast" phenotype with de novo expression of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and with the loss of E-cadherin (>50%). To investigate a negative regulatory role of Smad7 in renal fibrosis, the Smad 7 gene was stably transfected and its expression was tightly controlled by doxycycline into NRK52E cells. Overexpression of Smad7 induced by doxycycline results in marked inhibition of TGF-β-induced Smad2 activation (90% ↓) with the prevention of collagen synthesis and myofibroblast transformation. Thus, Smad2 activation occurs in the fibrogenic response of TEC to TGF-β, and this process is blocked by overexpression of Smad7. This indicates that Smad signaling is a key pathway of TGF-β-mediated renal fibrosis and suggests that treatments targeting the inactivation of Smad2 by overexpression of Smad7 may provide a new therapeutic strategy for renal fibrosis.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/78304
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2023 Impact Factor: 10.3
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 3.409
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dc.contributor.authorLi, JHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorZhu, HJen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHuang, XRen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLai, KNen_HK
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, RJen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLan, HYen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T07:41:24Z-
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dc.date.issued2002en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of The American Society Of Nephrology, 2002, v. 13 n. 6, p. 1464-1472en_HK
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dc.description.abstractIt has been shown that transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) is a potent mediator in renal fibrosis and that Smad proteins are critical intracellular mediators in TGF-β signaling. It is here reported that TGF-β mediates renal fibrogenesis in tubular epithelial cells (TEC) in association with the activation of Smad2 and that overexpression of Smad7 blocks this fibrotic process. Using a normal rat kidney tubular epithelial cell line (NRK52E), it was determined that TGF-β induces Smad2 phosphorylation and nuclear localization in both a dose- and time-dependent manner. The activation of Smad2 was evident at 5 min (20%), peaked at 15 to 30 min (85%), and declined to baseline levels by 2 h (5 to 10%). This was associated with de novo expression of collagens I, III, and IV and the transformation of TEC into a "myofibroblast" phenotype with de novo expression of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and with the loss of E-cadherin (>50%). To investigate a negative regulatory role of Smad7 in renal fibrosis, the Smad 7 gene was stably transfected and its expression was tightly controlled by doxycycline into NRK52E cells. Overexpression of Smad7 induced by doxycycline results in marked inhibition of TGF-β-induced Smad2 activation (90% ↓) with the prevention of collagen synthesis and myofibroblast transformation. Thus, Smad2 activation occurs in the fibrogenic response of TEC to TGF-β, and this process is blocked by overexpression of Smad7. This indicates that Smad signaling is a key pathway of TGF-β-mediated renal fibrosis and suggests that treatments targeting the inactivation of Smad2 by overexpression of Smad7 may provide a new therapeutic strategy for renal fibrosis.en_HK
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dc.publisherAmerican Society of Nephrology. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.jasn.orgen_HK
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dc.titleSmad7 inhibits fibrotic effect of TGF-β on renal tubular epithelial cells by blocking Smad2 activationen_HK
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