Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by elevated pulmonary pressure and carries a very poor prognosis. Understanding of PAH pathogenesis needed to support the development new therapeutic strategies. Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) drives vascular remodeling increases resistance regulating differentiation proliferation smooth muscle cells (SMCs). Also, sphing...

Transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta(1) is a potent stimulator of intimal growth. We showed previously that TGF-beta(1) stimulates intimal growth through early upregulation of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and, subsequently, PAI-1-dependent increases in cell migration and matrix accumulation. We also showed that PAI-1 negatively regulates TGF-beta(1) expression in the artery wall. ...

Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1 are critical mediators of renal injury by promoting excessive inflammation and extracellular matrix deposition, thereby contributing to progressive renal disease. In renal disease models, MCP-1 stimulates the production of TGF-beta1. However, a potential role for TGF-beta1 in the regulation of MCP-1 production...

Peng F, Zhang B, Wu D, Ingram AJ, Gao B, Krepinsky JC. TGF -induced RhoA activation and fibronectin production in mesangial cells require caveolae. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 295: F153–F164, 2008. First published April 23, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00419.2007.—Glomerular sclerosis of diverse etiologies is characterized by mesangial matrix accumulation, with transforming growth factor(TGF ) an ...

The TGF-beta family of mediators are thought to play important roles in the regulation of inflammation and airway remodelling in asthma. All three mammalian isoforms of TGF-beta, TGF-beta(1-3), are expressed in the airways and TGF-beta(1) and -beta(2) are increased in asthma. However, there is little information on the specific roles of individual TGF-beta isoforms. In this study we assess the ...

We have examined the effect of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) overexpression in human breast cancer cell tumorigenicity in athymic mice. Estrogen-dependent MCF-7 cells were stably transfected with pSVTGF beta 1. A clone was isolated which overexpressed TGF-beta 1 mRNA and secreted > 10-fold more TGF-beta activity into the tissue culture medium. Similar to the parent line, the MC...

Introduction: Transforming Growth Factor-Beta 1 (TGF-β1) is a pleiotropic cytokine with potent anti-inflammatory property, which has been considered as an essential risk factor in the inflammatory process of Ischemic Stroke (IS), by involving in the pathophysiological progression of hypertension, atherosclerosis, and lipid metabolisms. -509C/T TGF-β1 gene polymorphism&n...

To investigate the association between immune-cell-related cytokines and development of chronic hepatitis B (CHB), patients with virus (HBV) infection in immunotolerant (IT) phase (n = 30) or envelope antigen (HBeAg)-positive CHB 250) were enrolled this study. Serological indicators plasma cytokine levels measured at time enrollment. The results showed that there significant differences median ...

Background: Growth factors play a major part in wound healing in many tissues including the periodontium. Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) is one of these factors present in the gingival crevicular fluid. In addition, it is considered as one of the most important anti-inflammatory cytokines. Interleukin-1β is a proinflammatory cytokine that presents itself in gingival inflammation and the...