Increased expression of transforming growth factor beta isoforms (beta 1, beta 2, beta 3) in bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
A SantanaB C Marshall

Abstract

Evidence suggests that transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) may play a central role in a variety of fibroproliferative disorders via the induction of extracellular matrix accumulation. The three mammalian TGF-beta isoforms are present in the normal lung, but very little is known about their expression during lung injury and repair. To more fully understand the role of TGF-beta in lung repair, we investigated the expression of the TGF-beta 1, TGF-beta 2, and TGF-beta 3 isoforms in a bleomycin-induced model of pulmonary fibrosis using immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization techniques. We found expression of the three TGF-beta isoforms, in an identical pattern, widely distributed throughout the normal rat lung: in airways, blood vessels, lung parenchyma, and alveolar macrophages. In general, the distribution of TGF-beta mRNA and protein coincided; however, bronchial epithelial cells were a notable exception, exhibiting immunoreactivity but no mRNA expression. During the "inflammatory" phase (days 1 and 3) of bleomycin-induced injury there was an increase in the mRNA and protein expression of all three TGF-beta isoforms in the injured areas, most prominently in parenchymal cells and alveolar macrophages. There was a fu...Continue Reading

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