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Frtús A, Smolková B, Uzhytchak M, Lunova M, Jirsa M, Hof M, Jurkiewicz P, Lozinsky VI, Wolfová L, Petrenko Y, Kubinová Š, Dejneka A, Lunov O. Hepatic Tumor Cell Morphology Plasticity under Physical Constraints in 3D Cultures Driven by YAP-mTOR Axis. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2020; 13:ph13120430. [PMID: 33260691 PMCID: PMC7759829 DOI: 10.3390/ph13120430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Recent studies undoubtedly show that the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and the Hippo–Yes-associated protein 1 (YAP) pathways are important mediators of mechanical cues. The crosstalk between these pathways as well as de-regulation of their signaling has been implicated in multiple tumor types, including liver tumors. Additionally, physical cues from 3D microenvironments have been identified to alter gene expression and differentiation of different cell lineages. However, it remains incompletely understood how physical constraints originated in 3D cultures affect cell plasticity and what the key mediators are of such process. In this work, we use collagen scaffolds as a model of a soft 3D microenvironment to alter cellular size and study the mechanotransduction that regulates that process. We show that the YAP-mTOR axis is a downstream effector of 3D cellular culture-driven mechanotransduction. Indeed, we found that cell mechanics, dictated by the physical constraints of 3D collagen scaffolds, profoundly affect cellular proliferation in a YAP–mTOR-mediated manner. Functionally, the YAP–mTOR connection is key to mediate cell plasticity in hepatic tumor cell lines. These findings expand the role of YAP–mTOR-driven mechanotransduction to the control hepatic tumor cellular responses under physical constraints in 3D cultures. We suggest a tentative mechanism, which coordinates signaling rewiring with cytoplasmic restructuring during cell growth in 3D microenvironments.
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Affiliation(s)
- Adam Frtús
- Department of Optical and Biophysical Systems, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 18221 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.F.); (B.S.); (M.U.); (M.L.); (Š.K.)
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- Department of Optical and Biophysical Systems, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 18221 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.F.); (B.S.); (M.U.); (M.L.); (Š.K.)
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- Department of Optical and Biophysical Systems, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 18221 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.F.); (B.S.); (M.U.); (M.L.); (Š.K.)
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- Department of Optical and Biophysical Systems, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 18221 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.F.); (B.S.); (M.U.); (M.L.); (Š.K.)
- Institute for Clinical & Experimental Medicine (IKEM), 14021 Prague, Czech Republic;
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- Institute for Clinical & Experimental Medicine (IKEM), 14021 Prague, Czech Republic;
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic; (M.H.); (P.J.)
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- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 18223 Prague, Czech Republic; (M.H.); (P.J.)
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- A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilov Street, 28, 119991 Moscow, Russia;
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- Department of Biomaterials and Biophysical Methods, Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic; (L.W.); (Y.P.)
- Department of Tissue Engineering, Contipro a.s., 56102 Dolni Dobrouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biomaterials and Biophysical Methods, Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic; (L.W.); (Y.P.)
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- Department of Optical and Biophysical Systems, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 18221 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.F.); (B.S.); (M.U.); (M.L.); (Š.K.)
- Department of Biomaterials and Biophysical Methods, Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic; (L.W.); (Y.P.)
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- Department of Optical and Biophysical Systems, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 18221 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.F.); (B.S.); (M.U.); (M.L.); (Š.K.)
- Correspondence: (A.D.); (O.L.); Tel.: +420-2660-52141 (A.D.); +420-2660-52131 (O.L.)
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- Department of Optical and Biophysical Systems, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 18221 Prague, Czech Republic; (A.F.); (B.S.); (M.U.); (M.L.); (Š.K.)
- Correspondence: (A.D.); (O.L.); Tel.: +420-2660-52141 (A.D.); +420-2660-52131 (O.L.)
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Kumar A, Davuluri G, Welch N, Kim A, Gangadhariah M, Allawy A, Priyadarshini A, McMullen MR, Sandlers Y, Willard B, Hoppel CL, Nagy LE, Dasarathy S. Oxidative stress mediates ethanol-induced skeletal muscle mitochondrial dysfunction and dysregulated protein synthesis and autophagy. Free Radic Biol Med 2019; 145:284-299. [PMID: 31574345 PMCID: PMC6910229 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2019.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Protein synthesis and autophagy are regulated by cellular ATP content. We tested the hypothesis that mitochondrial dysfunction, including generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), contributes to impaired protein synthesis and increased proteolysis resulting in tissue atrophy in a comprehensive array of models. In myotubes treated with ethanol, using unbiased approaches, we identified defects in mitochondrial electron transport chain components, endogenous antioxidants, and enzymes regulating the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. Using high sensitivity respirometry, we observed impaired cellular respiration, decreased function of complexes I, II, and IV, and a reduction in oxidative phosphorylation in ethanol-treated myotubes and muscle from ethanol-fed mice. These perturbations resulted in lower skeletal muscle ATP content and redox ratio (NAD+/NADH). Ethanol also caused a leak of electrons, primarily from complex III, with generation of mitochondrial ROS and reverse electron transport. Oxidant stress with lipid peroxidation (thiobarbituric acid reactive substances) and protein oxidation (carbonylated proteins) were increased in myotubes and skeletal muscle from mice and humans with alcoholic liver disease. Ethanol also impaired succinate oxidation in the TCA cycle with decreased metabolic intermediates. MitoTEMPO, a mitochondrial specific antioxidant, reversed ethanol-induced mitochondrial perturbations (including reduced oxygen consumption, generation of ROS and oxidative stress), increased TCA cycle intermediates, and reversed impaired protein synthesis and the sarcopenic phenotype. We show that ethanol causes skeletal muscle mitochondrial dysfunction, decreased protein synthesis, and increased autophagy, and that these perturbations are reversed by targeting mitochondrial ROS.
