Mechanisms and pathophysiological implications of sinusoidal endothelial cell gap formation following treatment with galactosamine/endotoxin in mice
| Autor: | Cathleen Cover, Nancy W. Bethea, Margaret K. McCuskey, Edward R. Abril, Robert S. McCuskey, Hartmut Jaeschke, Yoshiya Ito |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Physiology medicine.medical_treatment Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease Apoptosis Galactosamine Biology Matrix metalloproteinase Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors chemistry.chemical_compound Mice Cell Movement Physiology (medical) medicine Animals Cells Cultured Liver injury Neutrophil extravasation Mice Inbred C3H Hepatology Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Gastroenterology Endothelial Cells Gap Junctions medicine.disease Molecular biology Matrix Metalloproteinases Endothelial stem cell Cytokine chemistry Immunology Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| Zdroj: | American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology. 291(2) |
| ISSN: | 0193-1857 |
| Popis: | Neutrophil extravasation from sinusoids is a critical step for acute inflammatory tissue injury. However, the role of sinusoidal endothelial cells (SECs) in this process remains unclear. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been shown to involve gap formation in SECs in several liver diseases. Therefore, the present study examined SEC modifications elicited by galactosamine (Gal)/endotoxin (ET). Treatment of male C3Heb/FeJ mice with Gal/ET or Gal/TNF caused the formation of numerous gaps in SECs at 4 h when no neutrophil extravasation occurred. Six hours after Gal/ET or Gal/TNF treatment, blood elements started to penetrate to the extrasinusoidal space through large gaps. Treatment with ET alone caused sinusoidal neutrophil accumulation but no gap formation, neutrophil extravasation, or hemorrhage. Gal/ET treatment increased hepatic MMP-2 and MMP-9 mRNA expression (6.7- and 11-fold, respectively). Pretreatment with 2-[(4-biphenylsulfonyl) amino]-3-phenyl-propionic acid, an MMP-2/MMP-9 inhibitor (5 mg/kg), minimized gap formation after Gal/ET and Gal/TNF treatment. The MMP inhibitor reduced injury only in the Gal/ET model mainly due to reduced TNF formation. The MMP inhibitor attenuated sinusoidal neutrophil accumulation at 6 h but failed to attenuate Gal/TNF-induced liver injury at 7 h due to excessive apoptosis. These results suggest that Gal/ET or Gal/TNF activates MMPs, which are responsible for SEC gap formation. Although the initial appearance of gap formation is independent of neutrophils, the gaps allow initial contact of neutrophils with damaged hepatocytes. In addition, MMP activation promotes neutrophil accumulation in sinusoids. |
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