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KMID : 0620920170490110009
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Experimental & Molecular Medicine
2017 Volume.49 No. 11 p.9 ~ p.9
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Integrin alpha 11 in the regulation of the myofibroblast phenotype: implications for fibrotic diseases
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Bansal Ruchi
Nakagawa Shigeki
Yazdani Saleh
Van Baarlen Joop
Venkatesh Anu
Koh Anna P.
Song Won-Min
Goossens Nicolas
Watanabe Hideo
Beasley Mary B.
Powell Charles A.
Storm Gert
Kaminski Naftali
Van Goor Harry
Friedman Scott L.
Hoshida Yujin
Prakash Jai
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Abstract
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Tissue fibrosis, characterized by excessive accumulation of aberrant extracellular matrix (ECM) produced by myofibroblasts, is a growing cause of mortality worldwide. Understanding the factors that induce myofibroblastic differentiation is paramount to prevent or reverse the fibrogenic process. Integrin-mediated interaction between the ECM and cytoskeleton promotes myofibroblast differentiation. In the present study, we explored the significance of integrin alpha 11 (ITGA11), the integrin alpha subunit that selectively binds to type I collagen during tissue fibrosis in the liver, lungs and kidneys. We showed that ITGA11 was co-localized with α-smooth muscle actin-positive myofibroblasts and was correlatively induced with increasing fibrogenesis in mouse models and human fibrotic organs. Furthermore, transcriptome and protein expression analysis revealed that ITGA11 knockdown in hepatic stellate cells (liver-specific myofibroblasts) markedly reduced transforming growth factor β-induced differentiation and fibrotic parameters. Moreover, ITGA11 knockdown dramatically altered the myofibroblast phenotype, as indicated by the loss of protrusions, attenuated adhesion and migration, and impaired contractility of collagen I matrices. Furthermore, we demonstrated that ITGA11 was regulated by the hedgehog signaling pathway, and inhibition of the hedgehog pathway reduced ITGA11 expression and fibrotic parameters in human hepatic stellate cells in vitro, in liver fibrosis mouse model in vivo and in human liver slices ex vivo. Therefore, we speculated that ITGA11 might be involved in fibrogenic signaling and might act downstream of the hedgehog signaling pathway. These findings highlight the significance of the ITGA11 receptor as a highly promising therapeutic target in organ fibrosis.
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KEYWORD
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Mechanisms of disease, Translational research
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