title: Prolidase-dependent regulation of TGF β (corrected) and TGF β receptor expressions in human skin fibroblasts.
abstract: Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF β1) is a protein that in most cells control proliferation and differentiation. One of the best characterized functions of TGF β1 is stimulation of collagen biosynthesis that may lead to tissue fibrosis. Several reports suggest that prolidase, through regulation of expression of growth factors and transcription factors, e.g. vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1 α) may be important in many physiologic and pathophysiologic processes like: wound healing, inflammation and angiogenesis. We found that inhibitors of prolidase activity (N-benzyloxycarbonyl-l-proline, Cbz-Pro and phosphoenolopyruvate, PEP) induced decrease in TGF β1 and its receptor expressions. On the other hand, products of prolidase catalytic activity, proline (Pro) and hydroxyproline (HyPro) induced increase in the amount of TGF β1 and TGF β receptors. Simultaneously, inhibitors of prolidase induced down-regulation of expression of the phospho-AKT. An addition of Pro or HyPro to the cells induced increase in the expression of phospho-AKT. An important transcription factor involved in signal induced by TGF β receptor is mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). We found that prolidase inhibitors induced decrease in the expression of phospho-mTOR, while Pro or HyPro counteracted the effect. Rapamycin (pharmacological inhibitor of mTOR) resulted in decrease in prolidase activity. The down-regulation of phospho-mTOR by rapamycin contributed to down-regulation of prolidase activity suggesting its important role in prolidase-dependent function. It seems, that products of prolidase activity, Pro or HyPro may act as an interface between mTOR and phospho-mTOR in regulation of numerous TGF β receptor-dependent functions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Medical University in Bialystok, Kilinskiego 1, 15-230 Bialystok, Poland.
authors.forename: Arkadiusz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Surazynski
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Miltyk
authors.forename: Izabela
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Prokop
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Palka
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004150:Dipeptidases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000378:metabolism; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D010728:Phosphoenolpyruvate / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D011392:Proline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D011480:Protease Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / Q000378:metabolism; D000077293:Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type I; D018125:Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism*; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000494:pharmacology; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D058570:TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1 / Q000378:metabolism; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D011480:Protease Inhibitors; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D018125:Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta; C508960:TGFB1 protein, human; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1; C074949:carbobenzoxyproline; D010728:Phosphoenolpyruvate; D011392:Proline; C546842:MTOR protein, human; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D058570:TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases; D000077293:Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type I; D004150:Dipeptidases; C022449:proline dipeptidase; D006909:Hydroxyproline; D020123:Sirolimus