Igf2bp2 knockdown improves CCl4-induced liver fibrosis and TGF-β-activated mouse hepatic stellate cells by regulating Tgfbr1

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Progressive liver fibrosis is a dynamic process characterized by the net accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM), which could eventually develop into cirrhosis, leading to malignant transformation. In this study, insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA binding protein 2 (Igf2bp2) was found to be up-regulated in carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced liver fibrosis and transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-β)-activated hepatic stellate cells (HSCs). Igf2bp2 knockdown in the CCl4-induced hepatic fibrosis mice model significantly improved CCl4-induced liver damage by decreasing necrosis and fibrotic septa, reducing hydroxyproline levels, and down-regulating fibrotic markers levels. In TGF-β-activated HSCs, Igf2bp2 knockdown partially attenuated TGF-β-induced cellular effects by suppressing HSCs viability and DNA synthesis and reducing the ECM-associated factors such as α-SMA, COLLAGEN I, and COLLAGEN III. Integrative network and signaling analysis revealed that the Igf2bp2 could bind to Tgfbr1. Transforming growth factor-beta receptor 1 (Tgfbr1) was found to be significantly up-regulated in the fibrotic liver and activated HSCs, and positively correlated with Igf2bp2. Tgfbr1 knockdown partially eliminated TGF-β-induced fibrotic changes and Igf2bp2 overexpression effects on TGF-β-activated HSCs in vitro. Moreover, Igf2bp2 overexpression promoted the phosphorylation of SMAD2/SMAD3, AKT, and PI3K, whereas Tgfbr1 knockdown exhibited the opposite effect; Tgfbr1 knockdown also partially attenuated the effects of Igf2bp2 overexpression on the phosphorylation of SMAD2/SMAD3, AKT, and PI3K. In closing, Igf2bp2 and Tgfbr1 are up-regulated in CCl4-induced liver fibrosis and TGF-β-activated mHSCs. Igf2bp2 knockdown improved CCl4-induced liver fibrosis and TGF-β-activated HSCs by targeting Tgfbr1, possibly through the PI3K/Akt pathway.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:110

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International immunopharmacology - 110(2022) vom: 05. Sept., Seite 108987

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xu, Zhenyu [VerfasserIn]
He, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Yongfang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Min [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Ning [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Yanwen [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Mengxuan [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Min [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Jiashi [VerfasserIn]
Peng, Feng [VerfasserIn]

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76057-06-2
CL2T97X0V0
Carbon Tetrachloride
Collagen Type I
EC 2.7.11.1
Hepatic fibrosis
Igf2bp2
Journal Article
Mouse hepatic stellate cells (mHSCs)
PI3K/Akt pathway
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Tgfbr1
Transforming Growth Factor beta1
Transforming Growth Factors

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Date Completed 17.08.2022

Date Revised 17.08.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.intimp.2022.108987

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NLM34340740X