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- Avinash Kumar
- The Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Integrated Physiology and Molecular Metabolism, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- The Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; The Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- The Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- The Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- The Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- The Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- The Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- The Department of Proteomics Research Core Services, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- The Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- The Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; The Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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You Y, Lee H, Yoon HG, Park J, Kim OK, Kim K, Lee MJ, Lee YH, Lee J, Jun W. A Blend of Extracts from Houttuynia cordata, Nelumbo nucifera, and Camellia sinensis Protects Against Ethanol-Induced Liver Damage in C57BL/6 Mice. J Med Food 2018; 21:203-206. [PMID: 29356593 DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2017.4043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The protective activity of a mixture of aqueous and ethanolic extracts from Houttuynia cordata Thunb, Nelumbo nucifera G. leaves, and Camellia sinensis seed (HNC) was evaluated in C57BL/6 mice. Pretreatment with HNC prevented the elevation of serum aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase caused by ethanol-induced hepatic damage. The HNC-treated mice showed significantly lower triglyceride levels, reduced CYP2E1 activity, and increased antioxidant enzyme activities and lipogenic mRNA levels. These results suggest that HNC might be a candidate agent for liver protection against ethanol-induced oxidative damage, through enhancement of antioxidant and antilipogenic activity.
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- Yanghee You
- 1 Division of Food and Nutrition, Chonnam National University , Gwangju, Korea
- 2 University Industry Liaison Office of CNU, Chonnam National University , Gwangju, Korea
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- 1 Division of Food and Nutrition, Chonnam National University , Gwangju, Korea
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- 3 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University , Seoul, Korea
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- 1 Division of Food and Nutrition, Chonnam National University , Gwangju, Korea
- 4 Research Institute for Human Ecology, Chonnam National University , Gwangju, Korea
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- 1 Division of Food and Nutrition, Chonnam National University , Gwangju, Korea
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- 5 Department of Biofood Analysis, Korea Bio Polytechnic , Ganggyung, Korea
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- 6 NutriPlan Co., Ltd. , Research Center, Gyeonggido, Korea
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- 7 Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Suwon , Gyeonggido, Korea
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- 8 Research Institute of Medical Nutrition, Kyung Hee University , Gyeonggido, Korea
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- 1 Division of Food and Nutrition, Chonnam National University , Gwangju, Korea
- 4 Research Institute for Human Ecology, Chonnam National University , Gwangju, Korea
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You Y, Min S, Lee YH, Hwang K, Jun W. Hepatoprotective effect of 10% ethanolic extract from Curdrania tricuspidata leaves against ethanol-induced oxidative stress through suppression of CYP2E1. Food Chem Toxicol 2017; 108:298-304. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2017.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Revised: 07/16/2017] [Accepted: 08/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Lee SH, Song YS, Jeong Y, Ko KS. Antioxidative and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Akebia quinata Extracts in an In Vitro Model of Acute Alcohol-Induced Hepatotoxicity. J Med Food 2017; 20:912-922. [DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2017.3920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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- Sang Hoon Lee
- Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea
- Research Center for Industrialization of Nutraceuticals, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
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Tian L, Deshmukh A, Prasad N, Jang YY. Alcohol Increases Liver Progenitor Populations and Induces Disease Phenotypes in Human IPSC-Derived Mature Stage Hepatic Cells. Int J Biol Sci 2016; 12:1052-62. [PMID: 27570479 PMCID: PMC4997049 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.15811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Alcohol consumption has long been a global problem affecting human health, and has been found to influence both fetal and adult liver functions. However, how alcohol affects human liver development and liver progenitor cells remains largely unknown. Here, we used human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) as a model to examine the effects of alcohol, on multi-stage hepatic cells including hepatic progenitors, early and mature hepatocyte-like cells derived from human iPSCs. While alcohol has little effect on endoderm development from iPSCs, it reduces formation of hepatic progenitor cells during early hepatic specification. The proliferative activities of early and mature hepatocyte-like cells are significantly decreased after alcohol exposure. Importantly, at a mature stage of hepatocyte-like cells, alcohol treatment increases two liver progenitor subsets, causes oxidative mitochondrial injury and results in liver disease phenotypes (i.e., steatosis and hepatocellular carcinoma associated markers) in a dose dependent manner. Some of the phenotypes were significantly improved by antioxidant treatment. This report suggests that fetal alcohol exposure may impair generation of hepatic progenitors at early stage of hepatic specification and decrease proliferation of fetal hepatocytes; meanwhile alcohol injury in post-natal or mature stage human liver may contribute to disease phenotypes. This human iPSC model of alcohol-induced liver injury can be highly valuable for investigating alcoholic injury in the fetus as well as understanding the pathogenesis and ultimately developing effective treatment for alcoholic liver disease in adults.
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- Lipeng Tian
- 1 Department of Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
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- 1 Department of Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
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- 1 Department of Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
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- 1 Department of Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center; 2 Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Scott B, Shen J, Nizzero S, Boom K, Persano S, Mi Y, Liu X, Zhao Y, Blanco E, Shen H, Ferrari M, Wolfram J. A pyruvate decarboxylase-mediated therapeutic strategy for mimicking yeast metabolism in cancer cells. Pharmacol Res 2016; 111:413-421. [PMID: 27394167 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2016.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Revised: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Cancer cells have high rates of glycolysis and lactic acid fermentation in order to fuel accelerated rates of cell division (Warburg effect). Here, we present a strategy for merging cancer and yeast metabolism to remove pyruvate, a key intermediate of cancer cell metabolism, and produce the toxic compound acetaldehyde. This approach was achieved by administering the yeast enzyme pyruvate decarboxylase to triple negative breast cancer cells. To overcome the challenges of protein delivery, a nanoparticle-based system consisting of cationic lipids and porous silicon were employed to obtain efficient intracellular uptake. The results demonstrate that the enzyme therapy decreases cancer cell viability through production of acetaldehyde and reduction of lactic acid fermentation.
