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EM703, a new derivative of erythromycin, inhibits transforming growth factor-beta signaling in human lung fibroblasts.

Abstract
Long-term, low-dose macrolide therapy has been proven to improve survival in patients with diffuse panbronchiolitis and cystic fibrosis, although the mechanisms by which it does so remain unknown. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms of the anti-inflammatory effects of macrolides, the authors examined the effects of erythromycin (EM-A) and new derivative EM703 on transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta /Smad signaling fibroblasts. EM-A and EM703 each inhibited fibroblast proliferation and the collagen production in human lung fibroblasts induced by TGF-beta. EM-A and EM703 inhibited the augmentation of Smad3 mRNA induced by TGF-beta. Smad7 mRNA was inhibited by TGF-beta, but augmented by coincubation with EM-A or EM703. EM-A and EM703 each inhibited p-Smad2/3 proteins induced by TGF-beta. Smad7 protein inhibited by TGF-beta restored beyond basal level by EM-A and EM703. These findings suggest that EM-A and EM703 inhibit TGF-beta signaling in human lung fibroblasts via inhibition of p-Smad2/3 through recovery of Smad7 level.
AuthorsChangHe Yu, Arata Azuma, YingJi Li, Chunyan Wang, Sinji Abe, Jiro Usuki, Kuniko Matsuda, Shoji Kudoh, Toshiaki Sunazuka, Satoshi Omura
JournalExperimental lung research (Exp Lung Res) Vol. 34 Issue 6 Pg. 343-54 (Aug 2008) ISSN: 1521-0499 [Electronic] England
PMID18600500 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antifibrinolytic Agents
  • Drug Combinations
  • EM703
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Smad Proteins
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta
  • Erythromycin
  • Collagen
Topics
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents (pharmacology)
  • Antifibrinolytic Agents (pharmacology)
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Proliferation (drug effects)
  • Cell Survival (drug effects)
  • Collagen (metabolism)
  • Drug Combinations
  • Erythromycin (analogs & derivatives, pharmacology)
  • Fibroblasts (drug effects, metabolism)
  • Gene Expression
  • Humans
  • Phosphorylation
  • RNA, Messenger (metabolism)
  • Smad Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta (metabolism)

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