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He J, Miao R, Chen Y, Wang H, Liu M. The dual role of regulatory T cells in hepatitis B virus infection and related hepatocellular carcinoma. Immunology 2024; 171:445-463. [PMID: 38093705 DOI: 10.1111/imm.13738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major contributor to cancer-related deaths worldwide. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major etiologic factor leading to HCC. While there have been significant advancements in controlling HBV replication, achieving a complete cure for HBV-related HCC (HBV-HCC) remains an intricate challenge. HBV persistence is attributed to a myriad of mechanisms, encompassing both innate and adaptive immune responses. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are pivotal in upholding immune tolerance and modulating excessive immune activation. During HBV infection, Tregs mediate specific T cell suppression, thereby contributing to both persistent infection and the mitigation of liver inflammatory responses. Studies have demonstrated an augmented expression of circulating and intrahepatic Tregs in HBV-HCC, which correlates with impaired CD8+ T cell function. Consequently, Tregs play a dual role in the context of HBV infection and the progression of HBV-HCC. In this comprehensive review, we discuss pertinent studies concerning Tregs in HBV infection, HBV-related cirrhosis and HCC. Furthermore, we summarize Treg responses to antiviral therapy and provide Treg-targeted therapies specific to HBV and HCC.
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- Jinan He
- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Guangzhou Women and Children Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Northeast Yunnan Regional Central Hospital, Zhaotong, Yunan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Cuadra B, Silva V, Huang YL, Diaz Y, Rivas C, Molina C, Simon V, Bono MR, Morales B, Rosemblatt M, Silva S, Acuña R, Ezquer F, Ezquer M. The Immunoregulatory and Regenerative Potential of Activated Human Stem Cell Secretome Mitigates Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in a Rat Model. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2073. [PMID: 38396750 PMCID: PMC10889754 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25042073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a syndrome marked by sudden liver function decline and multiorgan failure, predominantly acute kidney injury (AKY), in patients with chronic liver disease. Unregulated inflammation is a hallmark of ACLF; however, the key drivers of ACLF are not fully understood. This study explores the therapeutic properties of human mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) secretome, particularly focusing on its enhanced anti-inflammatory and pro-regenerative properties after the in vitro preconditioning of the cells. We evaluated the efficacy of the systemic administration of MSC secretome in preventing liver failure and AKI in a rat ACLF model where chronic liver disease was induced using by the administration of porcine serum, followed by D-galN/LPS administration to induce acute failure. After ACLF induction, animals were treated with saline (ACLF group) or MSC-derived secretome (ACLF-secretome group). The study revealed that MSC-secretome administration strongly reduced liver histological damage in the ACLF group, which was correlated with higher hepatocyte proliferation, increased hepatic and systemic anti-inflammatory molecule levels, and reduced neutrophil and macrophage infiltration. Additionally, renal examination revealed that MSC-secretome treatment mitigated tubular injuries, reduced apoptosis, and downregulated injury markers. These improvements were linked to increased survival rates in the ACLF-secretome group, endorsing MSC secretomes as a promising therapy for multiorgan failure in ACLF.
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- Barbara Cuadra
- Centro de Medicina Regenerativa, Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Av. La Plaza 680, Las Condes, Santiago 7610658, Chile; (B.C.); (V.S.); (Y.-L.H.); (S.S.); (R.A.); (F.E.)
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- Centro de Medicina Regenerativa, Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Av. La Plaza 680, Las Condes, Santiago 7610658, Chile; (B.C.); (V.S.); (Y.-L.H.); (S.S.); (R.A.); (F.E.)
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- Centro de Medicina Regenerativa, Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Av. La Plaza 680, Las Condes, Santiago 7610658, Chile; (B.C.); (V.S.); (Y.-L.H.); (S.S.); (R.A.); (F.E.)
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- Departamento de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Matemáticas y del Medio Ambiente, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Las Palmeras 3360, Ñuñoa, Santiago 7800003, Chile; (Y.D.); (C.R.); (C.M.)
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- Departamento de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Matemáticas y del Medio Ambiente, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Las Palmeras 3360, Ñuñoa, Santiago 7800003, Chile; (Y.D.); (C.R.); (C.M.)
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- Departamento de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Matemáticas y del Medio Ambiente, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Las Palmeras 3360, Ñuñoa, Santiago 7800003, Chile; (Y.D.); (C.R.); (C.M.)
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Chile, Las Encinas 3370, Ñuñoa, Santiago 7800020, Chile; (V.S.); (M.R.B.)