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- Bronwyn Scott
- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Applied Physics Graduate Program, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials & Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience & Technology of China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA; CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials & Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience & Technology of China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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Verma VK, Li H, Wang R, Hirsova P, Mushref M, Liu Y, Cao S, Contreras PC, Malhi H, Kamath PS, Gores GJ, Shah VH. Alcohol stimulates macrophage activation through caspase-dependent hepatocyte derived release of CD40L containing extracellular vesicles. J Hepatol 2016; 64:651-60. [PMID: 26632633 PMCID: PMC4761285 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2015.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2015] [Revised: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 11/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS The mechanisms by which hepatocyte exposure to alcohol activates inflammatory cells such as macrophages in alcoholic liver disease (ALD) are unclear. The role of released nano-sized membrane vesicles, termed extracellular vesicles (EV), in cell-to-cell communication has become increasingly recognized. We tested the hypothesis that hepatocytes exposed to alcohol may increase EV release to elicit macrophage activation. METHODS Primary hepatocytes or HepG2 hepatocyte cell lines overexpressing ethanol-metabolizing enzymes alcohol dehydrogenase (HepG2(ADH)) or cytochrome P450 2E1 (HepG2(Cyp2E1)) were treated with ethanol and EV release was quantified with nanoparticle tracking analysis. EV mediated macrophage activation was monitored by analysing inflammatory cytokines and macrophage associated mRNA expression, immunohistochemistry, biochemical serum alanine aminotransferase and triglycerides analysis in our in vitro macrophage activation and in vivo murine ethanol feeding studies. RESULTS Ethanol significantly increased EV release by 3.3-fold from HepG2(Cyp2E1) cells and was associated with activation of caspase-3. Blockade of caspase activation with pharmacological or genetic approaches abrogated alcohol-induced EV release. EV stimulated macrophage activation and inflammatory cytokine induction. An unbiased microarray-based approach and antibody neutralization experiments demonstrated a critical role of CD40 ligand (CD40L) in EV mediated macrophage activation. In vivo, wild-type mice receiving a pan-caspase, Rho kinase inhibitor or with genetic deletion of CD40 (CD40(-/-)) or the caspase-activating TRAIL receptor (TR(-/-)), were protected from alcohol-induced injury and associated macrophage infiltration. Moreover, serum from patients with alcoholic hepatitis showed increased levels of CD40L enriched EV. CONCLUSION In conclusion, hepatocytes release CD40L containing EV in a caspase-dependent manner in response to alcohol exposure which promotes macrophage activation, contributing to inflammation in ALD.
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- Vikas K Verma
- Gastroenterology Research Unit, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Gastroenterology Research Unit, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Affiliated Hospital of Guiyang Medical College, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Gastroenterology Research Unit, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Gastroenterology Research Unit, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Gastroenterology Research Unit, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Gastroenterology Research Unit, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; First Hospital of Jilin University, China
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- Gastroenterology Research Unit, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Gastroenterology Research Unit, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Gastroenterology Research Unit, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Gastroenterology Research Unit, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Gastroenterology Research Unit, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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On the mechanism underlying ethanol-induced mitochondrial dynamic disruption and autophagy response. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2015; 1852:1400-9. [PMID: 25779081 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2015.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2014] [Revised: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 03/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
We have explored the mechanisms underlying ethanol-induced mitochondrial dynamics disruption and mitophagy. Ethanol increases mitochondrial fission in a concentration-dependent manner through Drp1 mitochondrial translocation and OPA1 proteolytic cleavage. ARPE-19 (a human retinal pigment epithelial cell line) cells challenged with ethanol showed mitochondrial potential disruptions mediated by alterations in mitochondrial complex IV protein level and increases in mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production. In addition, ethanol activated the canonical autophagic pathway, as denoted by autophagosome formation and autophagy regulator elements including Beclin1, ATG5-ATG12 and P-S6 kinase. Likewise, autophagy inhibition dramatically increased mitochondrial fission and cell death, whereas autophagy stimulation rendered the opposite results, placing autophagy as a cytoprotective response aimed to remove damaged mitochondria. Interestingly, although ethanol induced mitochondrial Bax translocation, this episode was associated to cell death rather than mitochondrial fission or autophagy responses. Thus, Bax required 600 mM ethanol to migrate to mitochondria, a concentration that resulted in cell death. Furthermore, mouse embryonic fibroblasts lacking this protein respond to ethanol by undergoing mitochondrial fission and autophagy but not cytotoxicity. Finally, by using the specific mitochondrial-targeted scavenger MitoQ, we revealed mitochondria as the main source of reactive oxygen species that trigger autophagy activation. These findings suggest that cells respond to ethanol activating mitochondrial fission machinery by Drp1 and OPA1 rather than bax, in a manner that stimulates cytoprotective autophagy through mitochondrial ROS.
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Manley S, Ding W. Role of farnesoid X receptor and bile acids in alcoholic liver disease. Acta Pharm Sin B 2015; 5:158-67. [PMID: 26579442 PMCID: PMC4629219 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2014.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2014] [Revised: 12/20/2014] [Accepted: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is one of the major causes of liver morbidity and mortality worldwide. Chronic alcohol consumption leads to development of liver pathogenesis encompassing steatosis, inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and in extreme cases, hepatocellular carcinoma. Moreover, ALD may also associate with cholestasis. Emerging evidence now suggests that farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and bile acids also play important roles in ALD. In this review, we discuss the effects of alcohol consumption on FXR, bile acids and gut microbiome as well as their impacts on ALD. Moreover, we summarize the findings on FXR, FoxO3a (forkhead box-containing protein class O3a) and PPARα (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha) in regulation of autophagy-related gene transcription program and liver injury in response to alcohol exposure.
