Concentration-dependent duality of bFGF in regulation of barrier properties of human brain endothelial cells

Multiple paracrine factors regulate barrier properties of human brain capillary endothelial cells (BCECs). Understanding precise mode of action of these factors remains a challenging task because of the limited availability of functionally competent BCECs and use of serum-containing medium. In the present study we employed defined protocol for producing BCECs from human inducible pluripotent stem cells. We found that autocrine secretion of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is necessary for the establishment a tight BCECs barrier, as revealed by measurements of trans-endothelial electric resistance (TEER). In contrast, exogenous bFGF in concentrations exceeding 4 ng/ml inhibited TEER and proliferation of BCECs in a concentration-dependent manner. Exogenous bFGF did not significantly affect expression and distribution of tight junction proteins claudin-5, occludin and ZO-1. Treatment with FGF receptor blocker PD173074 (15 μM) suppressed inhibitory effects of bFGF and induced nuclear translocation of protein ZO-1. Inhibition of phosphoinositide 3-Kinase (PI-3K) with LY294002 (25 μM) significantly potentiated inhibitory effect of bFGF on TEER indicating that PI-3K signalling pathway partially suppress inhibitory effects of bFGF on TEER. In conclusion we show that autocrine bFGF secretion is necessary for the proper barrier function of BCECs, whereas exogenous bFGF suppresses barrier resistance in a concentration-dependent manner. Our findings demonstrate a dual role for bFGF in the regulation of BCEC barrier function.

• Publication year

  2021

• Venue

  bioRxiv

• Publication date

  2021-01-08

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1002/jcp.30410PMID 33959949
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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