Abstract:
:Activated hepatic stellate cells (HSC; lipocytes; Ito cells) proliferate and are responsible for extracellular matrix synthesis during hepatic fibrogenesis. During activation, HSC undergo transdifferentiation into myofibroblasts expressing alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA). Adenosine 3', 5'-cyclic monophosphate (cyclic AMP) is an ubiquitous intracellular signaling molecule, and is upregulated by the activation of adenylate cyclase and downregulated via hydrolysis by cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs). Recently, increased intracellular cyclic AMP has been shown to inhibit HSC activation. The aim of the current study was to determine the effects of inhibition of PDEs on cell proliferation and transdifferentiation in cultured rat HSC. Cell proliferation was determined by [3H]thymidine incorporation, and Western blot analysis was performed for detection of alpha-SMA, a phenotypic marker of transdifferentiation into myofibroblast. When the cells were exposed to 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX; 50-1000 microM), a nonselective PDE inhibitor, serum-stimulated [3H]thymidine incorporation was suppressed in a dose-dependent manner with a maximum inhibition of 66% at a concentration of 500 microM OPC-13013 (1-60 microM), a selective PDE III isoenzyme inhibitor, induced a dose-dependent inhibitory effect on serum-stimulated DNA synthesis that reached a maximum inhibition of 95% at a concentration of 60 microM, while neither 8-methoxymethyl-3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (8-MMX), a PDE I isoenzyme inhibitor, nor Ro-20-1724, a PDE IV isoenzyme inhibitor, had an inhibitory effect. Western blot analysis revealed that IBMX or OPC-13013 decreased alpha-SMA expression, while other selective PDE isoenzyme inhibitors did not have a suppressive effect. IBMX, OPC-13013 or Ro-20-1724, but not 8-MMX augmented forskolin-induced increase in intracellular cyclic AMP levels although cyclic AMP levels were not affected by treatment with any of these PDE inhibitors alone. These data indicate that inhibition of PDEs, especially PDE III isoenzyme, can produce an inhibitory effect on HSC activation. The PDE III isoenzyme may contribute to the regulation of HSC activation during fibrogenesis. In addition, OPC-13013 may have the potential to inhibit initiation and progression of hepatic fibrosis by interfering with HSC activation.
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Life Scijournal_title
Life sciencesauthors
Shimizu E,Kobayashi Y,Oki Y,Kawasaki T,Yoshimi T,Nakamura Hdoi
10.1016/s0024-3205(99)00157-5subject
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1999-01-01 00:00:00pages
2081-8issue
23eissn
0024-3205issn
1879-0631pii
S0024320599001575journal_volume
64pub_type
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