ArticleCommunications biology2023
Macrophage-derived GPNMB trapped by fibrotic extracellular matrix promotes pulmonary fibrosis.
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Abstract
Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a form of progressive lung disease characterized by chronic inflammation and excessive extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition. However, the protein changes in fibrotic ECM during PF and their contribution to fibrosis progression are unclear. Here we show that changes in expression of ECM components and ECM remodeling had occurred in silica-instilled mice. The macrophage-derived glycoprotein nonmetastatic melanoma protein B (GPNMB) captured by fibrotic ECM may activate resident normal fibroblasts around the fibrotic foci. Functional experiments demonstrated the activation of fibroblasts in fibrotic ECM, which was alleviated by GPNMB-neutralizing antibodies or macrophage deletion in the ECM of silica-instilled mice. Moreover, the Serpinb2 expression level was increased in fibroblasts in fibrotic ECM, and the expression of CD44 was increased in silica-instilled mice. In conclusion, macrophage-derived GPNMB is trapped by fibrotic ECM during transport and may activate fibroblasts via the CD44/Serpinb2 pathway, thus leading to the further development of fibrosis.
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