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Sato K, Tachikawa M, Watanabe M, Miyauchi E, Uchida Y, Terasaki T. Identification of Blood-Brain Barrier-Permeable Proteins Derived from a Peripheral Organ: In Vivo and in Vitro Evidence of Blood-to-Brain Transport of Creatine Kinase. Mol Pharm 2019; 16:247-257. [PMID: 30495961 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b00975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Certain proteins, such as inflammatory cytokines, that are released from injured or diseased organs are transported from the circulating blood through the blood-brain barrier (BBB) into the brain and contribute to the pathogenesis of related central nervous system dysfunctions. However, little is known about the protein transport mechanisms involved in the central nervous system dysfunctions. The aims of the present study were to identify BBB-permeable protein(s) derived from liver and to clarify their transport characteristics at the BBB. After administration of biotin-labeled liver cytosolic protein fraction to mice in vivo, we identified 9 biotin-labeled proteins in the brain. Among them, we focused here on creatine kinase (CK). In vitro uptake studies with human brain microvessel endothelial cells (hCMEC/D3 cells) showed preferential uptake of muscle-type CK (CK-MM) compared with brain-type CK (CK-BB) at the BBB. Integration plot analysis revealed that CK-MM readily penetrated into brain parenchyma from the circulating blood across the BBB. The uptake of CK-MM by hCMEC/D3 cells was decreased at 4 °C and in the presence of clathrin- and caveolin-dependent endocytosis inhibitors. These results indicate that entry of CK into the brain is mediated by a transport system(s) at the BBB.
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- Kazuki Sato
- Division of Membrane Transport and Drug Targeting, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Tohoku University , Sendai 980-8577 , Japan
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- Division of Membrane Transport and Drug Targeting, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Tohoku University , Sendai 980-8577 , Japan
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- Division of Membrane Transport and Drug Targeting, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Tohoku University , Sendai 980-8577 , Japan
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- Division of Membrane Transport and Drug Targeting, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Tohoku University , Sendai 980-8577 , Japan
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- Division of Membrane Transport and Drug Targeting, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Tohoku University , Sendai 980-8577 , Japan
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- Division of Membrane Transport and Drug Targeting, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Tohoku University , Sendai 980-8577 , Japan
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Usynin IF, Panin LE. Mechanisms determining phenotypic heterogeneity of hepatocytes. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2008; 73:367-80. [PMID: 18457566 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297908040019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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This review summarizes results of biochemical and immunohistochemical studies indicating the existence of functional heterogeneity of hepatocytes depending on their localization in the hepatic acinus; this determines characteristic features of metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, and xenobiotics. The physiological significance of hepatocyte heterogeneity is discussed. According to the proposed model of intercellular communication, the metabolic specialization of hepatocytes is determined by secretory activity of hepatic resident macrophages (Kupffer cells) localized mainly in the periportal zone of the liver acinus. Macrophages participate in secretion of a wide spectrum of intercellular mediators (cytokines, prostaglandins, growth factors) and also in metabolism of numerous blood metabolites and biologically active substances (hormones, lipoproteins, etc.). In the sinusoid and in the space of Disse (also known as perisinusoidal space) they form a concentration gradient of regulatory factors and metabolites inducing the phenotypic differences between hepatocytes.
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- I F Usynin
- Institute of Biochemistry, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Novosibirsk 630117, Russia.
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Gupta S, Rajvanshi P, Malhi H, Slehria S, Sokhi RP, Vasa SR, Dabeva M, Shafritz DA. Cell transplantation causes loss of gap junctions and activates GGT expression permanently in host liver. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2000; 279:G815-26. [PMID: 11005770 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2000.279.4.g815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Cell transplantation into hepatic sinusoids, which is necessary for liver repopulation, could cause hepatic ischemia. To examine the effects of cell transplantation on host hepatocytes, we transplanted Fisher 344 rat hepatocytes into syngeneic dipeptidyl peptidase IV-deficient rats. Within 24 h of cell transplantation, areas of ischemic necrosis, along with transient disruption of gap junctions, appeared in the liver. Moreover, host hepatocytes expressed gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) extensively, which was observed even 2 years after cell transplantation. GGT expression was not associated with alpha-fetoprotein activation, which is present in progenitor cells. Increased GGT expression was apparent after transplantation of nonparenchymal cells and latex beads but not after injection of saline, fragmented hepatocytes, hepatocyte growth factor, or turpentine. Some host hepatocytes exhibited apoptosis, as well as DNA synthesis, between 24 and 48 h after cell transplantation. Changes in gap junctions, GGT expression, DNA synthesis, and apoptosis after cell transplantation were prevented by vasodilators. The findings indicated the onset of ischemic liver injury after cell transplantation. These hepatic perturbations must be considered when transplanted cells are utilized as reporters for biological studies.