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Chile, Las Encinas 3370, Ñuñoa, Santiago 7800020, Chile; (V.S.); (M.R.B.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Alba, Atrys Chile, Guardia Vieja 339, Providencia, Santiago 7510249, Chile;
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- Centro de Ciencia & Vida, Av. Del Valle Norte 725, Huechuraba, Santiago 8580702, Chile;
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- Centro de Medicina Regenerativa, Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Av. La Plaza 680, Las Condes, Santiago 7610658, Chile; (B.C.); (V.S.); (Y.-L.H.); (S.S.); (R.A.); (F.E.)
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- Centro de Medicina Regenerativa, Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Av. La Plaza 680, Las Condes, Santiago 7610658, Chile; (B.C.); (V.S.); (Y.-L.H.); (S.S.); (R.A.); (F.E.)
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- Centro de Medicina Regenerativa, Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Av. La Plaza 680, Las Condes, Santiago 7610658, Chile; (B.C.); (V.S.); (Y.-L.H.); (S.S.); (R.A.); (F.E.)
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- Centro de Medicina Regenerativa, Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo, Av. La Plaza 680, Las Condes, Santiago 7610658, Chile; (B.C.); (V.S.); (Y.-L.H.); (S.S.); (R.A.); (F.E.)
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Varlamova EG, Goltyaev MV, Rogachev VV, Gudkov SV, Karaduleva EV, Turovsky EA. Antifibrotic Effect of Selenium-Containing Nanoparticles on a Model of TAA-Induced Liver Fibrosis. Cells 2023; 12:2723. [PMID: 38067151 PMCID: PMC10706216 DOI: 10.3390/cells12232723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
Abstract
For the first time, based on the expression analysis of a wide range of pro- and anti-fibrotic, pro- and anti-inflammatory, and pro- and anti-apoptotic genes, key markers of endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER-stress), molecular mechanisms for the regulation of fibrosis, and accompanying negative processes caused by thioacetamide (TAA) injections and subsequent injections of selenium-containing nanoparticles and sorafenib have been proposed. We found that selenium nanoparticles of two types (doped with and without sorafenib) led to a significant decrease in almost all pro-fibrotic and pro-inflammatory genes. Sorafenib injections also reduced mRNA expression of pro-fibrotic and pro-inflammatory genes but less effectively than both types of nanoparticles. In addition, it was shown for the first time that TAA can be an inducer of ER-stress, most likely activating the IRE1α and PERK signaling pathways of the UPR, an inducer of apoptosis and pyroptosis. Sorafenib, despite a pronounced anti-apoptotic effect, still did not reduce the expression of caspase-3 and 12 or mitogen-activated kinase JNK1 to control values, which increases the risk of persistent apoptosis in liver cells. After injections of selenium-containing nanoparticles, the negative effects caused by TAA were leveled, causing an adaptive UPR signaling response through activation of the PERK signaling pathway. The advantages of selenium-containing nanoparticles over sorafenib, established in this work, once again emphasize the unique properties of this microelement and serve as an important factor for the further introduction of drugs based on it into clinical practice.
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- Elena G. Varlamova
- Institute of Cell Biophysics, the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center “Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, 142290 Pushchino, Russia; (M.V.G.); (V.V.R.); (E.V.K.); (E.A.T.)
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- Institute of Cell Biophysics, the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center “Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, 142290 Pushchino, Russia; (M.V.G.); (V.V.R.); (E.V.K.); (E.A.T.)
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- Institute of Cell Biophysics, the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center “Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, 142290 Pushchino, Russia; (M.V.G.); (V.V.R.); (E.V.K.); (E.A.T.)
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute, the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia;
- Department of Biophysics, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 603022 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Institute of Cell Biophysics, the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center “Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, 142290 Pushchino, Russia; (M.V.G.); (V.V.R.); (E.V.K.); (E.A.T.)
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- Institute of Cell Biophysics, the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center “Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, 142290 Pushchino, Russia; (M.V.G.); (V.V.R.); (E.V.K.); (E.A.T.)
