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Redlich, C.A. et al.

Retinoic acid inhibition of transforming growth factor-beta-induced collagen production by human lung fibroblasts.

Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta)-stimulated collagen production plays an important role in the pathogenesis of the fibrotic response seen in chronic inflammatory lung disorders. Retinoids are vitamin A analogues that are potent immunomodulators and have been shown to modulate stromal cell collagen production in a variety of nonpulmonary systems. We hypothesized that retinoids might also modulate lung fibroblast collagen production. To test this hypothesis, we determined whether all-trans retinoic acid (RA) and several other retinoid compounds regulate the production of types I and III collagen by unstimulated and TGF-beta 1-stimulated human lung fibroblasts. Unstimulated cells produced modest quantities of types I and III collagen, and TGF-beta 1 increased the production of these matrix molecules 2- to 4-fold. Preincubation with 10(-5) M RA caused a significant decrease in the basal levels of types I and III collagen produced by these cells. RA preincubation also totally abrogated the collagen inductive effects of TGF-beta 1. At 10(-5) M, RA preincubation caused a 97% decrease in the stimulation of type I collagen and a 115% decrease in the stimulation of type III collagen caused by TGF-beta 1. These inhibitory effects were dose dependent. Significant inhibition of type I and III collagen production was appreciated with doses of RA as low as 10(-9) and 10(-8), respectively. These inhibitory effects were not unique to RA since 13-cis-retinoic acid, 9-cis-retinoic acid, etretinate, all-trans etretin, and the water-soluble retinoids, retinoyl beta-glucuronide and retinyl-beta-glucuronide, also inhibited TGF-beta 1-stimulated type I collagen production.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)[1]

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Retinoic acid inhibition of transforming growth factor-beta-induced collagen production by human lung fibroblasts. Redlich, C.A., Delisser, H.M., Elias, J.A. Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. (1995) [Pubmed]

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