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7852342

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-3-16
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Glucocorticoids have been shown to accelerate fetal lung type II cell maturation, and this effect appears, in part, to be mediated via fibroblasts. To identify glucocorticoid induced genes in fetal lung fibroblasts, we screened a cDNA library from cortisol-treated fetal lung fibroblasts with a subtracted cDNA probe which was enriched for sequences specific for cortisol-treated fetal lung fibroblasts. Fifty-seven clones were isolated from the cDNA library. One cDNA represented approximately 30% of the 57 clones. Analysis of DNA sequence homology suggested that this cDNA encodes the rat transforming growth factor-beta 3 (TGF beta 3). We found that TGF beta 3 mRNA was expressed in fetal lung fibroblasts but not epithelial cells. Expression of message in fetal lung fibroblasts was developmentally regulated. TGF beta 3 mRNA levels were low during the pseudoglandular stage (day 18), peaked during the early canalicular stage of lung development (day 19), then fell again at days 20 and 21 (term = 22 days). Exposure of fetal lung fibroblasts to cortisol increased TGF beta 3 mRNA expression in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Maternal administration of dexamethasone also enhanced mRNA expression of TGF beta 3 in fetal lung fibroblasts. These data suggest that glucocorticoids may mediate their stimulatory effect on lung maturation by inducing TGF beta 3 expression in fetal lung fibroblasts.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
270
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2722-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Cloning and expression of glucocorticoid-induced genes in fetal rat lung fibroblasts. Transforming growth factor-beta 3.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't