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Zhang N, Yao H, Zhang Z, Li Z, Chen X, Zhao Y, Ju R, He J, Pan H, Liu X, Lv Y. Ongoing involvers and promising therapeutic targets of hepatic fibrosis: The hepatic immune microenvironment. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1131588. [PMID: 36875101 PMCID: PMC9978172 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1131588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Hepatic fibrosis is often secondary to chronic inflammatory liver injury. During the development of hepatic fibrosis, the damaged hepatocytes and activated hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) caused by the pathogenic injury could secrete a variety of cytokines and chemokines, which will chemotactic innate and adaptive immune cells of liver tissue and peripheral circulation infiltrating into the injury site, mediating the immune response against injury and promoting tissue reparation. However, the continuous release of persistent injurious stimulus-induced inflammatory cytokines will promote HSCs-mediated fibrous tissue hyperproliferation and excessive repair, which will cause hepatic fibrosis development and progression to cirrhosis even liver cancer. And the activated HSCs can secrete various cytokines and chemokines, which directly interact with immune cells and actively participate in liver disease progression. Therefore, analyzing the changes in local immune homeostasis caused by immune response under different pathological states will greatly enrich our understanding of liver diseases' reversal, chronicity, progression, and even deterioration of liver cancer. In this review, we summarized the critical components of the hepatic immune microenvironment (HIME), different sub-type immune cells, and their released cytokines, according to their effect on the development of progression of hepatic fibrosis. And we also reviewed and analyzed the specific changes and the related mechanisms of the immune microenvironment in different chronic liver diseases.Moreover, we retrospectively analyzed whether the progression of hepatic fibrosis could be alleviated by modulating the HIME.We aimed to elucidate the pathogenesis of hepatic fibrosis and provide the possibility for exploring the therapeutic targets for hepatic fibrosis.
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- Nana Zhang
- Institute of Regenerative and Reconstructive Medicine, Med-X Institute, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,National Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Precision Surgery and Regenerative Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Shaanxi Provincial Center for Regenerative Medicine and Surgical Engineering, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Institute of Regenerative and Reconstructive Medicine, Med-X Institute, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,National Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Precision Surgery and Regenerative Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Shaanxi Provincial Center for Regenerative Medicine and Surgical Engineering, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Institute of Regenerative and Reconstructive Medicine, Med-X Institute, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,National Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Precision Surgery and Regenerative Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Shaanxi Provincial Center for Regenerative Medicine and Surgical Engineering, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- National Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Precision Surgery and Regenerative Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Shaanxi Provincial Center for Regenerative Medicine and Surgical Engineering, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- National Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Precision Surgery and Regenerative Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Shaanxi Provincial Center for Regenerative Medicine and Surgical Engineering, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Institute of Regenerative and Reconstructive Medicine, Med-X Institute, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,National Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Precision Surgery and Regenerative Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Shaanxi Provincial Center for Regenerative Medicine and Surgical Engineering, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Institute of Regenerative and Reconstructive Medicine, Med-X Institute, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,National Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Precision Surgery and Regenerative Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Shaanxi Provincial Center for Regenerative Medicine and Surgical Engineering, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Institute of Regenerative and Reconstructive Medicine, Med-X Institute, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,National Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Precision Surgery and Regenerative Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Shaanxi Provincial Center for Regenerative Medicine and Surgical Engineering, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Institute of Regenerative and Reconstructive Medicine, Med-X Institute, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,National Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Precision Surgery and Regenerative Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Shaanxi Provincial Center for Regenerative Medicine and Surgical Engineering, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Institute of Regenerative and Reconstructive Medicine, Med-X Institute, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,National Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Precision Surgery and Regenerative Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Shaanxi Provincial Center for Regenerative Medicine and Surgical Engineering, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Institute of Regenerative and Reconstructive Medicine, Med-X Institute, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,National Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Precision Surgery and Regenerative Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Shaanxi Provincial Center for Regenerative Medicine and Surgical Engineering, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Protective Effects of Interleukin-37 Expression against Acetaminophen-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Mice. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2022; 2022:6468299. [PMID: 35419070 PMCID: PMC9001104 DOI: 10.1155/2022/6468299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Aim Interleukin (IL)-37 is a new anti-inflammatory cytokine of the IL-1 family. This study aimed to determine the effects of IL-37 on acetaminophen (APAP)-induced liver injury. Materials and Methods IL-37 plasmids were injected into mice via a tail vein hydrodynamics-based gene delivery. Results Our results showed that IL-37 pretreatment significantly decreased serum alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase levels, hepatic myeloperoxidase activity, and attenuated the histological liver damage. Compared to the APAP group, IL-37 administration decreased Kupffer cells numbers in the liver of APAP-induced hepatotoxicity in mice. Furthermore, IL-37 pretreatment reduced the expression of proinflammatory cytokines including tumor necrosis factor-α, IL-6, IL-17, and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) in APAP-induced mice. Conclusion These results demonstrate that delivery of IL-37 plasmid can ameliorate APAP-induced liver injury by reducing proinflammatory cytokines production and preventing the activation of the NF-κB signaling pathway. IL-37 may be a promising candidate against APAP-induced liver injury.
