Sirt1 regulates canonical TGF-beta signalling to control fibroblast activation and tissue fibrosis

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00023728:_____/16:N0000080

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205740" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205740</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205740" target="_blank" >10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205740</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Sirt1 regulates canonical TGF-beta signalling to control fibroblast activation and tissue fibrosis

Original language description

Background Sirt1 is a member of the sirtuin family of proteins. Sirt1 is a class III histone deacetylase with important regulatory roles in transcription, cellular differentiation, proliferation and metabolism. As aberrant epigenetic modifications have been linked to the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis (SSc), we aimed to investigate the role of Sirt1 in fibroblast activation. Methods Sirt1 expression was analysed by real-time PCR, western blot and immunohistochemistry. Sirt1 signalling was modulated with the Sirt1 agonist resveratrol and by fibroblast-specific knockout. The role of Sirt1 was evaluated in bleomycin-induced skin fibrosis and in mice overexpressing a constitutively active transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) receptor I (TBRIact). Results The expression of Sirt1 was decreased in patients with SSc and in experimental fibrosis in a TGF-beta-dependent manner. Activation of Sirt1 potentiated the profibrotic effects of TGF-beta with increased Smad reporter activity, elevated transcription of TGF-beta target genes and enhanced release of collagen. In contrast, knockdown of Sirt1 inhibited TGF-beta/SMAD signalling and reduced release of collagen in fibroblasts. Consistently, mice with fibroblast-specific knockdown of Sirt1 were less susceptible to bleomycin-or TBRIact-induced fibrosis. Conclusions We identified Sirt1 as a crucial regulator of TGF-beta/Smad signalling in SSc. Although Sirt1 is downregulated, this decrease is not sufficient to counterbalance the excessive activation of TGF-beta signalling in SSc. However, augmentation of this endogenous regulatory mechanism, for example, by knockdown of Sirt1, can effectively inhibit TGF-beta signalling and exerts potent antifibrotic effects. Sirt1 may thus be a key regulator of fibroblast activation in SSc.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FE - Other fields of internal medicine

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

ISSN

0003-4967

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

75

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

226-233

UT code for WoS article

000366402400030

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-84953886622