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- S Gupta
- Marion Bessin Liver Research Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA.
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Swartbol P, Norgren L, Albrechtsson U, Cwikiel W, Jahr J, Jonung T, Pärsson H, Ribbe E, Thörne J, Truedsson L, Zdanowski Z. Biological responses differ considerably between endovascular and conventional aortic aneurysm surgery. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 1996; 12:18-25. [PMID: 8696891 DOI: 10.1016/s1078-5884(96)80270-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To determine the inflammatory responses in endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair and their relation to clinical findings. DESIGN Prospective non-randomised study. SETTING University Hospital, Department of Surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS Seven patients treated with an endoluminal procedure (AAA-E) and seven patients undergoing conventional surgery (AAA-C) were included. Inflammatory parameters were assessed by measurements of the cytokines interleukin (IL)-1 beta, IL-6, IL-8 and Tumour Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-alpha); analyses of complement proteins C1q, C4, C3, C5a and Terminal Complement Complexes (TCC); haematologic parameters and determination of C-reactive protein (CRP). RESULTS In six of seven patients in the AAA-E group blood pressure decreases were recorded during introduction of the device. IL-6 and CRP levels were found to be significantly higher in AAA-C patients compared to the AAA-E group. On the other hand, high TNF-alpha levels were recorded in the AAA-E group. Less consumption of the complement proteins C1q, C4 and C3 was observed in AAA-E compared to AAA-C patients. Increased C5a levels were recorded in the AAA-C group, whereas only slight fluctuations were noticed in the AAA-E group. TCC levels were unchanged in both groups. CONCLUSION Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair induced a significant inflammatory response, mainly involving TNF-alpha and differing from the findings during open AAA repair. These inflammatory responses were probably related to blood pressure decreases during the procedures. On the other hand, conventional repair induced responses related to the more extensive surgical trauma and reperfusion injury.
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- P Swartbol
- Department of Surgery, Lund University, Sweden
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Racine L, Scoazec JY, Moreau A, Chassagne P, Bernuau D, Feldmann G. Distribution of albumin, alpha 1-inhibitor 3 and their respective mRNAs in periportal and perivenous rat hepatocytes isolated by the digitonin-collagenase technique. Biochem J 1995; 305 ( Pt 1):263-8. [PMID: 7826339 PMCID: PMC1136458 DOI: 10.1042/bj3050263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The expression of albumin and alpha 1-inhibitor 3 genes was investigated in rat cell suspensions enriched in periportal (n = 10) and perivenous (n = 10) hepatocytes obtained by the digitonin-collagenase technique. The degree of enrichment of the cell suspensions was assessed: (1) by enzymic assays for the periportal marker alanine aminotransferase and for the perivenous marker glutamine synthetase; and (2) by their content of mRNAs for the periportal marker hepatic glutaminase and for glutamine synthetase. The existence of an antegrade intra-lobular gradient for albumin and alpha 1-inhibitor 3 mRNAs was demonstrated, with periportal:perivenous ratios of 2.33 and 3.80, respectively. However, no gradient was demonstrated for the respective protein contents with corresponding ratios of 0.98 and 1.21. A certain degree of overlap existed between periportal and perivenous suspensions for their content in albumin and alpha 1-inhibitor 3 mRNAs. A morphometrical analysis of the surface of digitonin-permeabilized hepatic tissue revealed that this overlap could be explained by a variable extent of permeabilization of the mediolobular zone from one rat to another and from one lobule to another in a given animal. These results suggest that while the digitonin-collagenase technique is well suited for studies in vitro of proteins expressed in sharp intra-lobular gradients or restricted to an intra-lobular compartment, it is not completely reliable for proteins distributed in continuous moderate intra-lobular gradients, such as albumin and alpha 1-inhibitor 3.