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Chen D, Chen J, Chen Y, Chen F, Wang X, Huang Y. Interleukin-10 regulates starvation-induced autophagy through the STAT3-mTOR-p70s6k axis in hepatic stellate cells. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2022; 247:832-841. [PMID: 35196893 DOI: 10.1177/15353702221080435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The degree of activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) is closely related to the level of autophagy in HSCs. We previously showed that interleukin-10 (IL-10) strongly inhibits HSC activation in rat fibrotic liver. However, little is known about the effect of IL-10 on HSC autophagy. For investigation of the effect of IL-10 on starvation-induced autophagy in immortal rat hepatic stellate cells (HSC-T6) and the molecular mechanism, HSC-T6 cells were incubated with serum-free DMEM for different periods and treated with IL-10 at different concentrations. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), analysis of autophagic flux and Western blotting (WB) assays were used to observe changes in autophagosome morphology and number and autophagy-related protein expression in HSC-T6 cells and to evaluate the regulatory effect of IL-10 on starvation-induced autophagy. Cryptotanshinone (CPT) and rapamycin (Rapa) were used to block activation of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and mTOR signaling pathways, respectively. STAT3-mTOR-p70s6k signaling pathway proteins were analyzed by WB to assess the signaling pathway by which IL-10 regulates autophagy. WB showed an increased LC3II/I ratio, increased Beclin1 expression, and decreased p62 expression in HSC-T6 cells starved for 3 h (p < 0.05). IL-10 inhibited the increases in the LC3II/I ratio and Beclin1 expression and upregulated p62 expression (p < 0.05), and the optimal IL-10 concentration was 20 ng/mL. TEM and double-labeled immunofluorescence analysis showed that IL-10 inhibited autophagosome formation and autophagic flux, as indicated by the decreased numbers of double-membrane autophagosomes and yellow autophagic puncta. Further examination of signaling pathway molecules showed that phosphorylation of the mTOR, STAT3, and p70s6k proteins was significantly decreased during starvation-induced autophagy, but IL-10 could increase mTOR, STAT3, and p70s6k protein phosphorylation (p < 0.05). Blocking either the mTOR or STAT3 pathway reversed the inhibitory effect of IL-10 on starvation-induced autophagy in HSC-T6 cells (p < 0.05). IL-10 suppresses starvation-induced autophagosome formation through activation of the STAT3-mTOR-p70s6k axis in HSC-T6 cells.
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- Dongmei Chen
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China.,Fujian Institute of Digestive Diseases, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China.,Fujian Institute of Digestive Diseases, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China.,Fujian Institute of Digestive Diseases, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China.,Fujian Institute of Digestive Diseases, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China.,Fujian Institute of Digestive Diseases, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China
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Chen J, Guo Q, Chen Q, Chen Y, Chen D, Chen Z, Wang X, Huang Y. Interleukin 10 inhibits oxidative stress-induced autophagosome formation in hepatic stellate cells by activating the mTOR-STAT3 pathway. Exp Cell Res 2021; 411:113001. [PMID: 34973945 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2021.113001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Autophagy is involved in the activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and liver fibrosis. Previous studies have shown that interleukin 10 (IL-10) has a marked therapeutic effect against liver fibrosis. However, few studies have evaluated the effect of IL-10 on autophagy in HSCs and fibrotic livers. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of IL-10 on the autophagy of HSCs in vitro and in vivo and then to explore the underlying pathway. In vitro, The results revealed that IL-10 had inhibitory effects on hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced autophagy, as evidenced by the decreased LC3II/I ratio and Beclin1 expression, increased p62 expression, reduced numbers of autophagosomes, and blocked autophagy initiation in HSCs. Mechanistically, IL-10 significantly promoted the phosphorylation of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3(STAT3) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), leading to the activation of STAT3 and mTOR, which in turn inhibited autophagy. In vivo, the increased expression of IL-10 in fibrotic livers inhibited significantly liver fibrosis and decreased the autophagic activity in fibrotic livers and HSCs. Overall, our results indicate that IL-10 suppressed H2O2-induced autophagy in HSCs by activating the STAT3-mTOR signaling pathway. Present study provides a new theoretical basis for the anti-fibrotic effects of IL-10.
