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Endoplasmic reticulum stress as a novel target to ameliorate epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and apoptosis of human peritoneal mesothelial cells
- Title
- Endoplasmic reticulum stress as a novel target to ameliorate epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and apoptosis of human peritoneal mesothelial cells
- Authors
- Shin, Hyun-Soo; Ryu, Eun-Sun; Oh, Eok-Soo; Kang, Duk-Hee
- Ewha Authors
- 강덕희; 오억수
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 강덕희
; 오억수
- Issue Date
- 2015
- Journal Title
- LABORATORY INVESTIGATION
- ISSN
- 0023-6837
1530-0307
- Citation
- LABORATORY INVESTIGATION vol. 95, no. 10, pp. 1157 - 1173
- Publisher
- NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
- Indexed
- SCI; SCIE; SCOPUS

- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and apoptosis of peritoneal mesothelial cells are known to be the earliest mechanisms of peritoneal fibrosis in peritoneal dialysis (PD). Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress with an unfolded protein response is regarded to have a role in the development of organ fibrosis. To investigate the potential role of ER stress as a target to prevent and/or delay the development of peritoneal fibrosis, we examined the effect of ER stress on EMT or apoptosis of human peritoneal mesothelial cells (HPMCs) and elucidated the mechanisms underlying the protective effect of ER stress preconditioning on TGF-beta 1-induced EMT. ER stress inducers, tunicamycin (TM) and thapsigargin (TG), induced EMT with Smad2/3 phosphorylation, an increased nuclear translocation of beta-catenin and Snail expression. Low concentrations of TM and TG did not induce apoptosis within 48 h; however, high concentrations of TM- (>1 ng/ml) and TG- (>1 nM) induced apoptosis at 12 h with a persistent increase in C/EBP homologous protein. TGF-beta 1 induced EMT and apoptosis in HPMCs, which was ameliorated by taurine-conjugated ursodeoxycholic acid, an ER stress blocker. Interestingly, pre-treatment with TM or TG for 4 h also protected the cells from TGF-beta 1-induced EMT and apoptosis, demonstrating the role of ER stress as an adaptive response to protect HPMCs from EMT and apoptosis. Peritoneal mesothelial cells isolated from PD patients displayed an increase in GRP78/94, which was correlated with the degree of EMT. These findings suggest that the modulation of ER stress in HPMCs could serve as a novel approach to ameliorate peritoneal damage in PD patients.
- DOI
- 10.1038/labinvest.2015.91
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