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Complement Component C3 Participates in Early Stages of Niemann-Pick C Mouse Liver Damage.
Klein, Andrés D; González de la Vega, Javier; Zanlungo, Silvana.
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  • Klein AD; Centro de Genética y Genómica, Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago 7590943, Chile.
  • González de la Vega J; Departamento de Gastroenterología, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8331150, Chile.
  • Zanlungo S; Departamento de Gastroenterología, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8331150, Chile.
Int J Mol Sci ; 21(6)2020 Mar 20.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32244854
ABSTRACT
Niemann-Pick type C (NPC), a lysosomal storage disorder, is mainly caused by mutations in the NPC1 gene. Niemann-Pick type C patients and mice show intracellular cholesterol accumulation leading to hepatic failure with increased inflammatory response. The complement cascade, which belongs to the innate immunity response, recognizes danger signals from injured tissues. We aimed to determine whether there is activation of the complement system in the liver of the NPC mouse and to assess the relationship between C3 activation, a final component of the pathway, and NPC liver pathology. Niemann-Pick type C mice showed high levels of C3 staining in the liver which unexpectedly decreased with aging. Using an inducible NPC1 hepatocyte rescue mouse model, we restored NPC1 expression for a short time in young mice. We found C3 positive cells only in non-rescued cells, suggesting that C3 activation in NPC cells is reversible. Then, we studied the effect of C3 ablation on NPC liver damage at two postnatal time points, P56 and P72. Deletion of C3 reduced the presence of hepatic CD68-positive cells at postnatal day 56 and prevented the increase of transaminase levels in the blood of NPC mice. These positive effects were abrogated at P72, indicating that the complement cascade participates only during the early stages of liver damage in NPC mice, and that its inhibition may serve as a new potential therapeutic strategy for the disease.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Complemento C3 / Enfermedad de Niemann-Pick Tipo C / Hígado Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Int J Mol Sci Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Chile

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Complemento C3 / Enfermedad de Niemann-Pick Tipo C / Hígado Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Int J Mol Sci Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Chile