title: Transforming growth factor-beta enhances connective tissue growth factor expression in L6 rat skeletal myotubes.
abstract: Transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta plays an important role in fibrosis of various organs and tissues. TGF-beta1 stimulates fibroblastic cells to form extracellular matrix (ECM), and regulates all critical events in wound healing. Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), a TGF-beta-inducible molecule, has recently been reported to promote fibroblast proliferation, migration, adhesion and extracellular matrix formation, both in vivo and in vitro. In this study, we demonstrated that TGF-beta1 enhances CTGF mRNA and protein levels in L6 rat skeletal muscle myotubes. TGF-beta might, therefore, play a role in fibrosis of skeletal muscle by stimulating CTGF expression in the muscle tissue itself.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology/Metabolism, Neurology and Hematology/Oncology, Department of Clinical Molecular Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan. maeda-n@mwe.biglobe.ne.jp
authors.forename: Nobuya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kanda
authors.forename: Shiho
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishihara
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chihara
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015152:Blotting, Northern / Q000379:methods; D015153:Blotting, Western / Q000379:methods; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D055513:Connective Tissue Growth Factor; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000166:cytology*; D032446:Myoblasts / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D015531:Radioimmunoprecipitation Assay / Q000379:methods; D051381:Rats; D013997:Time Factors; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: C526316:CCN2 protein, rat; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D055513:Connective Tissue Growth Factor