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XB-ART-4232
J Dent Res 2004 Jan 01;831:40-4. doi: 10.1177/154405910408300108.
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Effects of TGF-beta on hyaluronan anabolism in fibroblasts derived from the synovial membrane of the rabbit temporomandibular joint.

Tanimoto K , Suzuki A , Ohno S , Honda K , Tanaka N , Doi T , Yoneno K , Ohno-Nakahara M , Nakatani Y , Ueki M , Tanne K .


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Hyaluronan (HA) synthesis in the synovial membrane is affected by various chemical mediators. It is hypothesized that transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) would be a mediator to modulate HA synthesis in cultured synovial membrane fibroblasts of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Fibroblasts were extracted from the TMJ synovial membrane of four-week-old Japanese white rabbits. The amount of HA and expression levels of HA synthase (HAS) mRNAs induced by TGF-beta 1 treatment were analyzed by means of high-performance liquid chromatography and real-time polymerase chain-reaction, respectively. Both medium and large amounts of HA were enhanced by the stimulation of TGF-beta 1. HAS2 mRNA expression was enhanced 13-fold after six-hour stimulation with TGF-beta 1 (10 ng/mL), whereas HAS3 mRNA expression was not changed significantly. These results suggest that TGF-beta 1 enhances the expression of HAS2 mRNA in the TMJ synovial membrane fibroblasts and may contribute to the production of high-molecular-weight HA in the joint fluid.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: has2 has3 tgfb1