PMID: 3755204Jan 1, 1986Paper

Type I collagen messenger RNA levels in experimental granulation tissue and silicosis in rats

Medical Biology
J K Mäkelä, E Vuorio

Abstract

A complementary DNA (cDNA) clone was constructed for chick pro alpha 2(I) collagen mRNA. This and previously constructed cDNA clones for chick and human pro alpha 1(I) collagen mRNAs were used to measure levels of type I procollagen messenger RNAs in two experimental models: viscose cellulose sponge-induced experimental granulation tissue and silica-induced experimental lung fibrosis in rats. Both Northern RNA blot and RNA dot hybridizations were used to quantitate procollagen mRNAs during formation of granulation tissue. The period of rapid collagen synthesis was characterized by high levels of procollagen mRNAs, which were reduced when collagen production returned to a low basal level. The rate of collagen synthesis and the levels of procollagen mRNAs during the period of rapid reduction in collagen production did not, however, parallel with each other. This suggests that translational control mechanisms are important during this time in preventing overproduction of collagen. In silicotic lungs, the early stages of fibroblast activation follow a similar path but appear faster. At a later stage, however, the RNA levels increase again and permit collagen synthesis to continue at a high rate, resulting in massive collagen accumu...Continue Reading

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