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- Title
Intracellular TGF-beta receptor blockade abrogates Smad-dependent fibroblast activation in vitro and in vivo.
- Authors
Ishida, Wataru; Mori, Yasuji; Lakos, Gabriella; Sun, Lihong; Shan, Feng; Bowes, Scott; Josiah, Serene; Lee, Wen-Cherng; Singh, Juswinder; Ling, Leona E; Varga, John
- Abstract
Fibrosis, the hallmark of scleroderma, is characterized by excessive synthesis of collagen and extracellular matrix proteins and accumulation of myofibroblasts. Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta), a potent inducer of collagen synthesis, cytokine production, and myofibroblast transdifferentiation, is implicated in fibrosis. Profibrotic TGF-beta responses are induced primarily via the type I activin-like receptor kinase 5 (ALK5) TGF-beta receptor coupled to Smad signal transducers. Here, we investigated the effect of blocking ALK5 function with SM305, a novel small-molecule kinase inhibitor, on fibrotic TGF-beta responses. In normal dermal fibroblasts, SM305 abrogated the ligand-induced phosphorylation, nuclear import, and DNA-binding activity of Smad2/3 and Smad4, and inhibited Smad2/3-dependent transcriptional responses. Furthermore, SM305 blocked TGF-beta-induced extracellular matrix gene expression, cytokine production, and myofibroblast transdifferentiation. In unstimulated scleroderma fibroblasts, SM305 caused a variable and modest reduction in type I collagen levels, and failed to abrogate constitutive nuclear accumulation of Smad2/3, or alter the proportion of smooth muscle actin stress fiber-positive fibroblasts. In vivo, SM305 prevented TGF-beta-induced Smad2/3 phosphorylation type I collagen (COL1)A2 promoter activation in dermal fibroblasts. Taken together, these results indicate that SM305 inhibits intracellular TGF-beta signaling through selective interference with ALK5-mediated Smad activation, resulting in marked suppression of profibrotic responses induced by TGF-beta in vivo and in vitro.
- Publication
The Journal of investigative dermatology, 2006, Vol 126, Issue 8, p1733
- ISSN
0022-202X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.jid.5700303