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Key Words
- 6ECDCA, 6α-ethyl-chenodeoxycholic acid
- ADH, alcohol dehydrogenase
- AF, activation function
- AKT, protein kinase B
- ALD, alcoholic liver disease
- ALT, alanine aminotransferase
- ASBT, apical sodium dependent bile acid transporter
- Alcoholic liver disease
- Atg, autophagy-related
- Autophagy
- BAAT, bile acid CoA:amino acid N-acyltransferase
- BACS, bile acid CoA synthetase
- BSEP, bile salt export pump
- Bile acids
- CA, cholic acid
- CB1R, cannabinoid receptor type 1
- CDCA, chenodeoxycholic acid
- CREB, cAMP response element-binding protein
- CREBH, cAMP response element-binding protein, hepatocyte specific
- CRTC2, CREB regulated transcription coactivator 2
- CYP, cytochrome P450
- DCA, deoxycholic acid
- DR1, direct repeat 1
- FGF15/19, fibroblast growth factor 15/19
- FGFR4, fibroblast growth factor receptor 4
- FXR, farnesoid X receptor
- Farnesoid X receptor
- FoxO3
- FoxO3a, forkhead box-containing protein class O3a
- GGT, gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase
- HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma
- IR-1, inverted repeat-1
- KO, knockout
- LC3, light chain 3
- LRH-1, liver receptor homolog 1
- LXR, liver X receptor
- MRP4, multidrug resistance protein 4
- NAD+, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
- NTCP, sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide
- OSTα/β, organic solute transporter α/β
- PE, phosphatidylethanolamine
- PPARα, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha
- ROS, reactive oxygen species
- RXRα, retinoid X receptor-alpha
- SHP, small heterodimer partner
- SQSTM, sequestome-1
- SREBP1, sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1
- Sirt1, sirtuin 1
- TCA, taurocholic acid
- TFEB, transcription factor EB
- TLR4, toll-like receptor 4
- TUDCA, tauro-ursodeoxycholic acid
- UDCA, ursodeoxycholic acid
- WAY, WAY-362450
- WT, wild type
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- Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 913 5889813; fax: +1 913 5887501.
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Chelakkot-Govindalayathil AL, Mifuji-Moroka R, D'Alessandro-Gabazza CN, Toda M, Matsuda Y, Gil-Bernabe P, Roeen Z, Yasuma T, Yano Y, Gabazza EC, Iwasa M, Takei Y. Protein S exacerbates alcoholic hepatitis by stimulating liver natural killer T cells. J Thromb Haemost 2015; 13:142-54. [PMID: 25399514 DOI: 10.1111/jth.12789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2014] [Accepted: 11/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Alcohol consumption is a major cause of liver injury but the mechanisms are not completely understood. Protein S (PS) is an anticoagulant glycoprotein with multiple functions. The role of PS in liver injury is unknown. OBJECTIVES This study investigated the role of PS in acute alcoholic hepatitis. METHODS A mouse overexpressing human PS (hPS-TG) was generated in which acute hepatitis was induced by intraperitoneal injection of ethanol. RESULTS The levels of serum liver enzymes and liver tissue inflammatory cytokines and the degree of hepatic steatosis were significantly increased in hPS-TG mice treated with ethanol compared with ethanol-treated wild type (WT) mice. Cell expansion, activation and inhibition of apoptosis were significantly augmented in natural killer T (NKT) cells from hPS-TG mice compared with WT mice. Liver mononuclear cells from hPS-TG mice express higher levels of inflammatory cytokines than those from WT mice after stimulation with a specific stimulant of NKT cells in vitro. In a co-culture system of hepatocytes and NKT cells, the effects of PS on ethanol-mediated cell injury were suppressed by a CD1d neutralizing antibody. Alcoholic liver injury was significantly improved in mice pre-treated with PS siRNA and anti-protein S antibody compared with control mice. Patients with alcoholic hepatitis showed significantly increased plasma PS levels and enhanced liver expression of PS and CD1d compared with controls. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study suggest that PS exacerbates acute alcoholic hepatitis by inhibiting apoptosis of activated NKT cells.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Neutralizing/pharmacology
- Antigens, CD1d/immunology
- Antigens, CD1d/metabolism
- Apoptosis
- Blood Proteins/genetics
- Blood Proteins/metabolism
- Case-Control Studies
- Cells, Cultured
- Coculture Techniques
- Disease Models, Animal
- Ethanol
- Fatty Liver, Alcoholic/immunology
- Fatty Liver, Alcoholic/metabolism
- Fatty Liver, Alcoholic/pathology
- Hepatitis, Alcoholic/genetics
- Hepatitis, Alcoholic/immunology
- Hepatitis, Alcoholic/metabolism
- Hepatitis, Alcoholic/pathology
- Hepatitis, Alcoholic/prevention & control
- Hepatocytes/immunology
- Hepatocytes/metabolism
- Hepatocytes/pathology
- Humans
- Inflammation Mediators/immunology
- Inflammation Mediators/metabolism
- Liver/immunology
- Liver/metabolism
- Liver/pathology
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Male
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Transgenic
- Natural Killer T-Cells/immunology
- Natural Killer T-Cells/metabolism
- Protein S/genetics
- Protein S/metabolism
- RNAi Therapeutics
- Severity of Illness Index
- Signal Transduction
- Up-Regulation
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Lívero FAR, Stolf AM, Dreifuss AA, Bastos-Pereira AL, Chicorski R, de Oliveira LG, de Souza CEA, Fabossi IA, Rabitto IS, Gremski LH, Henneberg R, Telles JEQ, Oude Elferink RPJ, Acco A. The FXR agonist 6ECDCA reduces hepatic steatosis and oxidative stress induced by ethanol and low-protein diet in mice. Chem Biol Interact 2014; 217:19-27. [PMID: 24713361 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2014.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2013] [Revised: 03/13/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Excessive ethanol consumption can lead to development of hepatic steatosis. Since the FXR receptor regulates adipose cell function and liver lipid metabolism, the aim of this work was to examine the effects of the FXR agonist 6ECDCA on alcoholic liver steatosis development and on oxidative stress induced by ethanol consumption. METHODS Swiss mice (n=24) received a low-protein diet (6%) and a liquid diet containing 10% ethanol or water for 6weeks. In the last 15days mice received oral treatment with 6ECDCA (3mgkg(-1)) or 1% tween (vehicle). The experimental groups (n=6) were: water+tween, water+6ECDCA, ethanol+tween and ethanol+6ECDCA. Moreover, as a diet control, we used a basal group (n=6), fed by a normal-proteic diet (23%) and water. After the treatment period, the animals were anesthetized for sample collection to perform plasma biochemistry assays, hepatic oxidative stress assays, hepatic cholesterol and triglycerides measurements, liver histology and hepatic gene expression. RESULTS Ethanol associated with low-protein diet induced hepatic oxidative stress, increased plasma transaminases and induced hepatic lipid accumulation. Many of these parameters were reversed by the administration of 6ECDCA, including amelioration of lipid accumulation and lipoperoxidation, and reduction of reactive oxygen species. These effects were possibly mediated by regulation of Srebpf1 and FAS gene expression, both reduced by the FXR agonist. CONCLUSIONS Our data demonstrated that 6ECDCA reverses the accumulation of lipids in the liver and decreases the oxidative stress induced by ethanol and low-protein diet. This FXR agonist is promising as a potential therapy for alcoholic liver steatosis.