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- L Racine
- Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire, Unité INSERM 327, Faculté de Médecine Xavier Bichat, Paris, France
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Negoescu A, Labat-Moleur F, Brambilla E, Chambaz EM, Feige JJ. Steroidogenic adrenocortical cells synthesize alpha 2-macroglobulin in vitro, not in vivo. Mol Cell Endocrinol 1994; 105:155-63. [PMID: 7532142 DOI: 10.1016/0303-7207(94)90165-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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We previously identified alpha 2-macroglobulin as the major protein secreted by primary cultures of adrenocortical cells. We report here that in the adrenal gland, the distribution of alpha 2-macroglobulin in the adrenocortical tissue is restricted to the endothelium of blood vessels and that no immunoreactivity is found in steroidogenic cells. A time course study revealed that freshly dissociated bovine adrenocortical cells were void of alpha 2-macroglobulin immunoreactivity whereas the proportion of alpha 2-macroglobulin-positive cells reached more than two-thirds of the population between day 4 and day 7 of culture. Double immunoenzymatic labeling of 6-day-old cultures revealed a co-localization of alpha 2-macroglobulin and the steroidogenic enzyme P-450SCC. Treatment of 5-day-old cultures (expressing alpha 2-macroglobulin) for 24 h by either ACTH (10(-9)-10(-6) M) or alpha 2-macroglobulin (2.5 mg/ml) resulted in a marked decrease of the expression of alpha 2-macroglobulin. These data indicate that ACTH and plasmatic alpha 2-macroglobulin could physiologically repress alpha 2-macroglobulin expression in the adrenal cortex in vivo.
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- A Negoescu
- INSERM Unité 244, CEA, Département de Biologie Moléculaire et Structurale, CEN-G, Grenoble, France
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Savona C, Keramidas M, Chambaz EM, Feige JJ. Synergistic induction of alpha 2-macroglobulin synthesis by fibroblast growth factor-2 and transforming growth factor beta 1 in bovine adrenocortical cells. Growth Factors 1994; 10:197-205. [PMID: 7524573 DOI: 10.3109/08977199409000238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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We report here that basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2), a potent mitogen for adrenocortical cells, stimulates the expression of alpha 2-macroglobulin by these cells at a transcriptional level and is synergistic with TGF beta 1 for this effect. This is supported by the following observations: (i) Treatment of adrenocortical cells by FGF-2 resulted in a time-dependent and dose-dependent increase of alpha 2M synthesis, (ii) FGF-2 did not modify alpha 2M secretion rate; (iii) The induction of alpha 2M synthesis by FGF-2 was not observed in the presence of the transcription inhibitor DRB; (iv) The amount of alpha 2M mRNA was increased by 2 to 3 fold under either FGF-2 or TGF beta 1 treatment; (v) Optimal doses of TGF beta and FGF-2 synergistically increased alpha 2M synthesis. Since alpha 2M is a growth factor-binding protein, its regulation by FGF-2 may represent an important feedback mechanism controlling the bioactivity of autocrine regulators (FGF-2, TFG beta) of adrenocortical functions.
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- C Savona
- INSERM Unité 244, CEA, Biochemie des Régulations Cellulaires Endocrines, DBMS, CEN/G, Grenoble, France
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Kakumu S, Fukatsu A, Shinagawa T, Kurokawa S, Kusakabe A. Localisation of intrahepatic interleukin 6 in patients with acute and chronic liver disease. J Clin Pathol 1992; 45:408-11. [PMID: 1597519 PMCID: PMC495302 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.45.5.408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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AIM To evaluate the role of local interleukin 6 (IL-6) in the pathogenesis of acute and chronic liver disease. METHODS The cellular site of IL-6 in cryostat sections of liver from 31 patients with liver disease was examined using indirect immunofluorescence with a monoclonal antibody. RESULTS IL-6 staining in sinusoidal endothelial cells was very noticeable and diffusely distributed in the lobules of specimens of acute viral hepatitis. IL-6 expression in endothelial cells, particularly in necrotic areas of hepatocytes, was increased and was accompanied by enhanced expression in Kupffer cells. In contrast, IL-6 staining in infiltrating mononuclear cells was prominent in portal tracts, and the numbers of cytokine positive cells were greater in specimens of chronic active hepatitis compared with chronic persistent hepatitis. In non-specific reactive hepatitis intrahepatic expression of IL-6 was minimal, while in alcoholic liver fibrosis the cytokine distribution in the lobules was similar to that of acute viral hepatitis. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that locally produced IL-6 contributes to the inflammatory process and immunological response in acute and chronic liver disease.
