Williamson, Kate, Lee, Katie, Beamish, Emma 
ORCID: 0000-0002-7000-7641, Carter, Alan ORCID: 0000-0002-7000-7641, Gumbs, Jade ORCID: 0000-0002-3962-4895, Cooper, Gabriella, Cheung, Graham, Brown, Daniel ORCID: 0000-0002-0398-7053, Pettitt, Rob ORCID: 0000-0001-8710-5830, Comerford, Eithne ORCID: 0000-0002-5244-6042 et al (show 2 more authors)
(2020)
Active synthesis of type I collagen homotrimer in Dupuytren’s fibrosis is unaffected by anti-TNF-α treatment.
2020.07.13.195107-.
Abstract
Dupuytren’s disease is a common fibroproliferative disease of the palmar fascia of the hand with advanced cases treated surgically. Anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) injection has undergone phase 2 trials and may be effective in slowing early-stage disease progression. Here we sought to determine how new synthesis of type I collagen in Dupuytren’s differs from normal palmar fascia samples and to analyse the role of TNF in aberrant collagen synthesis. Model non-fibrotic, but fibrous connective tissues, were used to analyse active type I collagen protein synthesis in development, ageing and degenerative disease, where it was restricted to early development and ruptured tissue. Dupuytren’s tissue was shown to actively synthesise type I collagen, including abnormal type I collagen homotrimer. TNF-α reduced COL1A2 gene expression only in the presence of serum in 2D cell culture and had opposing effects on collagen protein production in the presence or absence of serum. TNF-α had only limited effects in 3D tendon-like constructs. Anti-TNF did not reduce type I collagen synthesis in 3D tendon-like constructs or prevent type I collagen homotrimer synthesis in Dupuytren’s tissue. Hence, modulation of the TNF-α pathway in Dupuytren’s disease is unlikely to prevent the pathological collagen accumulation that is characteristic of fibrosis.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 2.1 Biological and endogenous factors, 2 Aetiology, Musculoskeletal |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2020 08:18 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2024 01:05 |
| DOI: | 10.1101/2020.07.13.195107 |
| Open Access URL: | https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.13.195107 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3100509 |
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