β-Catenin Stabilization in Skin Fibroblasts Causes Fibrotic Lesions by Preventing Adipocyte Differentiation of the Reticular Dermis
| Autor: | Maria, Mastrogiannaki, Beate M, Lichtenberger, Andreas, Reimer, Charlotte A, Collins, Ryan R, Driskell, Fiona M, Watt |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male
Gene Expression Profiling Gene Expression Regulation Developmental Mice Transgenic Dermis Fibroblasts Flow Cytometry Fibrosis Immunohistochemistry Skin Diseases Mice Inbred C57BL Disease Models Animal Mice Animals Newborn Adipocytes Animals Female Wnt Signaling Pathway Cells Cultured beta Catenin |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of investigative dermatology. 136(6) |
| ISSN: | 1523-1747 |
| Popis: | The Wnt/β-catenin pathway plays a central role in epidermal homeostasis and regeneration, but how it affects fibroblast fate decisions is unknown. We investigated the effect of targeted β-catenin stabilization in dermal fibroblasts. Comparative gene expression profiling of stem cell antigen 1(-) (Sca1(-)) and Sca1(+) neonatal fibroblasts from upper and lower dermis, respectively, confirmed that Sca1(+) cells had a preadipocyte signature and showed differential expression of Wnt/β-catenin-associated genes. By targeting all fibroblasts or selectively targeting Dlk1(+) lower dermal fibroblasts, we found that β-catenin stabilization between developmental stages E16.5 and P2 resulted in a reduction in the dermal adipocyte layer with a corresponding increase in dermal fibrosis and an altered hair cycle. The fibrotic phenotype correlated with a reduction in the potential of Sca1(+) fibroblasts to undergo adipogenic differentiation ex vivo. Our findings indicate that Wnt/β-catenin signaling controls adipogenic cell fate within the lower dermis, which potentially contributes to the pathogenesis of fibrotic skin diseases. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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