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- S Kakumu
- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan
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Keramidas M, Chambaz EM, Feige JJ. Inhibition of adrenocortical steroidogenesis by alpha 2-macroglobulin is caused by associated transforming growth factor beta. Mol Cell Endocrinol 1992; 84:243-51. [PMID: 1375174 DOI: 10.1016/0303-7207(92)90035-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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alpha 2-Macroglobulin (alpha 2M) is the major protein secreted by bovine adrenocortical cells in primary culture and its synthesis is stimulated by transforming growth factor beta (TGF beta). We investigated here the effects of alpha 2M on adrenocortical steroidogenesis. We observed that commercial preparations of bovine plasma alpha 2M were able to mimic the inhibitory action of TGF beta on adrenocortical cortisol production, with the same specificity of action directed at the steroid 17 alpha-hydroxylation step. This inhibition was time-dependent and dose-dependent (50% inhibition observed with 2 mg/ml alpha 2M). Acid/ethanol extracts of alpha 2M appeared to retain the full inhibitory activity of alpha 2M. Anti-TGF beta antibodies could reverse the inhibition caused by the acid/ethanol extract but not that caused by native alpha 2M. Taken together, these results indicate that the inhibition of adrenocortical steroidogenesis induced by alpha 2M is caused by associated TGF beta. We estimated that 2 mg of alpha 2M contained approximately 0.1 ng of TGF beta, corresponding to a molar ratio of 1/700,000 between TGF beta and alpha 2M. These results also clearly indicate that the alpha 2M-TGF beta complexes are biologically active on adrenocortical cells, suggesting that these cells possess the enzymatic equipment that can activate the latent alpha 2M-TGF beta complexes.
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- M Keramidas
- Unité INSERM 244, Laboratoire de Biochimie des Régulations Cellulaires Endocrines, Grenoble, France
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Arndt A, Murphy P, Hart DA. Human HuH-7 hepatoma cells express urokinase and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1: identification, characterization and regulation by inflammatory mediators. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 1992; 1138:149-56. [PMID: 1371701 DOI: 10.1016/0925-4439(92)90055-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The human hepatoma HuH-7 cell line was shown to constitutively express both a plasminogen activator (PA) and a plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI). Four sublines of the HuH-7 cell line were analyzed and found to express differing amounts of both PA and PAI. The plasminogen activator produced by these cells was identified as urokinase based upon molecular weight, inhibition of activity with anti-UK but not anti-t-PA antibodies, adherence to an anti-UK affinity column and by Northern blotting demonstrating positive hybridization with the cDNA for UK, but not with the t-PA cDNA. The inhibitor produced by HuH-7 cells was identified as PAI-1 by molecular weight, immunoblotting techniques, adherence to an anti-PAI-1 affinity column, and by Northern blotting demonstrating positive hybridization with the cDNA for PAI-1, but not with the PAI-2 cDNA. The expression of both UK and PAI-1 by HuH-7 cells could be modulated by cytokines known to influence the acute phase response. The addition of interleukin-1 (IL-1) induced the expression of both UK and PAI-1. The increase of PAI-1 was due to an increase in amount of the PAI-1 mRNA. The presence of both interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF) also increased UK and PAI-1 levels, although not as dramatically as IL-1. The addition of IL-1 together with IL-6 produced a slight synergistic response with respect to PAI-1 expression. This suggests that PAI-1 is able to respond to mediators which aid in the induction of the acute phase response. These studies demonstrate that cells of liver origin are able to produce components of the fibrinolytic system. The synthesis of these components can be altered by inflammatory mediators and thus may be involved in hepatic regulation of fibrinolysis in both normal and diseased states.
