التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Role of Extracellular Vesicles in the Propagation of Lung Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis. |
| المؤلفون: |
Mouawad, Joe E., Sanderson, Matthew, Sharma, Shailza, Helke, Kristi L., Pilewski, Joseph M., Nadig, Satish N., Feghali‐Bostwick, Carol |
| المصدر: |
Arthritis & Rheumatology; Dec2023, Vol. 75 Issue 12, p2228-2239, 12p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
PULMONARY fibrosis treatment, IN vitro studies, TRANSFORMING growth factors-beta, REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, RODENTS, IN vivo studies, ACADEMIC medical centers, LUNG transplantation, SYSTEMIC scleroderma, CELL communication, ELECTRON microscopy, IMMUNOBLOTTING, EXTRACELLULAR vesicles, NANOPARTICLES, DISEASE complications |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
SOUTH Carolina |
| مستخلص: |
Objectives: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) has the highest mortality rate among the rheumatic diseases, with lung fibrosis leading as the cause of death. A characteristic of severe SSc‐related lung fibrosis is its progressive nature. Although most research has focused on the pathology of the fibrosis, the mechanism mediating the fibrotic spread remains unclear. We hypothesized that extracellular vesicle (EV) communication drives the propagation of SSc lung fibrosis. Methods: EVs were isolated from normal (NL) or SSc‐derived human lungs and primary lung fibroblasts (pLFs). EVs were also isolated from human fibrotic lungs and pLFs induced experimentally with transforming growth factor‐β (TGFβ). Fibrotic potency of EVs was assessed using functional assays in vitro and in vivo. Transmission electron microscopy, nanoparticle tracking analysis, real‐time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT‐qPCR), immunoblotting, and immunofluorescence were used to analyze EVs, their cargo, extracellular matrix (ECM) fractions, and conditioned media. Results: SSc lungs and pLFs released significantly more EVs than NL lungs, and their EVs showed increased fibrotic content and activity. TGFβ‐stimulated NL lung cores and pLFs increased packaging of fibrotic proteins, including fibronectin, collagens, and TGFβ, into released EVs. The EVs induced a fibrotic phenotype in recipient pLFs and in vivo in mouse lungs. Furthermore, EVs interacted with and contributed to the ECM. Finally, suppressing EV release in vivo reduced severity of murine lung fibrosis. Conclusions: Our findings highlight EV communication as a novel mechanism for propagation of SSc lung fibrosis. Identifying therapies that reduce EV release, activity, and/or fibrotic cargo in SSc patient lungs may be a viable therapeutic strategy to improve fibrosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
