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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-4-29
pubmed:abstractText
Indian hedgehog (Ihh) is a member of hedgehog peptides family that exerts diverse effects on multiple cellular functions. Since Ihh expression is elevated in the pancreas of chronic pancreatitis patients, Ihh has been assumed to participate in the chronic pancreatic injury, especially in pancreatic fibrosis. However, its function in pancreatic fibrosis is still unknown. We thus examined Ihh effects on rat activated pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) that play a central role in pancreatic fibrosis. Activated PSCs express both patched-1 and smoothened that are essential components of hedgehog receptor system. Ihh did not alter the PSC expression of collagen-1 or alpha-smooth muscle actin, a parameter of PSC transformation, or did not change PSC proliferation. However, Ihh enhanced PSC migration in both chemotactic and chemokinetic manners. Furthermore, Ihh increased the amount of membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) and altered its localization on the plasma membrane, which plays a stimulatory role in cellular migration. In addition, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) attenuated Ihh-stimulated PSC migration. Since most hedgehog intracellular signals are mediated by Gli-1 transcription factor, we investigated its contribution to Ihh-enhancement of PSC migration. Ihh induced Gli-1 nuclear accumulation in PSCs, indicating that Ihh stimulates Gli-1-dependent signaling pathway in PSCs. Unexpectedly, however, adenovirus-mediated Gli-1 overexpression blocked the Ihh enhancement of both MT1-MMP localization on the plasma membrane and PSC migration. Furthermore, reduction of Gli-1 expression with RNA interference augmented Ihh-stimulated PSC migration. These data indicate that Ihh promotes PSC migration by enhancing MT1-MMP localization on the plasma membrane but is negatively regulated by Gli-1.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Actins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Collagen Type I, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Gli protein, rat, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Hedgehog Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Matrix Metalloproteinase 14, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Cell Surface, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Recombinant Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Smo protein, rat, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tissue Inhibitor of..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/patched receptors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/smooth muscle actin, rat
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1097-4652
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
216
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
38-46
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18286538-Actins, pubmed-meshheading:18286538-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18286538-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:18286538-Cell Movement, pubmed-meshheading:18286538-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:18286538-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:18286538-Collagen Type I, pubmed-meshheading:18286538-Hedgehog Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18286538-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18286538-Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:18286538-Matrix Metalloproteinase 14, pubmed-meshheading:18286538-Pancreas, pubmed-meshheading:18286538-RNA Interference, pubmed-meshheading:18286538-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:18286538-Receptors, Cell Surface, pubmed-meshheading:18286538-Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, pubmed-meshheading:18286538-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18286538-Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Indian hedgehog promotes the migration of rat activated pancreatic stellate cells by increasing membrane type-1 matrix metalloproteinase on the plasma membrane.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't