DDR1-Induced Paracrine Factors of Hepatocytes Promote HSC Activation and Fibrosis Development

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BACKGROUND: This study investigated the role and potential mechanisms of Discoidin domain receptors-1 (DDR1) during liver fibrogenesis.

METHODS: Blood and livers were collected from mice. In the in vitro experiments, human normal hepatocyte (LO2 cell line) and human hepatoma cells (HepG2 cell line) with overexpressed DDR1 (DDR1-OE) or DDR1 knockdown (DDR1-KD) were constructed by transfecting the corresponding lentivirus. Human hepatic stellate cells (LX2 cell line) were incubated with a conditioned medium (CM) of the above stable transfected cells treated with collagen. The cells and supernatants were collected for molecular and biochemical analyses.

RESULTS: DDR1 expression was increased in hepatocytes from carbon tetrachloride (CCL4)-induced fibrotic livers compared to normal livers in wild-type (WT) mice. Liver fibrosis was relieved, and hepatic stellate cells (HSC) activation was decreased in CCL4-treated DDR1 knockout (DDR1-KO) mice compared with CCL4-treated WT mice. LX2 cells cultured in CM of LO2 DDR1-OE cells revealed increased α-smooth muscle actin (αSMA) and type I collagen (COL1) expressions and cell proliferation. Meanwhile, cell proliferation and the expression levels of αSMA and COL1 in LX2 cells cultured in CM of HepG2 DDR1-KD cells were decreased. Moreover, IL6, TNFα, and TGFβ1 in CM of DDR1-OE cells appeared to promote LX2 cell activation and proliferation, regulated by NF-κB and Akt pathways.

CONCLUSION: These results indicated that DDR1 in hepatocytes promoted HSC activation and proliferation and that paracrine factors IL6, TNFα, and TGFβ1 induced by DDR1 through activating NF-κB and Akt pathways may be the underlying mechanisms. Our study suggests that collagen-receptor DDR1 may be a potential therapeutic target for hepatic fibrosis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

2023

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Current molecular pharmacology - 17(2023), 1 vom: 21., Seite e220223213911

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Meng, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Tong [VerfasserIn]
Han, Tiyun [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Huilin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zhengyi [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Dekui [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

α-smooth muscle actin.
9007-34-5
Collagen
Conditioned medium
DDR1 protein, human
Discoidin Domain Receptor 1
Discoidin domain receptor 1
EC 2.7.10.1
EC 2.7.11.1
Hepatic stellate cell
Hepatocyte
Interleukin-6
Journal Article
Liver fibrosis
NF-kappa B
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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Date Completed 27.11.2023

Date Revised 27.11.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2174/1874467216666230222124515

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM353163074