Hic-5 deficiency attenuates the activation of hepatic stellate cells and liver fibrosis through upregulation of Smad7 in mice.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND & AIM:Hydrogen peroxide-inducible clone-5 (Hic-5), also named as transforming growth factor beta-1-induced transcript 1 protein (Tgfb1i1), was found to be induced by TGF-β. Previous studies have shown that TGF-β is a principal mediator of hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation in liver fibrosis. However, this process remains elusive. In this study, we aimed to define the role of Hic-5 in HSC activation and liver fibrosis. METHODS:We examined the expression levels of Hic-5 during HSCs activation and in fibrotic liver tissues by quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, Western blot and immunohistochemistry. Hic-5 knockout (KO) and wild-type (WT) mice were subjected to bile duct ligation (BDL) or carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) injection to induce liver fibrosis. RESULTS:Hic-5 expression was strongly upregulated in activated HSCs of the human fibrotic liver tissue and BDL or CCl4-induced mouse liver fibrosis. Hic-5 deficiency significantly attenuated mouse liver fibrosis and HSC activation. Furthermore, Hic-5 knockdown by siRNA in vivo repressed CCl4-induced liver fibrosis in mice. Mechanistically, the absence of Hic-5 significantly inhibited the TGF-β/Smad2 signaling pathway, proved by increasing Smad7 expression, resulting in reduced collagen production and α-smooth muscle actin expression in the activated HSCs. CONCLUSION:Hic-5 deficiency attenuates the activation of HSCs and liver fibrosis though reducing the TGF-β/Smad2 signaling by upregulation of Smad7. Thus, Hic-5 can be regarded as a potential therapeutic target for liver fibrosis.

journal_name

J Hepatol

journal_title

Journal of hepatology

authors

Lei XF,Fu W,Kim-Kaneyama JR,Omoto T,Miyazaki T,Li B,Miyazaki A

doi

10.1016/j.jhep.2015.08.026

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-01-01 00:00:00

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110-7

issue

1

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0168-8278

issn

1600-0641

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S0168-8278(15)00598-X

journal_volume

64

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