ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2016, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (7): 1495-1501.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2016.07.025

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The Effect of Staphylococcus aureus on TGF-β1/Smad Signaling Pathway and Transdifferentiation in Bovine Mammary Fibroblasts

YANG Bin,XU Dan-dan,SUN Zhi-peng,ZHAO Jia-qi,YAN Bo-wei,LI Xiao-ting,WU Rui*   

  1. (College of Animal Science and Technology,Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University,Daqing 163319,China)
  • Received:2016-01-12 Online:2016-07-23 Published:2016-07-23

Abstract:

This study aimed to investigate the effect of Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) on TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway and transdifferentiation in bovine mammary fibroblasts (BMFB).BMFB were stimulated with heat-killed S.aureus (HKSA) at 10 4,10 5,10 6,10 7,10 8 CFU•mL-1.The transcription of TGF-β1,α-SMA and collagen-Ⅰ mRNA were detected by Real-time PCR after 24 h.The expression of α-SMA,collagen-Ⅰ and p-Smad2/3 protein were detected by Western blot.BMFB were pretreated with TGF-β1 receptor-specific inhibitor SB-431542,BMFB were stimulated with heat-killed S.aureus (HKSA) at 105 CFU•mL-1.The transcription of α-SMA and collagen-Ⅰ mRNA were detected by Real-time PCR after 24 h.The expression of α-SMA,collagen-Ⅰ and p-Smad2/3 protein were detected by Western blot.Immunofluorescence was used to detect collagen-Ⅰ expression.The results showed that the transcription level of TGF-β1 mRNA,expression of α-SMA,collagen-Ⅰ and p-Smad2/3 increased significantly at different concentration after 24 h stimulation compared with unstimulated BMFB (P<0.05).The expression of TGF-β1,α-SMA,collagen-Ⅰ and p-Smad2/3 reached the maximal level at 105 CFU•mL-1.The expression of α-SMA,collagen-Ⅰ and p-Smad2/3 were significantly reduced by pretreating BMFB with SB-431542 (P<0.01).The results indicate that TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway plays an important role in S.aureus induced BMFB transdifferentiation.

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