title: Effects of transforming growth factor-beta 1 and fibronectin on SPARC expression in cultures of human periodontal ligament cells.
abstract: Transforming growth factor-beta(1) (TGF-beta(1)) increases synthesis of secreted protein, acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC), as well as fibronectin (FN) and type I collagen. However, little is known about the regulatory mechanism of SPARC expression. We examined the effect of FN on SPARC expression by TGF-beta(1) in cultures of human periodontal ligament cells (HPL cells). TGF-beta(1) increased the SPARC and SPARC mRNA levels in HPL cells. Extracellular matrix (ECM) produced by HPL cells in the presence of TGF-beta(1) also increased the SPARC levels. Contents of FN and type I collagen in the ECM were increased by TGF-beta(1). HPL cells cultured on FN-coated plates secreted more SPARC than those on non-coated plates. However, type I collagen had little effect on SPARC levels. The addition of anti-alpha5 antibody to the cultures abolished the increase in SPARC mRNA expression by TGF-beta(1). This study demonstrated that FN may be partly involved in the increase in SPARC expression by TGF-beta(1) in HPL cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontal Medicine, Division of Frontier Medical Science, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, 734-8553, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shiba
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: Yuushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: Tetsuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Hidemi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurihara
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D015676:Osteonectin / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D010513:Periodontal Ligament / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology*; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1
chemical_list: D005353:Fibronectins; D015676:Osteonectin; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C508960:TGFB1 protein, human; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1