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- A Arndt
- Joint Injury and Diseases Research Group, University of Calgary HSC, Canada
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Liver parenchyma shows a remarkable heterogeneity of the hepatocytes along the porto-central axis with respect to ultrastructure and enzyme activities resulting in different cellular functions within different zones of the liver lobuli. According to the concept of metabolic zonation, the spatial organization of the various metabolic pathways and functions forms the basis for the efficient adaptation of liver metabolism to the different nutritional requirements of the whole organism in different metabolic states. The present review summarizes current knowledge about this heterogeneity, its development and determination, as well as about its significance for the understanding of all aspects of liver function and pathology, especially of intermediary metabolism, biotransformation of drugs and zonal toxicity of hepatotoxins.
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- R Gebhardt
- Physiologisch-Chemisches Institut, University of Tübingen, Germany
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Sellner F, Neuwald C. Veränderungen des humoralen und zellulären Immunsystems beim frühen unkomplizierten Verschlußikterus. Eur Surg 1991. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02663240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Abraham L, Bradshaw A, Northemann W, Fey G. Identification of a glucocorticoid response element contributing to the constitutive expression of the rat liver alpha 1-inhibitor III gene. J Biol Chem 1991. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)55264-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Cytokines are essential for the communication not only between the liver and extrahepatic sites but also within the liver itself. Cytokines regulate the intermediary metabolism of amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and minerals. Cytokines partially interact with classical hormones such as glucocorticoids, resulting in a complex network of mutual control. Since many cytokines exert growth factor-like activities in addition to their specific proinflammatory effects, the distinction between cytokines and growth factors is somewhat artificial. The liver is an important site of synthesis and the major clearance organ for several cytokines. In liver disease, cytokines are involved in the onset of intrahepatic immune responses (e.g., during viral hepatitis), in liver regeneration (e.g., after partial hepatectomy) and in the fibrotic and cirrhotic transformation of the liver such as chronic chemical injury or viral infection. Further studies of cytokine actions may lead to a better understanding of liver diseases and to the development of new immunomodulating therapeutic options.
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- T Andus
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Universität Freiburg, Federal Republic of Germany
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Mavier P, Rosenbaum J, Preaux AM, Mallat A, Dhumeaux D. Decreased toxicity of polymorphonuclear neutrophils toward hepatocytes isolated from rats with acute inflammatory reaction. Hepatology 1990; 12:1337-41. [PMID: 2258149 DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840120614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We have recently demonstrated that polymorphonuclear neutrophils were toxic to hepatocytes through a protease-mediated mechanism. Since synthesis of antiproteases is markedly increased during acute inflammatory reaction, the aim of this work was to investigate the toxicity of neutrophils against normal vs. inflammatory rat hepatocytes. Acute inflammatory reaction was induced by subcutaneous injection of turpentine 24 hr before the experiments. Hepatocytes from normal and turpentine-treated rats were isolated by collagenase digestion. They were incubated with human neutrophils stimulated by 1 mg/ml opsonized zymosan. Cytotoxicity was quantified by the percentage of alanine aminotransferase activity released by hepatocytes in culture medium after an 18-hr incubation period. By comparison to normal hepatocytes, inflammatory hepatocytes were more resistant to the toxicity of neutrophils. At a neutrophil/hepatocyte ratio of 20:1, the alanine aminotransferase activity releases were 53.7% +/- 5.4% (mean +/- 1 S.E.) and 27.4% +/- 4.8% for normal and inflammatory hepatocytes, respectively. Similarly, inflammatory hepatocytes were found to be less sensitive than normal hepatocytes to the toxic effect of purified neutrophil cathepsin G. In contrast, both types of hepatocytes exhibited the same sensitivity to H2O2 generated by a system consisting of glucose and glucose oxidase. Two arguments suggested that the resistance of inflammatory hepatocytes to protease toxicity was explained by an increased production of antiproteases by these cells: (a) when tested against cathepsin G and porcine pancreatic elastase activities, the protease inhibitory capacity of conditioned medium from inflammatory hepatocytes was higher than that of conditioned medium from normal hepatocytes; (b) conditioned medium from inflammatory hepatocytes markedly reduced the toxicity of stimulated neutrophils as that of cathepsin G.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- P Mavier
