Hic-5 is required for activation of pancreatic stellate cells and development of pancreatic fibrosis in chronic pancreatitis

Autor: Joo-ri Kim-Kaneyama, Shogo Haraguchi, Xiao-Feng Lei, Tomokatsu Omoto, Lin Gao, Akira Miyazaki, Masahito Noguchi, Aya Miyauchi, Takuro Miyazaki
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020)
Scientific Reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76095-1
Popis: Accumulated evidence suggests that activated pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) serve as the main source of the extracellular matrix proteins accumulated under the pathological conditions leading to pancreatic fibrosis in chronic pancreatitis (CP). However, little is known about the mechanisms of PSC activation. PSCs have morphologic and functional similarities to hepatic stellate cells, which are activated by hydrogen peroxide-inducible clone-5 (Hic-5), a TGF-β1-induced protein. In this study, we investigated whether Hic-5 activates PSCs, which promote pancreatic fibrosis development in CP. Hic-5-knockout and wild type mice were subjected to caerulein injection to induce CP. Hic-5 expression was strongly upregulated in activated PSCs from human CP tissue and from mouse pancreatic fibrosis in caerulein-induced CP. Hic-5 deficiency significantly attenuated mouse pancreatic fibrosis and PSC activation in the experimental murine CP model. Mechanistically, Hic-5 knock down significantly inhibited the TGF-β/Smad2 signaling pathway, resulting in reduced collagen production and α-smooth muscle actin expression in the activated PSCs. Taken together, we propose Hic-5 as a potential marker of activated PSCs and a novel therapeutic target in CP treatment.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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