RRC ID 87282
著者 Okada Y, Shirai K, Miyajima M, Reinach PS, Yamanaka O, Sumioka T, Kokado M, Tomoyose K, Saika S.
タイトル Loss of TRPV4 Function Suppresses Inflammatory Fibrosis Induced by Alkali-Burning Mouse Corneas.
ジャーナル PLoS One
Abstract In humans suffering from pulmonary disease and a mouse model, transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) channel activation contributes to fibrosis. As a corneal alkali burn induces the same response, we determined if such an effect is also attributable to TRPV4 activation in mice. Accordingly, we determined if the alkali burn wound healing responses in wild-type (WT) mice are different than those in their TRPV4-null (KO) counterpart. Stromal opacification due to fibrosis in KO (n = 128) mice was markedly reduced after 20 days relative to that in WT (n = 157) mice. Immunohistochemistry revealed that increases in polymorphonuclear leukocytes and macrophage infiltration declined in KO mice. Semi-quantitative real time RT-PCR of ocular KO fibroblast cultures identified increases in proinflammatory and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 chemoattractant gene expression after injury. Biomarker gene expression of fibrosis, collagen1a1 and α-smooth muscle actin were attenuated along with macrophage release of interleukin-6 whereas transforming growth factor β, release was unchanged. Tail vein reciprocal bone marrow transplantation between WT and KO chimera mouse models mice showed that reduced scarring and inflammation in KO mice are due to loss of TRPV4 expression on both corneal resident immune cells, fibroblasts and infiltrating polymorphonuclear leukocytes and macrophages. Intraperitoneal TRPV4 receptor antagonist injection of HC-067047 (10 mg/kg, daily) into WT mice reproduced the KO-phenotype. Taken together, alkali-induced TRPV4 activation contributes to inducing fibrosis and inflammation since corneal transparency recovery was markedly improved in KO mice.
巻・号 11(12)
ページ e0167200
公開日 2016-1-1
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0167200
PII PONE-D-16-15943
PMID 28030558
PMC PMC5193391
MeSH Actins / genetics Alkalies / pharmacology* Animals Cornea / drug effects Cornea / pathology* Corneal Opacity / complications Eye Burns / chemically induced* Eye Burns / complications Eye Burns / genetics Eye Burns / pathology* Fibrosis Gene Expression Regulation / drug effects Gene Knockout Techniques* Inflammation / pathology Interleukin-6 / genetics Mice TRPV Cation Channels / deficiency* TRPV Cation Channels / genetics* TRPV Cation Channels / metabolism Transforming Growth Factor beta / genetics Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / genetics
IF 2.74
リソース情報
実験動物マウス RBRC01939