Chung So-Hyang, Jung Sun-Ah, Cho Young Jae, Lee Joon H, Kim Eung Kweon
Department of Ophthalmology, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Yonsei Med J. 2007 Dec 31;48(6):949-54. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2007.48.6.949.
To determine whether insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) affects transforming growth factor (TGF-beta)- mediated fibronectin accumulation in human lens epithelial cell line (HLE B-3) cells.
HLE B-3 cells were incubated for 24 hours with TGF-beta (10 ng/ mL), IGF-1 (10 ng/mL), or both. Expression of the fibronectin gene was determined using a real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Fibronectin levels were examined using western blot analysis and immunofluorescence staining.
Expression of the fibronectin gene was not different between the TGF-beta/IGF-1 treated group and the TGF-beta treated group (p= 0.116). However, western blot analysis demonstrated decreased fibronectin levels in human lens epithelial cells treated with TGF-beta and IGF-1 compared to those treated with TGF-beta only (p < 0.01). Immunofluorescence staining disclosed inhibition of TGF-beta-induced fibronectin in the presence of IGF-1.
This study suggests that IGF-1 counteracts TGF-beta-mediated fibronectin accumulation in human lens epithelial cells.
确定胰岛素样生长因子(IGF-1)是否影响转化生长因子(TGF-β)介导的人晶状体上皮细胞系(HLE B-3)细胞中纤连蛋白的积累。
将HLE B-3细胞与TGF-β(10 ng/mL)、IGF-1(10 ng/mL)或两者一起孵育24小时。使用实时逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)测定纤连蛋白基因的表达。使用蛋白质印迹分析和免疫荧光染色检查纤连蛋白水平。
TGF-β/IGF-1处理组和TGF-β处理组之间纤连蛋白基因的表达没有差异(p = 0.116)。然而,蛋白质印迹分析表明,与仅用TGF-β处理的人晶状体上皮细胞相比,用TGF-β和IGF-1处理的细胞中纤连蛋白水平降低(p < 0.01)。免疫荧光染色显示在存在IGF-1的情况下,TGF-β诱导的纤连蛋白受到抑制。
本研究表明IGF-1可抵消TGF-β介导的人晶状体上皮细胞中纤连蛋白的积累。