Tanimoto K, Suzuki A, Ohno S, Honda K, Tanaka N, Doi T, Yoneno K, Ohno-Nakahara M, Nakatani Y, Ueki M, Tanne K
Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Developmental Biology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan.
J Dent Res. 2004 Jan;83(1):40-4. doi: 10.1177/154405910408300108.
Hyaluronan (HA) synthesis in the synovial membrane is affected by various chemical mediators. It is hypothesized that transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) would be a mediator to modulate HA synthesis in cultured synovial membrane fibroblasts of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Fibroblasts were extracted from the TMJ synovial membrane of four-week-old Japanese white rabbits. The amount of HA and expression levels of HA synthase (HAS) mRNAs induced by TGF-beta 1 treatment were analyzed by means of high-performance liquid chromatography and real-time polymerase chain-reaction, respectively. Both medium and large amounts of HA were enhanced by the stimulation of TGF-beta 1. HAS2 mRNA expression was enhanced 13-fold after six-hour stimulation with TGF-beta 1 (10 ng/mL), whereas HAS3 mRNA expression was not changed significantly. These results suggest that TGF-beta 1 enhances the expression of HAS2 mRNA in the TMJ synovial membrane fibroblasts and may contribute to the production of high-molecular-weight HA in the joint fluid.
滑膜中透明质酸(HA)的合成受多种化学介质影响。据推测,转化生长因子-β1(TGF-β1)可能是调节颞下颌关节(TMJ)滑膜成纤维细胞中HA合成的介质。从四周龄日本白兔的TMJ滑膜中提取成纤维细胞。分别通过高效液相色谱法和实时聚合酶链反应分析TGF-β1处理诱导的HA量和HA合酶(HAS)mRNA的表达水平。TGF-β1刺激可增强中量和大量HA的产生。用TGF-β1(10 ng/mL)刺激6小时后,HAS2 mRNA表达增强了13倍,而HAS3 mRNA表达无明显变化。这些结果表明,TGF-β1增强了TMJ滑膜成纤维细胞中HAS2 mRNA的表达,并可能有助于关节液中高分子量HA的产生。