The Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Stimulator BAY 41-2272 Attenuates Transforming Growth Factor β1-Induced Myofibroblast Differentiation of Human Corneal Keratocytes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Isolated Human Corneal Keratocyte Morphology Assessment
2.2. BAY 41-2272 Does Not Affect Viability and Inhibits TGFβ1-Induced Proliferation of Human Corneal Keratocytes
2.3. BAY 41-2272 Reduces TGFβ1-Induced Wound Healing Capacity of Human Corneal Keratocytes
2.4. Stimulation with BAY 41-2272 Reduces TGFβ1-Induced Invasiveness of Human Corneal Keratocytes
2.5. Stimulation with BAY 41-2272 Attenuates TGFβ1-Induced Myofibroblast-like Profibrotic and Contractile Phenotype of Human Corneal Keratocytes
2.6. Stimulation with BAY 41-2272 Reduces TGFβ1-Induced Expression of Genes Encoding Proinflammatory Cytokines in Human Keratocytes
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Isolation of Normal Human Corneal Keratocytes
4.2. Cell Stimulation
4.3. Annexin V/PI Flow Cytometry Assay
4.4. Cell Proliferation Assay
4.5. In Vitro Wound Healing Assay
4.6. Matrigel Chemoinvasion Assay
4.7. RNA Purification, cDNA Synthesis and Quantitative Real-Time PCR
4.8. Western Blotting
4.9. Immunofluorescence
4.10. Collagen Gel Contraction Assay
4.11. Statistical Analysis
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Rosa, I.; Fioretto, B.S.; Romano, E.; Buzzi, M.; Mencucci, R.; Marini, M.; Manetti, M. The Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Stimulator BAY 41-2272 Attenuates Transforming Growth Factor β1-Induced Myofibroblast Differentiation of Human Corneal Keratocytes. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 15325. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232315325
Rosa I, Fioretto BS, Romano E, Buzzi M, Mencucci R, Marini M, Manetti M. The Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Stimulator BAY 41-2272 Attenuates Transforming Growth Factor β1-Induced Myofibroblast Differentiation of Human Corneal Keratocytes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(23):15325. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232315325
Chicago/Turabian StyleRosa, Irene, Bianca Saveria Fioretto, Eloisa Romano, Matilde Buzzi, Rita Mencucci, Mirca Marini, and Mirko Manetti. 2022. "The Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Stimulator BAY 41-2272 Attenuates Transforming Growth Factor β1-Induced Myofibroblast Differentiation of Human Corneal Keratocytes" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 23: 15325. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232315325