Protein O-glycosylation induces collagen expression and contributes to diabetic cardiomyopathy in rat cardiac fibroblasts.
Journal of Pharmacological Sciences(2009)
Abstract
Diabetic cardiomyopathy may be accompanied by myocardial fibrosis. We have previously reported that cardiac fibrosis and protein O-glycosylation are elevated in diabetes. In this study, we examined if the hexosamine biosynthesis pathway (HBP) was involved with collagen expression in rat cardiac fibroblasts (RCFs). Long-term glucose load significantly increased type III collagen expression in RCFs, but did not affect the protein O-glycosylation. In addition, glucosamine treatment not only induced expressions of collagen types I and III, but also increased the O-glycosylated protein. These results suggest that O-glycosylation of protein induced by HBP activation modifies collagen expression and contributes to diabetic cardiomyopathy.
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protein O-glycosylation,collagen gene expression,rat cardiac fibroblast
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