Genistein does not inhibit TGF-beta1-induced conversion of human dermal fibroblasts to myofibroblasts.
Physiol Res
; 70(5): 815-820, 2021 11 29.
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ABSTRACT
Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-beta1) is a pro-fibrotic cytokine with a key role in wound repair and regeneration, including induction of fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transition. Genistein is a naturally occurring selective estrogen receptor modulator with promising anti-fibrotic properties. In the present study we aimed to investigate whether genistein modulates TGF-beta1 (canonical and non-canonical) signaling in normal dermal fibroblasts at the protein level (Western blot and immunofluorescence). We demonstrated that TGF-beta1 induces the myofibroblast-like phenotype in the studied fibroblast signaling via canonical (SMAD) and non-canonical (AKT, ERK1/2, ROCK) pathways. Genistein induced only ERK1/2 expression, whereas the combination of TGF-beta1 and genistein attenuated the ERK1/2 and ROCK signaling. Of note, the other studied pathways remained almost unaffected. From this point of view, genistein does not impair conversion of normal fibroblasts to myofibroblast-like cells.
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Assunto principal:
Genisteína
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Fitoestrógenos
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Fator de Crescimento Transformador beta1
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Fibroblastos
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article