Naslov
Native human IFN-alpha is a more potent suppressor of HDF response to profibrotic stimuli than recombinant human IFN-alpha

Autori
Šantak, Goran ; Šantak, Maja ; Forčić, Dubravko

Izvornik
Journal of interferon & cytokine research (1079-9907) 27 (2007), 6; 481-490

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Ključne riječi
interferon alpha ; human dermal fibroblasts ; profibrotic stimuli

Sažetak
Interferon-alpha(IFN-alpha) inhibits fibroblast proliferation, differentiation into myofibroblasts, and extracellular matrix synthesis, which are key events during both normal wound repair and fibrotic lesion formation. Unlike recombinant human IFN-alpha (rHuIFN-alpha), a native human IFN-alpha (nHuIFN-alpha) consists of several IFN-alpha subtypes and traces of other cytokines produced by the Sendai virus-stimulated human leukocytes. This study compares the antifibrotic effect of nHuIFN-alpha and rHuIFN- alpha in normal human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs). Treatment of HDF culture with nHuIFNA-alpha markedly affects HDF viability, whereas different rHuIFN-alpha subtypes show various effects. Two of twelve rHuIFN-alpha subtypes (IFN-alpha B2 and IFN-alpha K) significantly reduce cell viability of HDFs compared with nontreated HDFs. However, nHuIFN-alpha significantly reduces HDF cell viability in comparison to both nontreated cells and cells treated with rHuIFN-alpha. The 50% inhibitory concentration (IC(50)) varied 10-fold between nHuIFN-alpha and rHuIFN-alpha (1, 103 IU/mL and 10, 762 IU/mL, respectively). The impact on procollagen type I mRNA synthesis level is comparable at low doses of IFN (100 and 500 IU/mL), whereas at the dose of 1, 000 IU/mL, nHuIFN-alpha shows higher repression of collagen type I gene than does rHuIFN-alpha. Both, nHuIFN- alpha and rHuIFN-alpha antagonize the effect of exogenous transforming growth factor-beta (TGF- beta) and interleukin-4 (IL-4) as measured by the alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha -SMA) and procollagen type I mRNA level, but the effect of nHuIFN-alpha is more pronounced. This study suggests that nHuIFN-alpha is a more potent suppressor of the HDF response to profibrotic stimuli than rHuIFN-alpha, probably because of the synergism between different IFN-alpha subtypes and antifibrotic cytokines and factors.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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Temeljne medicinske znanosti

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