Hills, Claire and Squires, Paul (2015) Glucose-evoked changes in Transforming Growth Factor Beta1 modulate cell-substrate binding in human proximal tubule derived epithelial cells. In: Diabetes UK AGM, 11/03/2015 - 13/03/2015, Liverpool.
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Item Type: | Conference or Workshop contribution (Poster) |
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Abstract
Aims: The tubular-basement membrane is a highly regulated microenvironment that facilitates numerous cell-matrix interactions critical in maintaining epithelial phenotype. Currently, we know little of how cell substrate and cell-cell interactions are modulated in diabetic nephropathy. This study identifies a role for glucose-evoked changes in TGF-β1, in modulation of interactions between proximal tubule derived epithelial cells and key components of the extracellular matrix.
Methods: HK2 cells were cultured in either 5mM-glucose +/- TGF-β1 (2-10ng/mL) or 25mM-glucose. Glucose evoked increases in TGF-β1 secretion were determined by ELISA. HK2-ECM interactions were assessed via ECM arrays.
Results: Cell culture supernatant of HK2-cells cultured in 25mM-glucose exhibited increased TGF-β1 secretion from 334pg/mL±4.1% to 994pg/mL ±4.3% as compared to 5mM-control (n=3 P<0.01). Incubation of HK2 cells on wells pre-coated with candidate substrates confirmed increased afffinity for Fibronectin>CollagenIV>Collagen I>Laminin as determined by an ECM assay. TGF-β1 treated HK2 cells (48hrs) evoked increased binding to Collagen I, Collagen IV and Laminin to 340±26%, 228±38% and 289±42% respectively, whilst binding to fibronectin was unaltered as compared to control (n=3 P<0.01). HK2 cells cultured in 25mM glucose exhibited increased binding to Collagen I, Collagen IV and Laminin to 183±4%, 157±3% and 175±20% respectively, whilst binding to fibronectin was reduced to 80±5% as compared to control (n=3 P<0.001).
Conclusions: The current study suggests that glucose-evoked changes in TGF-β1 are instrumental in reorganizing the extracellular-matrix and cell-substrate interactions in proximal tubule epithelial cells, changes that alter cell architecture, integrity and function, which can ultimately result in kidney damage ahead of overt renal failure in Diabetic-Nephropathy.
This work was supported wholly or in part by the generous support of Diabetes UK (BDA: 11/0004215), and The Warwickshire Private Hospital (WPH) Charitable Trust.
Keywords: | cell-substrate, diabetic nephropathy, cytokines |
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Subjects: | C Biological Sciences > C130 Cell Biology B Subjects allied to Medicine > B120 Physiology |
Divisions: | College of Science > School of Life Sciences |
ID Code: | 37791 |
Deposited On: | 09 Oct 2019 17:57 |
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