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- F A R Lívero
- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.
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Seo JB, Gowda GAN, Koh DS. Apoptotic damage of pancreatic ductal epithelia by alcohol and its rescue by an antioxidant. PLoS One 2013; 8:e81893. [PMID: 24244749 PMCID: PMC3828411 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2013] [Accepted: 10/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Alcohol abuse is a major cause of pancreatitis. However alcohol toxicity has not been fully elucidated in the pancreas and little is known about the effect of alcohol on pancreatic ducts. We report the molecular mechanisms of ethanol-induced damage of pancreatic duct epithelial cells (PDEC). Ethanol treatment for 1, 4, and 24 h resulted in cell death in a dose-dependent manner. The ethanol-induced cell damage was mainly apoptosis due to generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), depolarization of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), and activation of caspase-3 enzyme. The antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) attenuated these cellular responses and reduced cell death significantly, suggesting a critical role for ROS. Acetaldehyde, a metabolic product of alcohol dehydrogenase, induced significant cell death, depolarization of MMP, and caspase-3 activation as ethanol and this damage was also averted by NAC. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction revealed the expression of several subtypes of alcohol dehydrogenase and acetaldehyde dehydrogenase. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy data confirmed the accumulation of acetaldehyde in ethanol-treated cells, suggesting that acetaldehyde formation can contribute to alcohol toxicity in PDEC. Finally, ethanol increased the leakage of PDEC monolayer which was again attenuated by NAC. In conclusion, ethanol induces apoptosis of PDEC and thereby may contribute to the development of alcohol-induced pancreatitis.
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- Jong Bae Seo
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Northwest Metabolomics Research Center, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Department of Physics, POSTECH, Pohang, Kyungbuk, Republic of Korea
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Do THT, Gaboriau F, Cannie I, Batusanski F, Ropert M, Moirand R, Brissot P, Loreal O, Lescoat G. Iron-mediated effect of alcohol on hepatocyte differentiation in HepaRG cells. Chem Biol Interact 2013; 206:117-25. [PMID: 24025710 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2013.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2013] [Revised: 08/19/2013] [Accepted: 08/30/2013] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The development of alcoholic liver diseases depends on the ability of hepatocyte to proliferate and differentiate in the case of alcohol-induced injury. Our previous work showed an inhibitory effect of alcohol on hepatocyte proliferation. However, the effect of alcohol on hepatocyte differentiation has not yet been precisely characterized. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of alcohol on hepatocyte differentiation in relationship with changes of iron metabolism in HepaRG cells. This unique bipotent human cell line can differentiate into hepatocytes and biliary epithelial cells, paralleling liver development. Results showed that alcohol reduced cell viability, total protein level and enhanced hepatic enzymes leakage in differentiated HepaRG cells. Moreover, it caused cell enlargement, decreased number of hepatocyte and expression of C/EBPα as well as bile canaliculi F-actin. Alcohol increased expression of hepatic cell-specific markers and alcohol-metabolizing enzymes (ADH2, CYP2E1). This was associated with a lipid peroxidation and an iron excess expressed by an increase in total iron content, ferritin level, iron uptake as well as an overexpression of genes involved in iron transport and storage. Alcohol-induced hepatoxicity was amplified by exogenous iron via exceeding iron overload. Taken together, our data demonstrate that in differentiated hepatocytes, alcohol reduces proliferation while increasing expression of hepatic cell-specific markers. Moreover, iron overload could be one of the underlying mechanisms of effect of alcohol on the whole differentiation process of hepatocytes.
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- Thi Hong Tuoi Do
- Inserm, UMR 991, «Foie, Métabolismes et Cancer», F-35033 Rennes, France; Université de Rennes 1, F-35043 Rennes, France; University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
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Morio Y, Tsuji M, Inagaki M, Nakagawa M, Asaka Y, Oyamada H, Furuya K, Oguchi K. Ethanol-induced apoptosis in human liver adenocarcinoma cells (SK-Hep1): Fas- and mitochondria-mediated pathways and interaction with MAPK signaling system. Toxicol In Vitro 2013; 27:1820-9. [PMID: 23726865 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2013.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Revised: 04/03/2013] [Accepted: 05/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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For studying molecular mechanisms regulating the fate of ethanol-treated hepatocytes, involvement of Fas in ethanol-induced apoptosis was examined in human liver adenocarcinoma (SK-Hep1) cells in which the function of Fas-associated death domain (FADD) protein was knocked down by transfection. In FADD-knocked down cells, while ethanol-induced increase in generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was unaffected, apoptosis was significantly suppressed, demonstrating the involvement of Fas in ethanol-induced hepatocyte apoptosis more directly than in the past reports. On the other hand, effects of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), which is well known to determine the fate of various cells, on ethanol-induced apoptosis have not been examined in SK-Hep1 cells. Of three major MAPKs, only p38 MAPK and JNK were found activated by 200 mM ethanol treatment. When cells were incubated with inhibitors of p38 MAPK and JNK, ethanol-induced apoptosis was decreased while ROS generation was unaffected, and examination of pro-apoptotic Bax and anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 levels showed decrease of the former and increase of the latter. We concluded that oxidative stress inflicted by ROS triggered Fas-mediated and mitochondria-mediated apoptotic pathways in ethanol-treated SK-Hep1 cells, and that p38 MAPK and JNK were promoting mitochondrial pathway, suggesting interaction between apoptosis and MAPK signaling systems.
