Reactive oxygen species mediate TGF-β1-induced plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 upregulation in mesangial cells

  • Zongpei Jiang
  • , Ji Yeon Seo
  • , Hunjoo Ha
  • , Eun Ah Lee
  • , Yu Seun Kim
  • , Dong Cheol Han
  • , Soo Tack Uh
  • , Choon Sik Park
  • , Hi Bahl Lee

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Abstract

Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) promotes tissue fibrosis by upregulating genes encoding extracellular matrix proteins and by increasing the synthesis of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1). TGF-β1 induces cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and PAI-1 promoter region has binding sites for redox sensitive transcription factors. We, therefore, hypothesized that TGF-β1-induced upregulation of PAI-1 is ROS-dependent. Using cultured glomerular mesangial cells, we confirmed that TGF-β1 induces cellular ROS, upregulates PAI-1 mRNA and protein expression, and suppresses plasmin activity. We further demonstrated that H2O2 stimulates PAI-1 expression and suppresses plasmin activity and that N-acetylcysteine effectively reverses TGF-β1- and H2O2-induced changes in PAI-1 expression and plasmin activity. Basal as well as TGF-β1- and H2O2-induced PAI-1 expression was upregulated by depletion of intracellular GSH. The present data demonstrate that TGF-β1-induced PAI-1 in mesangial cells is ROS-dependent and imply that cellular ROS may be potential therapeutic targets in glomerular fibrosis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)961-966
Number of pages6
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume309
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Oct 2003

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by a grant from Korea Research Foundation (KRF 1999-005-F00025).

Keywords

  • Extracellular matrix
  • Mesangial expansion
  • Oxidative stress
  • Plasmin
  • Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
  • Reactive oxygen species
  • Renal fibrosis
  • Signaling pathway
  • Transforming growth factor-β1

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