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Modulation by 17,20S(OH)2pD of Fibrosis-Related Mediators in Dermal Fibroblast Lines from Healthy Donors and from Patients with Systemic Sclerosis. 2021

Monica L Brown Lobbins, and Andrzej T Slominski, and Karen A Hasty, and Sicheng Zhang, and Duane D Miller, and Wei Li, and Tae-Kang Kim, and Zorica Janjetovic, and Robert C Tuckey, and Imara-Safi O Scott, and Linda K Myers, and Arnold E Postlethwaite

Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 50 N. Dunlap, Rm. 461R, Memphis, TN 38103, USA.

We previously demonstrated that the non-calcemic pregnacalciferol (pD) analog 17,20S (OH)2pD suppressed TGF-β1-induced type I collagen production in cultured normal human dermal fibroblasts. In the present studies, we examined fibroblasts cultured from the lesional skin of patients with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma (SSc)) and assessed the effects of 17,20S(OH)2pD on fibrosis-related mediators. Dermal fibroblast lines were established from skin biopsies from patients with SSc and healthy controls. Fibroblasts were cultured with either 17,20S(OH)2pD or 1,25(OH)2D3 (positive control) with/without TGF-β1 stimulation and extracted for protein and/or mRNA for collagen synthesis and mediators of fibrosis (MMP-1, TIMP-1, PAI-1, BMP-7, PGES, GLI1, and GLI2). 1 7,20S(OH)2pD (similar to 1,25(OH)2D3) significantly suppressed net total collagen production in TGF-β1-stimulated normal donor fibroblast cultures and in cultures of SSc dermal fibroblasts. 17,20S(OH)2pD (similar to 1,25(OH)2D3) also increased MMP-1, BMP-7, and PGES and decreased TIMP-1 and PAI1 expression in SSc fibroblasts. Although 17,20S(OH)2pD had no effect on Gli1 or Gli2 in SSc fibroblasts, it increased Gli2 expression when cultured with TGF-β1 in normal fibroblasts. These studies demonstrated that 17,20S(OH)2pD modulates mediators of fibrosis to favor the reduction of fibrosis and may offer new noncalcemic secosteroidal therapeutic approaches for treating SSc and fibrosis.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009687	Nuclear Proteins	Proteins found in the nucleus of a cell. Do not confuse with NUCLEOPROTEINS which are proteins conjugated with nucleic acids, that are not necessarily present in the nucleus.	Nucleolar Protein,Nucleolar Proteins,Nuclear Protein,Protein, Nuclear,Protein, Nucleolar,Proteins, Nuclear,Proteins, Nucleolar
D002460	Cell Line	Established cell cultures that have the potential to propagate indefinitely.	Cell Lines,Line, Cell,Lines, Cell
D004872	Ergocalciferols	Derivatives of ERGOSTEROL formed by ULTRAVIOLET RAYS breaking of the C9-C10 bond. They differ from CHOLECALCIFEROL in having a double bond between C22 and C23 and a methyl group at C24.	Calciferols,Vitamin D 2,Ergocalciferol,Vitamin D2,D2, Vitamin
D005347	Fibroblasts	Connective tissue cells which secrete an extracellular matrix rich in collagen and other macromolecules.	Fibroblast
D005355	Fibrosis	Any pathological condition where fibrous connective tissue invades any organ, usually as a consequence of inflammation or other injury.	Cirrhosis,Fibroses
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000071876	Prostaglandin-E Synthases	Oxidoreductases that catalyze the GLUTATHIONE-dependent oxidoreduction of PROSTAGLANDIN H2 to PROSTAGLANDIN E2.	Cytosolic Prostaglandin E2 Synthase,Endoperoxide Isomerase,PGE2 Isomerase,PGE2 Synthase,PGR2 E-Isomerase,PTGES2 Protein,PTGES3 Protein,Prostaglandin E Isomerase,Prostaglandin E Synthase,Prostaglandin E Synthase 1,Prostaglandin E Synthase 2,Prostaglandin E Synthase 3,Prostaglandin E Synthase-1,Prostaglandin E Synthases,Prostaglandin E2 Synthase,Prostaglandin Endoperoxide E Isomerase,Prostaglandin H2 E-Isomerase,Prostaglandin H2-Prostaglandin E2 Isomerase,Prostaglandin R2 E-Isomerase,Prostaglandin-E Synthase,E Synthases, Prostaglandin,Isomerase, Endoperoxide,Isomerase, PGE2,Isomerase, Prostaglandin E,PGR2 E Isomerase,Prostaglandin H2 E Isomerase,Prostaglandin H2 Prostaglandin E2 Isomerase,Prostaglandin R2 E Isomerase,Synthase, PGE2,Synthase, Prostaglandin E,Synthase, Prostaglandin E2,Synthase, Prostaglandin-E,Synthases, Prostaglandin E,Synthases, Prostaglandin-E
D000075746	Zinc Finger Protein Gli2	A transcriptional activator that contains five adjacent CYS2-HIS2 ZINC FINGERS. It functions in the hedgehog signaling pathway and is required for normal embryonic development. Mutations in the GLI2 gene are associated with type 9 HOLOPROSENCEPHALY and type 2 PALLISTER-HALL SYNDROME.	Gli2 Protein
D000090602	Collagen Type I, alpha 1 Chain	A fibrillar collagen found predominantly in BONE and SKIN.	COL1A1 Protein,Collagen Type I, alpha 1 Subunit,Collagen alpha 1 (I),Pro alpha 1 Collagen,Pro-alpha1(I) Collagen,Procollagen alpha1(I),Type I Collagen alpha 1,Protein, COL1A1
D012333	RNA, Messenger	RNA sequences that serve as templates for protein synthesis. Bacterial mRNAs are generally primary transcripts in that they do not require post-transcriptional processing. Eukaryotic mRNA is synthesized in the nucleus and must be exported to the cytoplasm for translation. Most eukaryotic mRNAs have a sequence of polyadenylic acid at the 3' end, referred to as the poly(A) tail. The function of this tail is not known for certain, but it may play a role in the export of mature mRNA from the nucleus as well as in helping stabilize some mRNA molecules by retarding their degradation in the cytoplasm.	Messenger RNA,Messenger RNA, Polyadenylated,Poly(A) Tail,Poly(A)+ RNA,Poly(A)+ mRNA,RNA, Messenger, Polyadenylated,RNA, Polyadenylated,mRNA,mRNA, Non-Polyadenylated,mRNA, Polyadenylated,Non-Polyadenylated mRNA,Poly(A) RNA,Polyadenylated mRNA,Non Polyadenylated mRNA,Polyadenylated Messenger RNA,Polyadenylated RNA,RNA, Polyadenylated Messenger,mRNA, Non Polyadenylated