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- Yuri Morio
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Showa University, Hatanodai 1-5-8, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan
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Ritzenthaler JD, Roser-Page S, Guidot DM, Roman J. Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are sensors for ethanol in lung fibroblasts. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2013; 37:914-23. [PMID: 23421903 DOI: 10.1111/acer.12044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2012] [Accepted: 10/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic ethanol (EtOH) abuse in humans is known to independently increase the incidence of and mortality due to acute lung injury in at-risk individuals. However, the mechanisms by which EtOH affects lung cells remain incompletely elucidated. In earlier work, we reported that EtOH increased the expression in lung fibroblasts of fibronectin, a matrix glycoprotein implicated in lung injury and repair. This effect was blocked by α-bungarotoxin, a neurotoxin that binds certain nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) thereby implicating nAChRs in this process. Here, we examine the identity of these receptors. METHODS Mouse lung fibroblasts were stimulated with EtOH (60 mM) or acetylcholine (100 to 500 μM) and evaluated for the expression of fibronectin and nAChRs. Inhibitors to nAChRs or the antioxidant N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) were used to assess changes in fibronectin expression. Animals exposed to EtOH for up to 6 weeks were used to evaluate the expression of nAChRs in vivo. RESULTS First, in EtOH-treated fibroblasts, we observed increased expression of α4 and α9 nAChR subunits. Second, we found that acetylcholine, a natural ligand for nAChRs, mimicked the effects of EtOH. Dihydro-β-erythroidin hydrobromide, a competitive inhibitor of α4 nAChR, blocked the increase in fibronectin expression and cell proliferation. Furthermore, EtOH-induced fibronectin expression was inhibited in cells silenced for α4 nAChR. However, EtOH-treated cells showed increased α-bungarotoxin binding suggesting that α4 nAChR mediates the effects of EtOH via a ligand-independent pathway. Knowing there are several important cysteine residues near the ligand-binding site of α4 nAChRs, we tested the antioxidant NAC and found that it too blocked the induction of fibronectin expression by EtOH. Also, fibroblasts exposed to oxidant stress showed increased fibronectin expression that was blocked with α-bungarotoxin. Finally, we showed increased expression of α4 nAChRs in the lung tissue of mice and rats exposed to EtOH suggesting a role for these receptors in vivo. CONCLUSIONS Altogether, our observations suggest that α4 nAChRs serve as sensors for EtOH-induced oxidant stress in lung fibroblasts, thereby revealing a new mechanism by which EtOH may affect lung cells and tissue remodeling and pointing to nAChRs as potential targets for intervention.
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- Jeffrey D Ritzenthaler
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Disorders, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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Chandrasekaran K, Swaminathan K, Kumar SM, Clemens DL, Dey A. Increased oxidative stress and toxicity in ADH and CYP2E1 overexpressing human hepatoma VL-17A cells exposed to high glucose. Integr Biol (Camb) 2012; 4:550-63. [DOI: 10.1039/c2ib00155a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Chandrasekaran K, Swaminathan K, Kumar SM, Chatterjee S, Clemens DL, Dey A. Elevated glutathione level does not protect against chronic alcohol mediated apoptosis in recombinant human hepatoma cell line VL-17A over-expressing alcohol metabolizing enzymes--alcohol dehydrogenase and Cytochrome P450 2E1. Toxicol In Vitro 2011; 25:969-78. [PMID: 21414402 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2011.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2010] [Revised: 02/04/2011] [Accepted: 03/09/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Chronic consumption of alcohol leads to liver injury. Ethanol-inducible Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) plays a critical role in alcohol mediated oxidative stress due to its ability to metabolize ethanol. In the present study, using the recombinant human hepatoma cell line VL-17A that over-expresses the alcohol metabolizing enzymes-alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and CYP2E1; and control HepG2 cells, the mechanism and mode of cell death due to chronic ethanol exposure were studied. Untreated VL-17A cells exhibited apoptosis and oxidative stress when compared with untreated HepG2 cells. Chronic alcohol exposure, i.e., 100 mM ethanol treatment for 72 h caused a significant decrease in viability (47%) in VL-17A cells but not in HepG2 cells. Chronic ethanol mediated cell death in VL-17A cells was predominantly apoptotic, with increased oxidative stress as the underlying mechanism. Chronic ethanol exposure of VL-17A cells resulted in 1.1- to 2.5-fold increased levels of ADH and CYP2E1. Interestingly, the level of the antioxidant GSH was found to be 3-fold upregulated in VL-17A cells treated with ethanol, which may be a metabolic adaptation to the persistent and overwhelming oxidative stress. In conclusion, the increased GSH level may not be sufficient enough to protect VL-17A cells from chronic alcohol mediated oxidative stress and resultant apoptosis.
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- Karthikeyan Chandrasekaran
- Life Science Division, AU-KBC Research Centre, MIT Campus of Anna University, Chromepet, Chennai 600 044, India
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Guo L, Dial S, Shi L, Branham W, Liu J, Fang JL, Green B, Deng H, Kaput J, Ning B. Similarities and differences in the expression of drug-metabolizing enzymes between human hepatic cell lines and primary human hepatocytes. Drug Metab Dispos 2011; 39:528-38. [PMID: 21149542 PMCID: PMC3061558 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.110.035873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 370] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2010] [Accepted: 12/13/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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In addition to primary human hepatocytes, hepatoma cell lines, and transfected nonhepatoma, hepatic cell lines have been used for pharmacological and toxicological studies. However, a systematic evaluation and a general report of the gene expression spectra of drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters (DMETs) in these in vitro systems are not currently available. To fill this information gap and to provide references for future studies, we systematically characterized the basal gene expression profiles of 251 drug-metabolizing enzymes in untreated primary human hepatocytes from six donors, four commonly used hepatoma cell lines (HepG2, Huh7, SK-Hep-1, and Hep3B), and one transfected human liver epithelial cell line. A large variation in DMET expression spectra was observed between hepatic cell lines and primary hepatocytes, with the complete absence or much lower abundance of certain DMETs in hepatic cell lines. Furthermore, the basal DMET expression spectra of five hepatic cell lines are summarized, providing references for researchers to choose carefully appropriate in vitro models for their studies of drug metabolism and toxicity, especially for studies with drugs in which toxicities are mediated through the formation of reactive metabolites.
