Bakuchiol-induced caspase-3-dependent apoptosis occurs through c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase-mediated mitochondrial translocation of Bax in rat liver myofibroblasts.
Eur J Pharmacol
; 559(2-3): 115-23, 2007 Mar 22.
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ABSTRACT
Liver fibrosis and cirrhosis may be reversible, possibly through the selective clearance of activated hepatic stellate cells/myofibroblasts by apoptosis. Hepatic stellate cells transdifferentiate into myofibroblast-phenotype cells in culture, a process that recapitulates hepatic stellate cell activation in vivo. Bakuchiol, a prenylated phenolic terpene isolated from the seed of Psoralea corylifolia L. (Leguminosae), reduced activated hepatic stellate cells when treated to rats during liver injury recovery period as demonstrated by alpha-smooth muscle actin immunostaining in rat liver and induced apoptosis in activated hepatic stellate cells/myofibroblasts as demonstrated by DNA fragmentation, activation of caspase-3, release of cytochrome c into the cytoplasm, translocation of Bax into mitochondria, and the proteolytic cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) in vitro. Bakuchiol-induced apoptosis was prevented by z-DEVD-fmk, a specific inhibitor of caspase-3, and z-VAD-fmk, a general caspase inhibitor, suggesting that bakuchiol-induced apoptosis occurs through a caspase-3-dependent pathway in vitro. Bakuchiol treatment stimulated the activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK), c-Jun NH2-terminal protein kinase (JNK), and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) in vitro. Pretreatment with SP600125 attenuated the bakuchiol-induced translocation of Bax into mitochondria, cytochrome c release into the cytosol, caspase-3 activation, and PARP cleavage. In contrast, preincubation with SB203580, a p38 MAPK inhibitor, and U0126, an ERK inhibitor, had no effect on bakuchiol-induced cell death and caspase-3 activity. Taken together, these findings indicate that bakuchiol induces caspase-3-dependent apoptosis through the activation of JNK, followed by Bax translocation into mitochondria in rat liver myofibroblasts.
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Asunto principal:
Fenoles
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Apoptosis
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Sustancias Protectoras
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Proteínas Quinasas JNK Activadas por Mitógenos
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Proteína X Asociada a bcl-2
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Caspasa 3
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Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Animals
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En
Revista:
Eur J Pharmacol
Año:
2007
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Article
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HOLANDA
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HOLLAND
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NETHERLANDS
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NL
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PAISES BAJOS
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THE NETHERLANDS