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Inhibition of Wnt/?-catenin signaling suppresses myofibroblast differentiation of lung resident mesenchymal stem cells and pulmonary fibrosis.

ABSTRACT: An emerging paradigm proposes a crucial role for lung resident mesenchymal stem cells (LR-MSCs) via a fibroblastic transdifferentiation event in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Aberrant activation of Wnt/?-catenin signaling occurs in virtually all fibrotic lung diseases and is relevant to the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). In vitro, by measuring the protein levels of several key components involved in Wnt/?-catenin signaling, we confirmed that this signaling pathway was activated in the myofibroblast differentiation of LR-MSCs. Targeted inhibition of Wnt/?-catenin signaling by a small molecule, ICG-001, dose-dependently impeded the proliferation and transforming growth factor-?1 (TGF-?1)-mediated fibrogenic actions of LR-MSCs. In vivo, ICG-001 exerted its lung protective effects after bleomycin treatment through blocking mesenchymal-myofibroblast transition, repressing matrix gene expression, and reducing cell apoptosis. Moreover, delayed administration of ICG-001 attenuated bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis, which may present a promising therapeutic strategy for intervention of IPF. Interestingly, these antifibrotic actions of ICG-001 are operated by a mechanism independent of any disruption of Smad activation. In conclusion, our study demonstrated that Wnt/?-catenin signaling may be an essential mechanism underlying the regulation of myofibroblast differentiation of LR-MSCs and their further participation in the development of pulmonary fibrosis.

SUBMITTER: Cao H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6134002 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Inhibition of Wnt/β-catenin signaling suppresses myofibroblast differentiation of lung resident mesenchymal stem cells and pulmonary fibrosis.

Cao Honghui H Wang Cong C Chen Xiang X Hou Jiwei J Xiang Zou Z Shen Yi Y Han Xiaodong X

Scientific reports 20180911 1

An emerging paradigm proposes a crucial role for lung resident mesenchymal stem cells (LR-MSCs) via a fibroblastic transdifferentiation event in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Aberrant activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling occurs in virtually all fibrotic lung diseases and is relevant to the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). In vitro, by measuring the protein levels of several key components involved in Wnt/β-catenin signaling, we confirmed that this sig ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundPulmonary fibrosis induced by silica dust is an irreversible, chronic, and fibroproliferative lung disease with no effective treatment at present. Previous studies have shown that early intervention with bone marrow mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (BMSCs) has positive effect on anti-pulmonary fibrosis caused by silica dust. However, early intervention using BMSCs is not practical, and the therapeutic effects of BMSCs advanced intervention on pulmonary fibrosis have rarely been reported. In this study, we investigated the effects of advanced transplantation (on the 28th day after exposure to silica suspension) of BMSCs on an established rat model of pulmonary fibrosis.MethodsSprague Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into four groups including (1) control group (n?=?6) which were normally fed, (2) silica model group (n?=?6) which were exposed to silica suspension (1 mL of 50 mg/mL/rat), (3) BMSC transplantation group (n?=?6) which received 1 mL BMSC suspension (2?×?106 cells/mL) by tail vein injection on the 28th day after exposure to silica suspension, and (4) BMSC-CM (conditioned medium) transplantation group (n?=?6) which received CM from the same cell number by tail vein injection on the 28th day after exposure to silica suspension. On the 56th day after exposure to silica suspension, we used computed tomography (CT), hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), and Masson's trichrome staining to evaluate the changes in lung tissue. We examined the expression of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and Wnt/?-catenin pathway-related proteins in lung tissue using immunohistochemistry and western blotting.ResultsSuccessful construction of a pulmonary fibrosis model was confirmed by H&E and Masson's trichrome staining on the 28th day after exposure to silica suspension. On the 56th day after exposure, pulmonary CT examination showed a relieving effect of BMSCs on silica-induced pulmonary fibrosis which was confirmed by H&E and Masson's trichrome staining. Treatment of BMSCs increased the expression of epithelial marker proteins including E-cadherin (E-cad) and cytokeratin19 (CK19) and reduced the expression of fibrosis marker proteins including Vimentin (Vim) and ?-Smooth actin (?-SMA) after exposure to silica suspension. Furthermore, we found that Wnt/?-catenin signaling pathway is abnormally activated in silica-induced pulmonary fibrosis, and exogenous transplantation of BMSCs may attenuate their expression.ConclusionsBMSC transplantation inhibits the EMT to alleviate silica-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rats and the anti-fibrotic effect potentially by attenuating Wnt/?-catenin signaling. ?: ?.

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Inhibition of Wnt/?-catenin signaling suppresses myofibroblast differentiation of lung resident mesenchymal stem cells and pulmonary fibrosis.

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Inhibition of Wnt/β-catenin signaling suppresses myofibroblast differentiation of lung resident mesenchymal stem cells and pulmonary fibrosis.

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