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- Jiabing Chen
- Department of Gastroenterology and Fujian Institute of Digestive Disease, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, 29#Xinquan Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Fujian Institute of Digestive Disease, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, 29#Xinquan Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Fujian Institute of Digestive Disease, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, 29#Xinquan Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Fujian Institute of Digestive Disease, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, 29#Xinquan Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition. Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, 29#Xinquan Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Fujian Institute of Digestive Disease, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, 29#Xinquan Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Fujian Institute of Digestive Disease, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, 29#Xinquan Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Fujian Institute of Digestive Disease, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, 29#Xinquan Road, Gulou District, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian, China.
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Guo Q, Chen M, Chen Q, Xiao G, Chen Z, Wang X, Huang Y. Silencing p53 inhibits interleukin 10-induced activated hepatic stellate cell senescence and fibrotic degradation in vivo. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2021; 246:447-458. [PMID: 33028080 PMCID: PMC7885051 DOI: 10.1177/1535370220960391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Activated hepatic stellate cells are reported to play a significant role in liver fibrogenesis. Beside the phenotype reversion and apoptosis of activated hepatic stellate cells, the senescence of activated hepatic stellate cells limits liver fibrosis. Our previous researches have demonstrated that interleukin-10 could promote hepatic stellate cells senescence via p53 signaling pathway in vitro. However, the relationship between expression of p53 and senescence of activated hepatic stellate cells induced by interleukin-10 in fibrotic liver is unclear. The purpose of present study was to explore whether p53 plays a crucial role in the senescence of activated hepatic stellate cells and degradation of collagen mediated by interleukin-10. Hepatic fibrosis animal model was induced by carbon tetrachloride through intraperitoneal injection and transfection of interleukin-10 gene to liver was performed by hydrodynamic-based transfer system. Depletions of p53 in vivo and in vitro were carried out by adenovirus-based short hairpin RNA against p53. Regression of fibrosis was assessed by liver biopsy and collagen staining. Cellular senescence in the liver was observed by senescence-associated beta-galactosidase (SA-β-Gal) staining. Immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence double staining, and Western blot analysis were used to evaluate the senescent cell and senescence-related protein expression. Our data showed that interleukin-10 gene treatment could lighten hepatic fibrosis induced by carbon tetrachloride and induce the aging of activated hepatic stellate cells accompanied by up-regulating the expression of aging-related proteins. We further demonstrated that depletion of p53 could abrogate up-regulation of interleukin-10 on the expression of senescence-related protein in vivo and vitro. Moreover, p53 knockout in fibrotic mice could block not only the senescence of activated hepatic stellate cells, but also the degradation of fibrosis induced by interleukin-10 gene intervention. Taken together, our results suggested that interleukin-10 gene treatment could attenuate carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatic fibrosis by inducing senescence of activated hepatic stellate cells in vivo, and this induction was closely related to p53 signaling pathway.
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- Qilan Guo
- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China
- Department of Geriatrics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China
- Department of Geriatrics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China
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Xiao W, Lu MH, Rong PF, Zhang HY, Gong J, Peng YQ, Gong HY, Liu ZG. 11β‑hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase‑1 is associated with the activation of hepatic stellate cells in the development of hepatic fibrosis. Mol Med Rep 2020; 22:3191-3200. [PMID: 32945429 PMCID: PMC7453648 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2020.11423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Hepatic fibrosis (HF) is a common complication of numerous chronic liver diseases, but predominantly results from persistent liver inflammation or injury. If left untreated, HF can progress and develop into liver cirrhosis and even hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms of HF remain unknown. The present study aimed to investigate the role of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-1 (11β-HSD1) during the development of hepatic fibrosis. An experimental rat model of liver fibrosis was induced using porcine serum. 11β-HSD1 gene expression levels and enzyme activity during hepatic fibrogenesis were assessed. 11β-HSD1 gene knockdown using small interfering RNA and overexpression were performed in LX2-human hepatic stellate cells (HSCs). HSCs were stimulated with transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1). Cell cycle distribution, proliferation, collagen secretion and 11β-HSD1 gene activity in HSCs were compared before and after stimulation. As hepatic fibrosis progressed, 11β-HSD1 gene expression and activity increased, indicating a positive correlation with typical markers of liver fibrosis. 11β-HSD1 inhibition markedly reduced the degree of fibrosis. The cell proliferation was increased, the number of cells in the G0/G1 phase decreased and the number of cells in the S and G2/M phases increased in the pSuper transfected group compared with the N group. In addition, the overexpression of 11β-HSD1 enhanced the TGF-β1-induced activation of LX2-HSCs and enzyme activity of connective tissue growth factor. 11β-HSD1 knockdown suppressed cell proliferation by blocking the G0/G1 phase of the cell cycle, which was associated with HSC stimulation and inhibition of 11β-HSD1 enzyme activity. In conclusion, increased 11β-HSD1 expression in the liver may be partially responsible for hepatic fibrogenesis, which is potentially associated with HSC activation and proliferation.