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- Lei Guo
- Division of Biochemical Toxicology, National Center for Toxicological Research, Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA
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Potter JJ, Koteish A, Hamilton J, Liu X, Liu K, Agre P, Mezey E. Effects of acetaldehyde on hepatocyte glycerol uptake and cell size: implication of aquaporin 9. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2011; 35:939-45. [PMID: 21294757 DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01424.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The effects of ethanol and acetaldehyde on uptake of glycerol and on cell size of hepatocytes and a role Aquaporin 9 (AQP9), a glycerol transport channel, were evaluated. METHODS The studies were done in primary rat and mouse hepatocytes. The uptake of [(14) C] glycerol was determined with hepatocytes in suspension. For determination of cell size, rat hepatocytes on coated dishes were incubated with a lipophilic fluorochrome that is incorporated into the cell membrane and examined by confocal microscopy. A three-dimensional z scan of the cell was performed, and the middle slice of the z scan was used for area measurements. RESULTS Acute exposure to acetaldehyde, but not to ethanol, causes a rapid increase in the uptake of glycerol and an increase in hepatocyte size, which was inhibited by HgCl(2) , an inhibitor of aquaporins. This was not observed in hepatocytes from AQP9 knockout mice, nor observed by direct application of acetaldehyde to AQP9 expressed in Xenopus Laevis oocytes. Prolonged 24-hour exposure to either acetaldehyde or ethanol did not result in an increase in glycerol uptake by rat hepatocytes. Acetaldehyde decreased AQP9 mRNA and AQP9 protein, while ethanol decreased AQP9 mRNA but not AQP9 protein. Ethanol, but not acetaldehyde, increased the activities of glycerol kinase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase. CONCLUSIONS The acute effects of acetaldehyde, while mediated by AQP9, are probably influenced by binding of acetaldehyde to hepatocyte membranes and changes in cell permeability. The effects of ethanol in enhancing glucose kinase, and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase leading to increased formation of glycerol-3-phosphate most likely contribute to alcoholic fatty liver.
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- James J Potter
- Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205-2195, USA
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Tuoi Do TH, Gaboriau F, Ropert M, Moirand R, Cannie I, Brissot P, Loréal O, Lescoat G. Ethanol Effect on Cell Proliferation in the Human Hepatoma HepaRG Cell Line: Relationship With Iron Metabolism. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2010; 35:408-19. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01358.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Effects of different detachment procedures on viability, nitroxide reduction kinetics and plasma membrane heterogeneity of V-79 cells. Cell Biol Int 2010; 34:663-8. [PMID: 20337597 DOI: 10.1042/cbi20090276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cell detachment procedures can cause severe damage to cells. Many studies require cells to be detached before measurements; therefore, research on cells that have been grown attached to the bottom of the culture dish and later detached represents a special problem with respect to the experimental results when the properties of cell membranes undergo small changes such as in spectroscopic studies of membrane permeability. We characterized the influence of three different detachment procedures: cell scraping by rubber policeman, trypsinization and a citrate buffer treatment on V-79 cells in the plateau phase of growth (arrested in G1). We have measured cell viability by a dye-exclusion test; nitroxide reduction kinetics and membrane fluidity by EPR (electron paramagnetic resonance) method using the lipophilic spin-probe MeFASL(10,3) (5-doxylpalmitoyl-methylester), which partitions mainly in cell membranes and the hydrophilic spin-probe TEMPONE (4-oxo-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl). The resulting cell damage due to the detachment process was observed with SEM (scanning electron microscopy). We found out that cell viability was 91% for trypsin treatment, 85% for citrate treatment and 70% for cell scraping. Though the plasma membrane was mechanically damaged by scraping, the membrane domain structure was not significantly altered compared with other detachment methods. On the other hand, the spin-probe reduction rate, which depends both on the transport across plasma membrane as well as on metabolic properties of cells, was the highest for trypsin method, suggesting that metabolic rate was the least influenced. Only the reduction rate of trypsin-treated cells stayed unchanged after 4 h of stirring in suspension. These results suggest that, compared with scraping cells or using citrate buffer, the most suitable detachment method for V-79 cells is detachment by trypsin and keeping cells in the stirred cell suspension until measurement. This method provides the highest cell viability, less visible damage on SEM micrographs and leaves the metabolic rate of cells unchanged.
