ArticleThe American journal of pathology2017
Antifibrotic Actions of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ Ligands in Corneal Fibroblasts Are Mediated by β-Catenin-Regulated Pathways.
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- Human Liver Stem Cell Derived Extracellular Vesicles Alleviate Kidney Fibrosis by Interfering with the β-Catenin Pathway through miR29b.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- Human platelet lysate as a replacement for fetal bovine serum in human corneal stromal keratocyte and fibroblast culture.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2021Article
- The Roles of Various Prostaglandins in Fibrosis: A Review.Biomolecules · 2021Review
- Ethylparaben induces subconjunctival fibrosis via the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2021Article
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- Rhubarb and Astragalus Capsule Attenuates Renal Interstitial Fibrosis in Rats with Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction by Alleviating Apoptosis through Regulating Transforming Growth Factor beta1 (TGF-β1)/p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases (p38 MAPK) Pathway.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2020Article
- Semaphorin 3A potentiates the profibrotic effects of transforming growth factor-β1 in the cornea.Biochemical and biophysical research communications · 2020Article
- Glycogen synthase kinase-3β: a promising candidate in the fight against fibrosis.Theranostics · 2020Review
- Cryptotanshinone Ameliorates Radiation-Induced Lung Injury in Rats.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2019Article
- Corneal myofibroblasts inhibit regenerating nerves during wound healing.Scientific reports · 2018Article
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Abstract
Wound healing after corneal injury typically involves fibrosis, with transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) as one of its strongest mediators. A class of small molecules-peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) ligands-exert potent antifibrotic effects in the cornea by blocking phosphorylation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). However, why this blocks fibrosis remains unknown. Herein, we show that PPARγ ligands (rosiglitazone, troglitazone, and 15-deoxy-Δ12,14-prostaglandin J2) decrease levels of β-catenin. We also show that β-catenin siRNA and the Wingless/integrated (Wnt) inhibitor pyrvinium block the ability of corneal fibroblasts to up-regulate synthesis of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), collagen 1 (COL1), and fibronectin (FN) in response to TGF-β1. Activation of TGF-β receptors and p38 MAPK increased glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β) phosphorylation, whereas a chemical inhibitor of p38 MAPK (SB203580) reduced the phosphorylation of GSK3β, decreasing active β-catenin levels in both cytoplasmic and nuclear fractions. Finally, lithium chloride, a GSK3 inhibitor, also attenuated the TGF-β1-induced increase in α-SMA, COL1, and FN expression. All in all, our results suggest that TGF-β1 stimulation increases active β-catenin concentration in cultured corneal fibroblasts through p38 MAPK regulation of canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling, increasing α-SMA, COL1, and FN synthesis. Thus, PPARγ ligands, by blocking TGF-β1-induced p38 MAPK phosphorylation, prevent increases in both total and active β-catenin through p38 MAPK-GSK3β signaling.
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