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- Wei Xiao
- Department of Infectious Disease, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, P.R. China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China
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- Department of Radiology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, P.R. China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, P.R. China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, P.R. China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, P.R. China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, P.R. China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, P.R. China
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Liu X, Lu Y, Lian Y, Chen Z, Xia J, Meng L, Qi Z. Macrophage Depletion Improves Chronic Rejection in Rats With Allograft Heart Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2020; 52:992-1000. [PMID: 32122662 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.12.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Macrophages may be important in chronic rejection after organ transplantation. This study aimed to investigate the possibility of depleting macrophages for a certain amount of time to alleviate chronic rejection in a heart transplant model of Fischer to Lewis rats. METHODS Clodronate liposome was injected abdominally to deplete macrophages for 2 time frames. The expression levels of ectodysplasin 1, arginase 1 (Arg1), chitinase-like lectin (Ym1), interferon gamma, tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), smooth muscle α-actin (α-SMA), monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1), and interleukin 10 (IL-10) were detected. RESULTS 1. The expression levels of α-SMA, interferon gamma, TNF-α, and MCP-1 and the transformation of peripheral T cells were lower after macrophage depletion for 2 or 4 weeks. 2. The expression levels of α-SMA, TNF-α, and MCP-1 and the transformation of peripheral T cells were even lower after 4 weeks compared with 2 weeks, except for interferon gamma. 3. A higher level of expression of Arg1 and Ym1 after macrophage depletion for 2 weeks was observed. 4. A higher level of expression of IL-10 after macrophage depletion for 2 weeks, but not 4 weeks, was also observed. CONCLUSIONS Macrophage clearance after heart transplantation alleviated chronic rejection probably via M2 polarization of regenerated macrophages, reduced T-lymphocyte proliferation, and changed the expression levels of interferon gamma, TNF-α, MCP-1, and IL-10.
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- X Liu
- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, China
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- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Department of General Surgery, The Second Hospital of Xiamen City, Xiamen, China
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- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Organ Transplantation Institute, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
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Huang YH, Chen MH, Guo QL, Chen ZX, Chen QD, Wang XZ. Interleukin-10 induces senescence of activated hepatic stellate cells via STAT3-p53 pathway to attenuate liver fibrosis. Cell Signal 2019; 66:109445. [PMID: 31730896 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2019.109445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Revised: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Hepatic fibrosis is a wound healing process which results in deposition of excessive abnormal extracellular matrix (ECM) in response to various liver injuries. Activated hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) are the major sources of ECM and induction of senescence of activated HSCs is an attractive therapeutic strategy for liver fibrosis. Our previous studies have shown that interleukin-10 (IL-10) attenuates the carbon tetrachloride (CCL4) - and porcine serum-induced liver fibrosis in rats. However, little is known about the mechanisms of IL-10 regulating the senescence of activated HSCs. The aim of this study is to uncover the underlying pathway by which IL-10 mediates activated HSCs senescence to attenuate liver fibrosis. In vivo, we found that IL-10 gene by hydrodynamics-based transfection attenuated CCL4-induced liver fibrosis associated with senescence of activated HSCs in rats. In vitro experiment confirmed that IL-10 could induce senescence of activated HSCs via inhibiting cell proliferation, inducing cell cycle arrest, increasing the SA-β-Gal activity and enhancing expression of senescence marker protein p53 and p21. Treatment with Pifithrin-α, a specific inhibitor of p53, could abrogate IL-10-increased SA-β-Gal activity and expression of P53 and P21in activated HSCs. Lastly, IL-10 also increased the expression of total and phosphorylated signal transducers and activators of transcription 3(STAT3) and promoted phosphorylated STAT3 translocation from cytoplasm to nucleus. Treatment with cryptotanshinone, a specific inhibitor of STAT3, could inhibit the phosphorylation of STAT3 and its downstream proteins p53 and p21 expression and decrease the activity of SA-β-Gal in activated HSCs induced by IL-10. Taken together, IL-10 induced senescence of activated HSCs via STAT3-p53 pathway to attenuate liver fibrosis in rats and present study will provide a new mechanism of antifibrotic effects of IL-10.
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- Yue-Hong Huang
- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China.
