Synergistic enhancement of type I and III collagen production in cultured fibroblasts by transforming growth factor-β and ascorbate |
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Authors: | W D Appling W R O''Brien D A Johnston M Duvic |
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Affiliation: | Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030. |
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Abstract: | Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) is a prototype of a family of polypeptides that regulates cellular growth and phenotypic differentiation [(1986) Science 233, 532-534; (1987) Cell 49, 437-438]. TGF-β injection induces angiogenesis and fibrosis locally [(1986) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 83, 4167-4171; (1987) Science 237, 1333-1336] and stimulates the synthesis of extracellular matrix proteins, fibronectin, collagens, and proteoglycans in vitro in many cell types [(1986) J. Biol. Chem. 261, 4337-4345; (1987) Biochem J. 247, 597-604]. Ascorbate is also known to induce collagen synthesis and to promote wound healing [(1988) J. Invest. Dermatol. 90, 420-424; (1986) Coll. Rel. Res. 6, 455-466]. We report that in cultured human skin fibroblasts, ascorbate and TGF-β synergistically enhance the biosynthesis of type I and III collagens and their steady-state mRNAs. TGF-β alone has no enhancing effect on type III collagen synthesis. The cooperation between ascorbate and TGF-β may be of significance in wound healing and in disorders of fibrosis. |
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Keywords: | Transforming growth factor-β Ascorbate Vitamin C Collagen (Dermal fibroblast) |
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