Hepatocyte Growth Factor is a Downstream Effector That Mediates the Antifibrotic Action of Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor-gamma Agonists.
From: Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, S-405 Biomedical Science Tower, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN
- Publish Date: Jan 2006
- ISSN: 1046-6673
- Volume: 17
- Issue: 1
- Pages: 54-65
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Li Yingjian, Wen Xiaoyan, Spataro Bradley C, et al. Hepatocyte Growth Factor is a Downstream Effector That Mediates the Antifibrotic Action of Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor-gamma Agonists.. J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. Jan 2006;17:54-65
Abstract
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma) is a ligand-dependent transcription factor that plays an important role in the regulation of insulin sensitivity and lipid metabolism. Evidence shows that PPAR-gamma agonists also ameliorate renal fibrotic lesions in both diabetic nephropathy and nondiabetic chronic kidney disease. However, little is known about the mechanism underlying their antifibrotic action. This study demonstrated that PPAR-gamma agonists could exert their actions by inducing antifibrotic hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) expression. Incubation of mesangial cells with natural or synthetic PPAR-gamma agonists 15-deoxy-Delta12,14-prostaglandin J2 (15d-PGJ2) or troglitazone and ciglitazone suppressed TGF-beta1-mediated alpha-smooth muscle actin, fibronectin, and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 expression. PPAR-gamma agonists also induced HGF mRNA expression and protein secretion. Transfection studies revealed that 15d-PGJ2 stimulated HGF gene promoter activity, which was dependent on the presence of a novel peroxisome proliferator response element. Treatment of mesangial cells with 15d-PGJ2 induced the binding of PPAR-gamma to the peroxisome proliferator response element in the HGF promoter region. PPAR-gamma agonists also activated c-met receptor tyrosine phosphorylation, induced Smad transcriptional co-repressor TG-interacting factor expression, and blocked TGF-beta/Smad-mediated gene transcription in mesangial cells. Furthermore, ablation of c-met receptor through the LoxP-Cre system in mesangial cells abolished the antifibrotic effect of 15d-PGJ2. PPAR-gamma activation also induced HGF expression in renal interstitial fibroblasts and repressed TGF-beta1-mediated myofibroblast activation. Both HGF and 15d-PGJ2 attenuated Smad nuclear translocation in response to TGF-beta1 stimulation in renal fibroblasts. Together, these findings suggest that HGF may act as a downstream effector that mediates the antifibrotic action of PPAR-gamma agonists.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Cells, Cultured, Fibronectins, Fibrosis, Glomerular Mesangium, Hepatocyte Growth Factor, Humans, Kidney, PPAR gamma, Phosphorylation, Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1, RNA, Messenger, Transforming Growth Factor beta, Transforming Growth Factor beta1
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