BMP-7 opposes TGF-β1-mediated collagen induction in mouse pulmonary myofibroblasts through Id2

Nobuhiro Izumi, Shinjiro Mizuguchi, Yutaka Inagaki, Shizuya Saika, Norifumi Kawada, Yuji Nakajima, Kiyotoshi Inoue, Shigefumi Suehiro, Scott L. Friedman, Kazuo Ikeda

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Abstract

Mesenchymal cells, primarily fibroblasts and myofibroblasts, are the principal matrix-producing cells during pulmonary fibrogenesis. Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β signaling plays an important role in stimulating the expression of type I collagen of these cells. Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-7, a member of the TGF-β superfamily, has been reported to oppose the fibrogenic activity of TGF-β1. Here, we have addressed the effects of BMP-7 on the fibrogenic activity of pulmonary myofibroblasts. We first established cell lines from the lungs of transgenic mice harboring the COL1A2 upstream sequence fused to luciferase. They displayed a spindle shape and expressed vimentin and α-smooth muscle actin, but not E-cadherin. COL1A2 promoter activity was dose dependently induced by TGF-β1, which was further augmented by adenoviral overexpression of Smad3, but was downregulated by Smad7. Under the identical condition, adenoviral overexpression of BMP-7 attenuated the TGF-β1-dependent COL1A2 promoter activity. By immunocytochemistry, the ectopic expression of BMP-7 led to the nuclear localization of phospho-Smad1/5/8 and suppressed that of Smad3. BMP-7 suppressed the expression of mRNAs for COL1A2 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 while increasing those of inhibitors of differentiation (Id) 2 and 3. Ectopic expression of Id2 and Id3 was found to decrease the COL1A2 promoter activity. Finally, BMP-7 and Id2 decreased TGF-β1-dependent collagen protein secretion. In conclusion, these data demonstrate that BMP-7 antagonizes the TGF-β1-dependent fibrogenic activity of mouse pulmonary myofibroblastic cells by inducing Id2 and Id3.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)L120-L126
JournalAmerican Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Volume290
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2006

Keywords

  • Bone morphogenetic protein
  • Inhibitors of differentiation
  • Transforming growth factor

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