Effects of norepinephrine on the proliferation and activation of rat hepatic stellate cells / 中华肝脏病杂志
Chinese Journal of Hepatology
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(12): 844-848, 2008.
Article
Dans Chinois
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-250103
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To elucidate the relationship between rat hepatic stellate cells (HSC) and sympathetic neurotransmitter norepinephrine (NE) during liver fibrosis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Using immunofluorescence and RT-PCR, the expressions of a1 and b2-adrenoceptors in activated HSC were detected. Methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) was adopted to investigate the effect of NE on the proliferation of HSC. Meanwhile, the expressions of collagen-1, transforming growth factor beta (TGFb) and smooth muscle a-actin (a-SMA) in NE-stimulated HSC were detected by RT-PCR. The contents of NE in HSC were determined by high performance liquid chromatography-electrochemical detector (HPLC-ECD).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The a1 and b2-adrenoceptors were expressed in HSC. NE markedly stimulated the proliferation of HSC in a concentration-dependent manner (F = 140.464, P less than 0.05). NE induced the mRNA expressions of collagen-1, TGFb and a-SMA in HSC (t= -4.160; t= -8.763; t= -17.651, P less than 0.05). HSC were synthesizing and releasing NE, especially when stimulated with platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) (10 ng/ml) (t= -32.907, P less than 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Our findings show that HSC are direct targets of NE and HSC are hepatic neuroglial cells that produce and respond to sympathetic neurotransmitter norepinephrine, suggesting that interrupting sympathetic nervous system signaling may be useful in the treatment of liver fibrosis.</p>
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WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Pharmacologie
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Norépinéphrine
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Cellules cultivées
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Facteur de croissance transformant bêta
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Actines
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Récepteurs bêta-2 adrénergiques
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Récepteurs alpha-1 adrénergiques
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Collagène de type I
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Prolifération cellulaire
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Cellules étoilées du foie
Limites du sujet:
Animaux
langue:
Chinois
Texte intégral:
Chinese Journal of Hepatology
Année:
2008
Type:
Article
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