• Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical College.Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China;
ZHANG Deping., Email: dpzhang207@yahoo.com.cn
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Objective  To observe the effects of cigarette smoke extract ( CSE) on the proliferation and secretion of hydrogen peroxide ( H2O2 ) in human lung fibroblasts ( HLFs) induced by transforming growth factor-β1 ( TGF-β1 ) . Methods  Cultured HLFs were divided into a normal group and a model group induced by TGF-β1 ( 5 ng/mL) , then intervened with CSE at different concentrations ( 0% , 2. 5% , 5% ,10% , respectively) . Brdu ELISA assay was used to detect cell proliferation. H2O2 release from cultured cells was assayed using a fluorimetric method. Cellular localization of H2O2 and expression of α-SMA were performed using a fluorescent-labeling strategy. Results  TGF-β1 stimulated group showed positive expression of α-SMA, implying TGF-β1 had induced fibroblasts to differentiate into myofibroblasts. In TGF-β1 stimulated group, 2. 5% and 5% CSE promoted cell proliferation ( P  lt; 0. 01 or 0. 05) , while 10% CSE inhibited cell proliferation ( P  lt; 0. 01) . In the normal group, both low and high concentration of CSE inhibited cell proliferation ( P  lt; 0. 01 or P  lt; 0. 05) , and the inhibition effect was dose-dependent. HLF induced by TGF-β1 generated low constitutive levels of extracellular H2O2 that was markedly enhanced by CSE treatment ( P  lt; 0. 01) . Pretreatment with DPI, an inhibitor of NADPH oxidase, abolished secretion of H2O2 . Cellular localization of H2O2 by a fluorescent-labeling strategy demonstrated that extracellular secretion of H2O2 is specific to the myofibroblast. Conclusions  Low concentration of CSE can promote myofibroblast proliferation, and markedly increase extracellular secretion of H2O2 . CSE possibly take part in the development and progress of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by increasing oxidative stress.

Citation: LIU Yin,ZHANG Deping.. Effects of Cigarette Smoke Extract on the Proliferation and Secretion of Hydrogen Peroxide in Human Lung Fibroblasts Induced by Transforming Growth Factor-β1. Chinese Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2009, 09(4): 360-364. doi: Copy

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