Peters, Andreas S., Brunner, Georg, Krieg, Thomas and Eckes, Beate (2015). Cyclic mechanical strain induces TGF beta 1-signalling in dermal fibroblasts embedded in a 3D collagen lattice. Arch. Dermatol. Res., 307 (2). S. 191 - 198. NEW YORK: SPRINGER. ISSN 1432-069X

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Abstract

Many tissues are constantly exposed to mechanical stress, e.g. shear stress in vascular endothelium, compression forces in cartilage or tensile strain in the skin. Dermal fibroblasts can differentiate into contractile myofibroblasts in a process requiring the presence of TGF beta 1 in addition to mechanical load. We aimed at investigating the effect of cyclic mechanical strain on dermal fibroblasts grown in a three-dimensional environment. Therefore, murine dermal fibroblasts were cultured in collagen gels and subjected to cyclic tension at a frequency of 0.1 Hz (6 cycles/min) with a maximal increase in surface area of 10 % for 24 h. This treatment resulted in a significant increase in active TGF beta 1 levels, leaving the amount of total TGF beta 1 unaffected. TGF beta 1 activation led to pSMAD2-mediated transcriptional elevation of downstream mediators, such as CTGF, and an auto-induction of TGF beta 1, respectively.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Peters, Andreas S.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Brunner, GeorgUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Krieg, ThomasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Eckes, BeateUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-406354
DOI: 10.1007/s00403-014-1514-2
Journal or Publication Title: Arch. Dermatol. Res.
Volume: 307
Number: 2
Page Range: S. 191 - 198
Date: 2015
Publisher: SPRINGER
Place of Publication: NEW YORK
ISSN: 1432-069X
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
GROWTH-FACTOR-BETA; ACTIVATES LATENT TGF-BETA-1; EXTRACELLULAR-MATRIX; GENE-EXPRESSION; TENSILE STRAIN; SCLERODERMA; STRESS; CELLS; CTGF; GELSMultiple languages
DermatologyMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/40635

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