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- Title
Renal fibrosis is not reduced by blocking transforming growth factor-β signaling in matrix-producing interstitial cells.
- Authors
Neelisetty, Surekha; Alford, Catherine; Reynolds, Karen; Woodbury, Luke; Nlandu-Khodo, Stellor; Yang, Haichun; Fogo, Agnes B; Hao, Chuan-Ming; Harris, Raymond C; Zent, Roy; Gewin, Leslie
- Abstract
Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) strongly promotes renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis, but the cellular target that mediates its profibrotic actions has not been clearly identified. While in vitro data suggest that TGF-β-induced matrix production is mediated by renal fibroblasts, the role of these cells in TGF-β-dependent tubulointerstitial fibrosis following renal injury is not well defined. To address this, we deleted the TGF-β type II receptor in matrix-producing interstitial cells using two different inducible Cre models: COL1A2-Cre with a mesenchymal enhancer element and tenascin-Cre that targets medullary interstitial cells, and either the mouse unilateral ureteral obstruction or the aristolochic acid renal injury model. Renal interstitial cells lacking the TGF-β receptor had significantly impaired collagen I production, but, unexpectedly, overall tissue fibrosis was unchanged in the conditional knockouts after renal injury. Thus, abrogating TGF-β signaling in matrix-producing interstitial cells is not sufficient to reduce fibrosis after renal injury.
- Publication
Kidney International, 2015, Vol 88, Issue 3, p503
- ISSN
0085-2538
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1038/ki.2015.51