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Huang YH, Chen MH, Guo QL, Chen YX, Zhang LJ, Chen ZX, Wang XZ. Interleukin‑10 promotes primary rat hepatic stellate cell senescence by upregulating the expression levels of p53 and p21. Mol Med Rep 2018; 17:5700-5707. [PMID: 29436649 PMCID: PMC5866012 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.8592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Liver fibrosis is characterized by the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) components, and activated hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) are a primary source of ECM. Several studies have revealed that the induction of HSC senescence may reduce liver fibrosis. The effect of interleukin-10 (IL-10) on the senescence of activated HSCs is not fully understood. Therefore, the present study examined its effects and potential mechanisms in activated primary rat HSCs. Collagenase perfusion and density gradient centrifugation methods were used to isolate rat HSCs. HSCs were identified by autofluorescence, Oil Red O staining and immunocytochemical analysis. Activated HSCs were treated with 0, 10, 20 or 40 ng/ml IL-10 for 24 h. Senescence-associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-Gal) staining, flow cytometry analysis and a cell counting kit-8 assay were performed to detect the senescence, apoptosis and viability of rat HSCs, respectively. Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction, western blot analysis and enzyme linked immunosorbent assays were used to detect the expression of senescence-associated proteins and cytokines. Freshly isolated rat HSCs exhibited a striking blue-green autofluorescence and HSC retinoid droplets were stained bright red by Oil Red O. Immunocytochemical analysis demonstrated the cytoplasmic expression of HSC markers desmin and α-smooth muscle actin. The number of SA-β-Gal positive HSCs, the apoptotic rate and the expression levels of p53, p21 and tumor necrosis factor-α were significantly increased following IL-10 treatment. HSC viability and IL-6 and IL-8 expression levels were significantly decreased compared with the control group. In summary, primary rat HSCs were successfully isolated and IL-10 was demonstrated to promote the senescence of activated primary rat HSCs through the upregulation of p53 and p21 expression.
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- Yue-Hong Huang
- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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吴 兰, 刘 文. 肝纤维化逆转机制的研究进展及治疗概况. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2017; 25:2123-2132. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v25.i23.2123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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肝纤维化是肝脏对慢性损伤的一种修复反应, 多是持续性肝脏损伤或纤维化刺激因子刺激产生的共有病理改变, 是一项严重的全球性健康难题. 近年来临床研究发现, 由病毒性肝炎造成肝纤维化或肝硬化的患者, 在成功接受病毒性肝炎治疗后, 其肝纤维化甚至肝硬化发生了逆转现象. 因此研究和了解肝纤维化逆转的机制有利于发现新的针对肝纤维化的治疗靶向. 本文就近年来有关肝纤维化逆转机制的研究以及治疗概况作一综述, 以期为肝纤维化的研究提供帮助.
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Li F, Miao L, Sun H, Zhang Y, Bao X, Zhang D. Establishment of a new acute-on-chronic liver failure model. Acta Pharm Sin B 2017; 7:326-333. [PMID: 28540169 PMCID: PMC5430813 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2016.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2016] [Revised: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 09/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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To establish an animal model of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) that would replicate the pathological process of ACLF in humans, rats were administered porcine serum (PS) for 11 weeks. Liver fibrosis was determined by pathological and biochemical assessments. The animals then were injected with d-galactosamine (d-gal) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The survival times of animals with cirrhosis and ACLF were determined over 48 h. Other animals were killed at 0, 4, 8 and 12 h after administration of d-gal/LPS. Liver injury was assessed by histopathological analysis and biochemical indices, and apoptosis was detected by Western blot and TUNEL analysis. After PS administration for 11 weeks the serum levels of hyaluronic acid and N-procollagen type III peptide increased significantly, and serious fibrosis and cirrhosis was observed at weeks 10 and 11. Cirrhotic rats were injected with d-gal/LPS to induced ACLF; the rate of mortality over 48 h was 80%. ALT and AST levels increased markedly at 4 h, but decreased significantly at 8 and 12 h post-treatment. The total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, and total bile acids levels increased markedly at 8 and 12 h. Clotting times, TNF-α and IL-6 levels increased significantly, except for 12 h post-treatment. Apoptosis, inflammation and necrosis were elevated as determined by hematoxylin-eosin staining and TUNEL assays. BCL-2 levels decreased significantly, While BAX levels increased significantly. Cytochrome c expression peaked at 8 h post-d-gal/LPS treatment. In conclusion, an ACLF model induced by PS and d-gal/LPS was established and the underlying mechanisms of ACLF development were explored.