- INSERM U-99, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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Suhrbier A, Raynes JG, Walby MI, McAdam KP, Sinden RE. C-reactive protein and the liver stage of Plasmodium vivax and P. berghei. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1990; 84:781. [PMID: 2096504 DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(90)90076-q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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- A Suhrbier
- Department of Biology, Imperial College, London, UK
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Hepatic transcription of the acute-phase alpha 1-inhibitor III gene is controlled by a novel combination of cis-acting regulatory elements. Mol Cell Biol 1990. [PMID: 1694011 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.10.7.3483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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mRNA coding for the abundant broad-range plasma proteinase inhibitor alpha 1-inhibitor III (alpha 1I3) was detected only in rat liver, while mRNA for the related proteins alpha 1-macroglobulin and alpha 2-macroglobulin was also found in a variety of nonhepatic tissues. cis-Acting control elements necessary for the hepatic transcription of alpha 1I3 were mapped by transfection and expression studies of control-region constructs in cultured hepatic and nonhepatic cells. The promoter-proximal 5'-flanking region contained four control elements, I to IV, located between -109 and -196 base pairs upstream of the transcriptional start site relevant for the hepatic transcription of this gene. Elements II and III were essential, and I and IV exerted strong modulatory effects. Elements I to III acted as positive regulators, and IV acted as a negative element. Element II contained the sequence TGGCA and is probably a binding site for a nuclear factor related to the known transcription factor NF1. The other three elements did not resemble consensus binding sites for known transcription factors that are involved in the hepatocyte-specific transcription of other well-characterized plasma protein genes, such as the prototype factor HNF-1. Thus, the alpha 1I3 gene achieves its highly hepatocyte-specific transcription through a novel combination of cis-acting control elements and trans-acting factors.
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Abraham LJ, Bradshaw AD, Shiels BR, Northemann W, Hudson G, Fey GH. Hepatic transcription of the acute-phase alpha 1-inhibitor III gene is controlled by a novel combination of cis-acting regulatory elements. Mol Cell Biol 1990; 10:3483-91. [PMID: 1694011 PMCID: PMC360783 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.10.7.3483-3491.1990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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mRNA coding for the abundant broad-range plasma proteinase inhibitor alpha 1-inhibitor III (alpha 1I3) was detected only in rat liver, while mRNA for the related proteins alpha 1-macroglobulin and alpha 2-macroglobulin was also found in a variety of nonhepatic tissues. cis-Acting control elements necessary for the hepatic transcription of alpha 1I3 were mapped by transfection and expression studies of control-region constructs in cultured hepatic and nonhepatic cells. The promoter-proximal 5'-flanking region contained four control elements, I to IV, located between -109 and -196 base pairs upstream of the transcriptional start site relevant for the hepatic transcription of this gene. Elements II and III were essential, and I and IV exerted strong modulatory effects. Elements I to III acted as positive regulators, and IV acted as a negative element. Element II contained the sequence TGGCA and is probably a binding site for a nuclear factor related to the known transcription factor NF1. The other three elements did not resemble consensus binding sites for known transcription factors that are involved in the hepatocyte-specific transcription of other well-characterized plasma protein genes, such as the prototype factor HNF-1. Thus, the alpha 1I3 gene achieves its highly hepatocyte-specific transcription through a novel combination of cis-acting control elements and trans-acting factors.
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- L J Abraham
- Department of Immunology, Research Institute of Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California 92037
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Shi DL, Savona C, Gagnon J, Cochet C, Chambaz EM, Feige JJ. Transforming growth factor-beta stimulates the expression of alpha 2-macroglobulin by cultured bovine adrenocortical cells. J Biol Chem 1990. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)39883-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Feldmann G. Rôle des cellules hépatiques dans la biosynthèse des protéines de la réaction inflammatoire aiguë et des protéines de la nutrition. NUTR CLIN METAB 1989. [DOI: 10.1016/s0985-0562(89)80044-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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