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TGFβ-induced matrix production by bronchial fibroblasts in asthma: Budesonide and formoterol effects.

Todorova, Lizbet LU ; Bjermer, Leif LU ; Westergren-Thorsson, Gunilla LU and Miller-Larsson, Anna (2011) In Respiratory Medicine 105(9). p.1296-1307
Abstract
To investigate the mechanisms of enhanced airway deposition of subepithelial collagen in asthma and its sensitivity to drug therapy with combination of an inhaled glucocorticosteroid (GC) and a long-acting β(2)-agonist (LABA), a cell model system involving bronchial fibroblasts derived from biopsies from patients with stable mild-to-moderate asthma has been used. To mimic unstable conditions and severe asthma, fibroblasts were stimulated ex vivo with TGFβ1. Primary fibroblasts established from central bronchial biopsies from 8 asthmatic patients were incubated for 24 h with 0.4% serum or TGFβ1 (10 ng/ml) with/without the GC budesonide (BUD; 10 nM) and/or the LABA formoterol (FORM; 0.1 nM). Procollagen peptide I (PICP), metalloproteinase... (More)
To investigate the mechanisms of enhanced airway deposition of subepithelial collagen in asthma and its sensitivity to drug therapy with combination of an inhaled glucocorticosteroid (GC) and a long-acting β(2)-agonist (LABA), a cell model system involving bronchial fibroblasts derived from biopsies from patients with stable mild-to-moderate asthma has been used. To mimic unstable conditions and severe asthma, fibroblasts were stimulated ex vivo with TGFβ1. Primary fibroblasts established from central bronchial biopsies from 8 asthmatic patients were incubated for 24 h with 0.4% serum or TGFβ1 (10 ng/ml) with/without the GC budesonide (BUD; 10 nM) and/or the LABA formoterol (FORM; 0.1 nM). Procollagen peptide I (PICP), metalloproteinase (MMP)-1 and tissue inhibitor of MMPs (TIMP-1) were determined in culture media using ELISA while the activity of MMP-2, -3, -9 by zymography. Metabolically labeled proteoglycans, biglycan and decorin, associated with collagen fibrillation/deposition, were separated using chromatography and SDS-PAGE. The levels of PICP and biglycan were increased 2-fold by TGFβ1 (p < 0.05). The BUD and FORM combination reduced the PICP increase by 58% (p < 0.01) and the biglycan by 36% (p < 0.05) while each drug alone had no effect. Decorin levels were reduced by TGFβ1 in fibroblasts of most patients; BUD alone and BUD and FORM completely counteracted this decrease. MMPs and TIMP-1 were not affected by TGFβ1 or the drugs. These results suggest that BUD and FORM combination therapy, without affecting metalloproteolytic balance, has a potential to counteract enhanced collagen production by bronchial fibroblasts in asthma and to normalize the production of small proteoglycans which may affect collagen fibrillation and deposition. (Less)
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Lung fibroblasts, Budesonide/formoterol, Asthma, Extracellular matrix, Metalloproteinases, TGF beta 1
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Respiratory Medicine
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105
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9
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1296 - 1307
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Elsevier
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1532-3064
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10.1016/j.rmed.2011.03.020
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English
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  author       = {{Todorova, Lizbet and Bjermer, Leif and Westergren-Thorsson, Gunilla and Miller-Larsson, Anna}},
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  keywords     = {{Lung fibroblasts; Budesonide/formoterol; Asthma; Extracellular matrix; Metalloproteinases; TGF beta 1}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{9}},
  pages        = {{1296--1307}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Respiratory Medicine}},
  title        = {{TGFβ-induced matrix production by bronchial fibroblasts in asthma: Budesonide and formoterol effects.}},
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  doi          = {{10.1016/j.rmed.2011.03.020}},
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