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- Fangfang Li
- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
- Corresponding authors. Tel.: +86 10 63165203; fax:+861063017757.
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- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China
- Corresponding authors. Tel.: +86 10 63165203; fax:+861063017757.
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Takayama T, Ukawa M, Kanazawa Y, Ando H, Shimizu T, Ishida T. Hydrodynamic Tail Vein Injection as a Simple Tool for Yielding Extended Transgene Expression in Solid Tumors. Biol Pharm Bull 2016; 39:1555-8. [PMID: 27582335 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b16-00283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hydrodynamic tail vein injection was considered an in vivo transfection method that yields a higher level of gene expression mainly in the liver. This method has been applied to cancer gene therapy targeting both hepatic and non-hepatic cancers. However, intratumor transgene expression in non-hepatic tumors has not been well studied. In this study, we showed an extended transgene expression of β-galactosidase (LacZ), a nonsecretory protein, in a subcutaneously implanted murine solid tumor following the hydrodynamic injection of plasmid DNA (LacZ pDNA). Our result may indicate that the hydrodynamic injection method is a powerful tool that can be used to gain transgene expression not only in the liver but also in solid tumors.
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- Takuma Takayama
- Department of Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics, Subdivision of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University
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IL-10-producing regulatory B-cells suppressed effector T-cells but enhanced regulatory T-cells in chronic HBV infection. Clin Sci (Lond) 2016; 130:907-19. [PMID: 26980345 DOI: 10.1042/cs20160069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Non-specific immune responses to antigens have been demonstrated as being enhanced during chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Here, we evaluated the role of interleukin-10 (IL-10)-producing regulatory B-cells (Bregs) in the pathogenesis of HBV-related liver fibrosis (HBV-LF) and assessed their immunoregulatory effects. Sixty-seven patients diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) were enrolled in this study. Numbers and frequencies of peripheral B-cells (memory CD19(+)CD24(hi)CD27(+) cells, immature/transitional CD19(+)CD24(hi)CD38(hi) cells, mature CD19(+)CD24(int)CD38(int) cells) were tested and analysed. Flow cytometry-sorted CD4(+)T cells were cultured with autologous Bregs to elucidate the effects of Bregs on CD4(+)T cells, including effector T and regulatory T-cells (Tregs). The potential immunoregulatory mechanism of Bregs was also investigated. The numbers of total B-cells and Bregs were enriched in CHB patients. The frequency of Bregs was negatively correlated with elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and histological inflammation grades (G), but positively correlated with advanced histological fibrosis stages (S) and enhanced HBV replication. The phenotype of Bregs was predominantly characterized as CD19(+)CD24(hi)CD38(hi) In co-culture with Bregs, CD4(+)CD25(-)T cells from CHB patients produced less interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and IL-17 but more IL-4 than CD4(+)CD25(-)T cells alone, whereas their conversions into Tregs and IL-10(+)T cells were enhanced. In addition, Breg depletion in CHB samples dramatically decreased Treg numbers and expression of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4), IL-10 and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β). Moreover, the observed regulatory effect was partly dependent on IL-10 release and cell-to-cell contact. Elevated Bregs can suppress effector T but enhance Treg functions, which might influence immune tolerance in chronic HBV infection.
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Salazar-Montes AM, Hernández-Ortega LD, Lucano-Landeros MS, Armendariz-Borunda J. New gene therapy strategies for hepatic fibrosis. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21:3813-3825. [PMID: 25852266 PMCID: PMC4385528 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i13.3813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Revised: 12/11/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The liver is the largest internal organ of the body, which may suffer acute or chronic injury induced by many factors, leading to cirrhosis and hepatocarcinoma. Cirrhosis is the irreversible end result of fibrous scarring and hepatocellular regeneration, characterized by diffuse disorganization of the normal hepatic structure, regenerative nodules and fibrotic tissue. Cirrhosis is associated with a high co-morbidity and mortality without effective treatment, and much research has been aimed at developing new therapeutic strategies to guarantee recovery. Liver-based gene therapy has been used to downregulate specific genes, to block the expression of deleterious genes, to delivery therapeutic genes, to prevent allograft rejection and to augment liver regeneration. Viral and non-viral vectors have been used, with viral vectors proving to be more efficient. This review provides an overview of the main strategies used in liver-gene therapy represented by non-viral vectors, viral vectors, novel administration methods like hydrodynamic injection, hybrids of two viral vectors and blocking molecules, with the hope of translating findings from the laboratory to the patient´s bed-side.
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