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TGF-β1-Induced Airway Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation Involves TRPM7-Dependent Calcium Influx via TGFβR/SMAD3

  • Mol Immunol. 2018 Nov;103:173-181. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2018.09.015.
Ming Chen 1 Wei Zhang 2 Jianting Shi 1 Shanping Jiang 3
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Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510120, China.
  • 2 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xili People's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province 518055, China.
  • 3 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510120, China. Electronic address: [email protected].
Abstract

Background: TRPM7 in mast cells plays a key role in asthma. However, the effect of TRPM7 on TGF-β1-induced airway smooth muscle cell (ASMC) proliferation remains unclear. Therefore, we designed this study to explore whether TRPM7 is involved in TGF-β1-induced ASMC proliferation.

Methods: An asthmatic mouse model was established, and the expressions of TGF-β1 and TRPM7 in mice lungs were detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and western blotting. In addition, murine ASMCs were cultured and stimulated with TGF-β1. Possible TGF-β1 and TRPM7 interactions were examined using RT-PCR and western blotting analyses with ASMCs. The effect of TRPM7 knockdown on ASMC calcium influx was assessed by the fluorescent indicator indo-1. MTT and flow cytometry were applied to evaluate the effects of TRPM7 knockdown on ASMC proliferation and Apoptosis.

Results: TGF-β1 elevated the expression of TRPM7 via TGFβR/SMAD3. Knocking down TRPM7 decreased the intracellular Ca2+ concentration and cellular proliferation of ASMCs, although Apoptosis remained unaffected.

Conclusions: Our initial findings suggest that TRPM7 inhibition may prevent asthma-induced airway remodeling.

Keywords

Airway smooth muscle cells; Asthma; TGF-β1; TGFβR/SMAD3; TRPM7.

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