Type I procollagen production and cell proliferation is mediated by transforming growth factor-beta in a model of hepatic fibrosis

Endocrinology
G Eghbali-FatourechiL A Fitzpatrick

Abstract

Fibrosis is a significant component of advanced chronic inflammatory liver diseases and is caused by the accumulation of extracellular matrix, including type I procollagen. The mechanism by which fibrosis develops in liver tissue remains unknown. We tested the effects of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-beta), a cytokine that alters cell differentiation and proliferation, and bleomycin, a cytotoxic glycopeptide antibiotic, on cultured isolated rat hepatocytes. TGF-beta (1 ng/ml) inhibited radiolabeled thymidine incorporation 39% at 24 h and 69% at 48 h. Inhibition of hepatocyte proliferation was dose dependent. Bleomycin (1 microgram/ml) significantly inhibited radiolabeled thymidine incorporation at 48 h (44%). Neutralizing antibody to thymidine incorporation at 48 h (44%). Neutralizing antibody to TGF-beta (TGF-beta-Ab) attenuated the inhibition of proliferation by TGF-beta and bleomycin in a concentration-dependent manner. The addition of either TGF-beta or bleomycin increased immunostaining of type I procollagen in hepatocytes. The addition of TGF-beta-Ab alone increased cell proliferation, suggesting that neutralization of endogenous TGF-beta may attenuate the inhibition of hepatocyte proliferation. These data sugges...Continue Reading

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