Effect of Human Macrophage Conditioned Media on TGF-β-Induced Differentiation of Lung Fibroblasts
摘要
We studied the ability of human macrophage conditioned media to inhibit differentiation of lung fibroblasts in vitro. The results showed that the conditioned medium of M-CSF-differentiated non-polarized macrophages (induced by macrophage CSF) suppressed TGF-β-induced differentiation, reduced the expression of myofibroblast markers (α-smooth muscle actin and vimentin), and decreased the contractile activity of lung myofibroblasts, while the conditioned media of dexamethasone-polarized macrophages and GM-CSF-differentiated non-polarized macrophages (differentiation stimulus is granulocyte-macrophage CSF) produced no such effects. Thus, the obtained data indicate the antifibrogenic potential of non-polarized M-CSF-differentiated macrophages.