Effect of vasopressin on type IV collagen production in human mesangial cells |
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Authors: | Tahara Atsuo Tsukada Junko Tomura Yuichi Suzuki Takeshi Yatsu Takeyuki Shibasaki Masayuki |
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Institution: | aInstitute for Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc., 5-2-3, Toukoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 300-2698, Japan |
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Abstract: | Production of extracellular matrix proteins, such as type IV collagen and fibronectin, by mesangial cells contributes to progressive glomerulosclerosis. In this study, the ability of vasopressin (AVP), which causes mesangial cell proliferation and hypertrophy, to stimulate type IV collagen production by cultured human mesangial cells was examined using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. AVP induced a concentration-dependent increase in the production of type IV collagen and this effect was potently and concentration-dependently inhibited by AVP V1A receptor antagonists, including YM218. AVP also induced a concentration-dependent increase in transforming growth factor (TGF)-β secretion by human mesangial cells and this effect was inhibited by V1A receptor antagonists. Furthermore, TGF-β also induced an increase in the production of type IV collagen; the AVP-enhanced production of type IV collagen was inhibited by an anti-TGF-β antibody. These findings indicate that AVP stimulates synthesis of type IV collagen by cultured human mesangial cells through the induction of TGF-β synthesis mediated by V1A receptors; consequently, AVP contributes to glomerular remodeling and extracellular matrix accumulation observed in glomerular diseases. |
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Keywords: | Vasopressin V1A receptors YM218 Mesangial cells Type IV collagen Transforming growth factor-β |
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