Inhibition of activin receptor-like kinase 5 attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis |
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Authors: | Higashiyama Hiroyuki Yoshimoto Daisuke Kaise Toshihiko Matsubara Shigeki Fujiwara Masatoshi Kikkawa Hideo Asano Satoshi Kinoshita Mine |
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Affiliation: | Pharmacology Department, Tsukuba Research Laboratories, GlaxoSmithKline KK, 43 Wadai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 300-4247, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Activin receptor-like kinase 5 (ALK5) is a type I receptor of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta. ALK5 inhibition has been reported to attenuate the tissue fibrosis including pulmonary fibrosis, renal fibrosis and liver fibrosis. To elucidate the inhibitory mechanism of ALK5 inhibitor on pulmonary fibrosis in vivo, we performed the histopathological assessment, gene expression analysis of extracellular matrix (ECM) genes and immunohistochemistry including receptor-activated Smads (R-Smads; Smad2/3), CTGF, myofibroblast marker (alpha-smooth muscle actin; aSMA) and type I collagen deposition in the lung using Bleomycin (BLM)-induced pulmonary fibrosis model. ALK5 inhibitor, SB-525334 (10 mg/kg or 30 mg/kg) was orally administered at twice a day. Lungs were isolated 5, 7, 9 and 14 days after BLM treatment. BLM treatment led to significant pulmonary fibrotic changes accompanied by significant upregulation of ECM mRNA expressions, Smad2/3 nuclear translocation, CTGF expression, myofibroblast proliferation and type I collagen deposition. SB-525334 treatment attenuated the histopathological alterations in the lung, and significantly decreased the type I and III procollagen and fibronectin mRNA expression. Immunohistochemistry revealed that SB-525334 treatment showed significant attenuation in Smad2/3 nuclear translocation, decrease in CTGF-expressing cells, myofibroblast proliferation and type I collagen deposition. These results suggest that ALK5 inhibition attenuates R-Smads activation thereby attenuates pulmonary fibrosis. |
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Keywords: | ALK5 TGF-beta Smad proteins CTGF Myofibroblast Type I collagen Type III collagen Fibronectin |
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