Hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor decreases the expression of occludin and transendothelial resistance (TER) and increases paracellular permeability in human vascular endothelial cells
✍ Scribed by Wen G. Jiang; Tracey A. Martin; Kunio Matsumoto; Toshikazu Nakamura; Robert E. Mansel
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 300 KB
- Volume
- 181
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9541
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✦ Synopsis
Hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF), a multi function cytokine has been shown to regulate the expression of cell adhesion molecules in endothelial cells. In the current study, we examined the effects of HGF/SF on the function of tight junctions and the expression of occludin in these cells. Stimulation of human vascular endothelial cells with HGF/SF resulted in a concentration dependent increase in the paracellular permeability as measured using fluorescence labelled dextran but a decrease in the transendothelial cell resistance (TER) of the endothelial cells. Western blotting revealed that HGF/SF decreased the level of occludin in the cells, a primary tight junction forming protein. Immunofluorescence study indicated that shortly after treatment with HGF/SF there was a disturbance of the distribution of occludin and then a reduction in the staining of the molecule. It is concluded that HGF/SF decreases the expression of occludin, resulting in the functional change of tight junction.