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- Title
Knockdown of Notch Suppresses Epithelial-mesenchymal Transition and Induces Angiogenesis in Oral Submucous Fibrosis by Regulating TGF-β1.
- Authors
Wang, Jinrong; Yang, Liyan; Mei, Jie; Li, Zhixin; Huang, Yuqi; Sun, Honglan; Zheng, Kaiyue; Kuang, Huifang; Luo, Wen
- Abstract
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic disorder with a high malignant transformation rate. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and angiogenesis are key events in OSF. The Notch signaling plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of various fibrotic diseases, including OSF. Our study aimed to explore the effects of Notch on the EMT and angiogenesis processes during the development of OSF. The expression of Notch in OSF tissues versus normal buccal mucosa samples was compared. Arecoline was used to induce myofibroblast transdifferentiation of buccal mucosal fibroblasts (BMFs). Short hairpin RNA technique was used to knockdown Notch in BMFs. Pirfenidone and SRI-011381 were used to inhibit and activate the TGF-β1 signaling pathway in BMFs, respectively. The expression of Notch was markedly upregulated in OSF tissues and fibrotic BMFs. Knockdown of Notch significantly decreased the viability and promoted apoptosis in BMFs subjected to arecoline stimulation. Downregulation of Notch also significantly suppressed the EMT process, as shown by the reduction of N-cadherin and vimentin with concomitant upregulation of E-cadherin. In addition, knockdown of Notch upregulated VEGF and enhanced the angiogenic activity of fBMFs. Moreover, inhibition of TGF-β1 suppressed viability and EMT, promoted apoptosis, and induced angiogenesis of fBMFs, while activation of TGF-β1 significantly diminished the effects of Notch knockdown on fBMFs. Knockdown of Notch suppressed EMT and induced angiogenesis in OSF by regulating TGF-β1, suggesting that the Notch-TGF-β1 pathway may serve as a therapeutic intervention target for OSF. Highlights: Notch is upregulated in oral submucous fibrosis tissues and fibrotic buccal mucosal fibroblasts (fBMFs). Knockdown of Notch suppresses the viability and epithelial-mesenchymal transition, promotes apoptosis, and induces angiogenesis in fBMFs. Activation of the transforming growth factor beta 1 signaling diminished the effects of Notch knockdown on fBMFs.
- Subjects
OPEN Software Foundation; NOTCH genes; ORAL submucous fibrosis; EPITHELIAL-mesenchymal transition; TRANSFORMING growth factors-beta; NOTCH effect; NEOVASCULARIZATION
- Publication
Biochemical Genetics, 2024, Vol 62, Issue 2, p1055
- ISSN
0006-2928
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10528-023-10452-3