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Effect of chronic ethanol exposure on the hepatotoxicity of ecstasy in mice: an ex vivo study. Toxicol In Vitro 2008; 22:910-20. [PMID: 18325728 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2008.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2007] [Revised: 12/17/2007] [Accepted: 01/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is frequently consumed at "rave" parties by polydrug users that usually take this drug in association with ethanol. In addition, many young people are repeatedly exposed to ethanol, which likely leads to tolerance phenomena. Both compounds are metabolized in the liver, with formation of hepatotoxic metabolites, which gives high relevance to the evaluation of their putative toxicological interaction. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the toxicity induced by 0.8 and 1.6 mM MDMA to freshly isolated hepatocytes obtained from ethanol-treated mice whose tap drinking water was replaced by a 5% ethanol solution for 1 week and, afterwards, by a 12% ethanol solution for 8 weeks (ethanol group) comparatively to non-treated animals (non-ethanol group). The hepatocytes were incubated under normothermic and hyperthermic conditions in order to simulate in vitro the hyperthermic response induced in vivo by MDMA, a condition that has been recognized as a life-threatening effect associated with MDMA exposure and implicated in its hepatotoxicity. Six mice treated under the same protocol as the ethanol group were used for histological analysis, and compared to non-ethanol-treated animals. The pre-treatment of mice with ethanol caused a significant decrease in the hepatocytes yield in the isolation procedure comparatively to the non-ethanol group, which can be explained by an increase in collagen deposition along the hepatic parenchyma as observed in the histological analysis. The initial cell viability of hepatocytes suspensions was similar between ethanol and non-ethanol groups. However, the ethanol group showed a higher GSH oxidation rate, which was enhanced under hyperthermia. Additionally, a concentration-dependent MDMA-induced loss of cell viability and ATP depletion was observed for both groups, at 41 degrees C. In conclusion, the repeated treatment with ethanol seems to increase the vulnerability of freshly isolated mice hepatocytes towards pro-oxidant conditions, as ascertained by the increase in collagen deposition, lower hepatocyte yield and decreased glutathione levels. However, MDMA toxicity to the isolated hepatocytes was independent of ethanol pre-treatment, while significantly dependent on incubation temperature.
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Norikura T, Kojima-Yuasa A, Opare Kennedy D, Matsui-Yuasa I. Protective effect of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) against cytotoxicity of ethanol in isolated rat hepatocytes involves modulations in cellular polyamine levels. Amino Acids 2006; 32:419-23. [PMID: 16937319 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-006-0381-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2006] [Accepted: 06/07/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is considered to be a multifunctional molecule with various physiological effects throughout the body. It is also evident that the liver contains GABA and its transporter. However, the functions of GABA in liver have not been well documented. In this study, the cytoprotective effect of GABA against ethanol-induced hepatotoxicity was evaluated in primary cultured rat hepatocytes. Addition of ethanol induced decrease of cell viability in a dose-dependent manner. However, treatment with GABA resulted in a dose-dependent recovery from ethanol (150 mM)-induced cytotoxicity.GABA reversed the ethanol-induced decrease in intracellular polyamine levels. Furthermore, the addition of polyamines also reversed the ethanol-induced decrease of cell viability. These results suggest that GABA is protective against the cytotoxicity of ethanol in isolated rat hepatocytes and this effect may be modulated by the maintenance of intracellular polyamine levels.
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- T Norikura
- Department of Food and Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Human Life Science, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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Perez MJ, Velasco E, Monte MJ, Gonzalez-Buitrago JM, Marin JJG. Maternal ethanol consumption during pregnancy enhances bile acid-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in fetal rat liver. Toxicology 2006; 225:183-94. [PMID: 16824660 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2006.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2006] [Revised: 05/24/2006] [Accepted: 05/25/2006] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Ethanol is able to cross the placenta, which may cause teratogenicity. Here we investigated whether ethanol consumption during pregnancy (ECDP), even at doses unable to cause malformation, might increase the susceptibility of fetal rat liver to oxidative insults. Since cholestasis is a common condition in alcoholic liver disease and pregnancy, exposure to glycochenodeoxycholic acid (GCDCA) has been used here as the oxidative insult. The mothers received drinking water without or with ethanol from 4 weeks before mating until term, when placenta, maternal liver, and fetal liver were used. Ethanol induced a decreased GSH/GSSG ratio in these organs, together with enhanced gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase and glutathione reductase activities in both placenta and fetal liver. Lipid peroxidation in placenta and fetal liver was enhanced by ethanol, although it had no effect on caspase-3 activity. Although the basal production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was higher by fetal (FHs) than by maternal (AHs) hepatocytes in short-term cultures, the production of ROS in response to the presence of varying GCDCA concentrations was higher in AHs and was further increased by ECDP, which was associated to a more marked impairment in mitochondrial function. Moreover, GCDCA-induced apoptosis was increased by ECDP, as revealed by enhanced Bax-alpha/Bcl-2 ratio (both in AHs and FHs) and the activity of caspase-8 (only in AHs) and caspase-3. In sum, our results indicate that although AHs are more prone than FHs to producing ROS, at doses unable to cause maternal liver damage ethanol consumption causes oxidative stress and apoptosis in fetal liver.
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- Maria J Perez
- Research Unit, University Hospital, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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Roman J, Ritzenthaler JD, Bechara R, Brown LA, Guidot D. Ethanol stimulates the expression of fibronectin in lung fibroblasts via kinase-dependent signals that activate CREB. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2005; 288:L975-87. [PMID: 15653713 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00003.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Ethanol renders the lung susceptible to acute lung injury in the setting of insults such as sepsis. The mechanisms mediating this effect are unknown, but activation of tissue remodeling is considered key to this process. We found that chronic ethanol ingestion in rats increased the expression of fibronectin, a matrix glycoprotein implicated in acute lung injury. In cultured NIH/3T3 cells and in primary rat and mouse lung fibroblasts, ethanol induced fibronectin mRNA and protein expression in a dose- and time-dependent fashion. The effect of ethanol was prevented by inhibitors of protein kinase C and mitogen-activated protein kinases and was associated with the phosphorylation and increased DNA binding of the transcription factor cAMP response element binding protein, followed by increased transcription of the fibronectin gene. Fibroblasts were found to express alpha(7) nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR), and ethanol induction of fibronectin was abolished by alpha-bungarotoxin and methyllcaconitine, inhibitors of alpha(7) nAChRs. However, ethanol was able to induce fibronectin mRNA and protein in primary lung fibroblasts isolated from alpha(7) nAChR knockout mice. The ethanol-induced fibronectin response was dependent on ethanol metabolism since 4-methylpyrazole, an inhibitor of alcohol dehydrogenase, abolished the effect and acetaldehyde induced it. These observations suggest that ethanol or ethanol metabolites stimulate lung fibroblasts to produce fibronectin by inducing specific signals transmitted via nAChRs independent of the alpha(7-)subunit, and this might represent a mechanism by which ethanol renders the lung susceptible to acute lung injury.
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- Jesse Roman
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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