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Mechanochemical alterations in lung cells during fibrogenesis

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dc.contributor Alcaraz Casademunt, Jordi
dc.creator Pavelescu, Irina
dc.date 2009-09-21T09:17:33Z
dc.date 2009-09-21T09:17:33Z
dc.date 2009-09-21T09:17:33Z
dc.date.accessioned 2024-12-16T10:14:24Z
dc.date.available 2024-12-16T10:14:24Z
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/2445/9342
dc.identifier.uri http://fima-docencia.ub.edu:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2140
dc.description Màster en Biofísica
dc.description Idiopath pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a usually fatal disease associated with hardening of the lung tissue, epithelial injury and abnormal wound healing. Myo_broblasts are cells with smooth muscle like features and are believed to promote abnormal extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition, perpetuated scarring and loss of tissue function during fibrosis. These cells seem to arise either from epithelial cells via transforming growth factor (TGFß1) induced epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) or from the activation of resident fibroblasts through TGFß1 mediated fibroblast to myofibroblast transition (FMT). We treated with TGFß1 three human lung epithelial cell lines (H441, A549, H1975) and primary lung fibroblasts from three healthy patients and from three IPF patients. We used immunouorescence techniques in order to quantify the expression of various cytoskeletal proteins (F-actin, alpha smooth muscle actin and vimentin) in both treated and untreated cells. We also used atomic force microscopy to measure the Young modulus of the cells. When treated with TGFß1, epithelial cells adopted a mesenchymal morphology and displayed indicators of EMT. TGFß1 stimulated fibroblasts acquired a myofibroblast phenotype, supporting the hypothesis of resident fibroblast activation through TGFß1 induced FMT.
dc.format 23 p.
dc.format application/pdf
dc.language eng
dc.rights cc-by-nc-nd (c) Pavelescu, 2009
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.source Màster Oficial - Biofísica
dc.subject Fibrosi pulmonar
dc.subject Cèl·lules epitelials
dc.subject Biologia molecular
dc.subject Treballs de fi de màster
dc.subject Pulmonary fibrosis
dc.subject Epithelial cells
dc.subject Molecular biology
dc.subject Master's theses
dc.title Mechanochemical alterations in lung cells during fibrogenesis
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis


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