Activated farnesoid X receptor attenuates apoptosis and liver injury in autoimmune hepatitis.
Mol Med Rep
; 12(4): 5821-7, 2015 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic inflammatory liver disease associated with interface hepatitis, the presence of autoantibodies, regulatory Tcell dysfunction and raised plasma liver enzyme levels. The present study assessed the hepatoprotective and antiapoptotic role of farnesoid X receptor (FXR) in AIH. a mouse model of AIH was induced by treatment with concanavalin A (ConA). The FXR agonist, chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA), was administered to mice exhibiting ConAinduced liver injury and a normal control. Blood samples were obtained to detect the levels of aminotransferases and inflammatory cytokines. Liver specimens were collected, and hematoxylineosin staining was used for histopathological examination and detection. Apoptosis was evaluated using the terminal deoxynucleotidyl-transferasemediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) method. The expression levels of apoptosisassociated genes and proteins were determined by reverse transcriptionquantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blotting, respectively. The results demonstrated that FXR was downregulated at the mRNA and protein level in the liver specimens of mice induced with ConAinduced hepatitis. Increased levels of aminotransferases and inflammatory cytokines, including interferonγ, tumor necrosis factorα, interleukin (IL)4 and IL2, were detected in ConAtreated mice. The mice pretreated with the FXR agonist, CDCA, were more resistant to ConA hepatitis, as indicated by reduced levels of alanine transaminase/aspartate aminotransferase and aminotransferases. The activation of FXR ameliorated hepatocyte apoptosis, as demonstrated by TUNEL analysis and downregulation of the Fas/Fas ligand, tumor necrosis factorrelated apoptosisinducing ligand and caspase3. Taken together, FXR activation ameliorated liver injury and suppressed inflammatory cytokines in ConAinduced hepatitis. FXR, therefore, exerts a protective role against ConA-induced apoptosis.
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Assunto principal:
Apoptose
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Receptores Citoplasmáticos e Nucleares
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Hepatite Autoimune
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Hepatócitos
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Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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En
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Mol Med Rep
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article