Hepatotropic growth factors protect hepatocytes during inflammation by upregulation of antioxidative systems
| Autor: | Claudine Seeliger, Andreas K. Nussler, Sabrina Ehnert, Mihaela Culmes, Daniel Seehofer, Daniel Knobeloch, Matthias Glanemann |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
TGF alpha Brief Article medicine.medical_treatment Biology Nitric Oxide Antioxidants Nitric oxide Rats Sprague-Dawley chemistry.chemical_compound Epidermal growth factor Internal medicine medicine Animals chemistry.chemical_classification Inflammation Reactive oxygen species Epidermal Growth Factor Hepatocyte Growth Factor Gastroenterology NF-kappa B General Medicine Glutathione Transforming Growth Factor alpha Molecular biology Rats Up-Regulation Endocrinology Cytokine chemistry Hepatocytes Hepatocyte growth factor Tumor necrosis factor alpha Reactive Oxygen Species medicine.drug |
| Popis: | AIM: To investigate effects of hepatotropic growth factors on radical production in rat hepatocytes during sepsis. METHODS: Rat hepatocytes, isolated by collagenase perfusion, were incubated with a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-containing cytokine mixture of interleukin-1β, tumor necrosis factor-α and interferon-γ to simulate sepsis and either co-incubated or pre-incubated with hepatotropic growth factors, e.g. hepatocyte growth factor, epidermal growth factor and/or transforming growth factor-α. Cells were analyzed for glutathione levels. Culture supernatants were assayed for production of reactive oxygen intermediates (ROIs) as well as NO2-, NO3- and S-nitrosothiols. To determine cellular damage, release of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) into the culture medium was analyzed. Activation of nuclear factor (NF)-κB was measured by electrophoretic mobility shift assay. RESULTS: Rat hepatocytes treated with the LPS-containing cytokine mixture showed a significant increase in ROI and nitrogen oxide intermediate formation. AST leakage was not significantly increased in cells treated with the LPS-containing cytokine mixture, independent of growth-factor co-stimulation. However, pretreatment with growth factors significantly reduced AST leakage and ROI formation while increasing cellular glutathione. Application of growth factors did not result in increased NF-κB activation. Pretreatment with growth factors further increased formation of NO2-, NO3- and S-nitrosothiols in hepatocytes stimulated with LPS-containing cytokine mixture. Thus, we propose that, together with an increase in glutathione increased NO2-, NO3- formation might shift their metabolism towards non-toxic products. CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that hepatotropic growth factors positively influence sepsis-induced hepatocellular injury by reducing cytotoxic ROI formation via induction of the cellular protective antioxidative systems. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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