Vitamin D Receptor Regulates Autophagy to Inhibit Apoptosis and Promote Proliferation in Hepatocyte Injury

BACKGROUND: Oxidative stress is an important mechanism in liver ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Hepatocyte apoptosis and proliferation occur in parallel with liver I/R injury, and the degree of apoptosis and proliferation determines the effects on hepatocytes. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) can lessen liver I/R injury, but previous studies focused mostly on inflammation and immunity.

METHODS: H2O2 was used to induce hepatocyte injury. Before treatment with H2O2, Hep-3B cells were pretreated with paricalcitol (PC) and siRNA-VDR. Rapamycin and chloroquine were also applied in the study.

RESULTS: The number of apoptotic cells was measured with an annexin V (AV) -fluorescein isothiocyanate apoptosis detection kit. Expression of proteins was measured by western blotting. As compared with the H2O2+Hep-3B group, levels of AV/PI, cleaved caspase-3, and p62 were lower, and expression levels of Bcl-2, proliferating cell nuclear antigen, and VDR were higher, in the PC+H2O2+Hep-3B group. When the VDR gene was silenced by siRNA-VDR in the siRNA-VDR+H2O2+Hep-3B group, expressions of AV/PI, cleaved caspase-3, and p62 were upregulated, and expressions of Bcl-2, proliferating cell nuclear antigen, and VDR were downregulated, as compared with values for the siRNA-NC+H2O2+Hep-3B group. Treatment with rapamycin or chloroquine partially reversed the effect of PC and siRNA-VDR on apoptosis and proliferation.

CONCLUSIONS: VDR mediates hepatocyte apoptosis and proliferation through autophagy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:90

Enthalten in:

Journal of Nippon Medical School = Nippon Ika Daigaku zasshi - 90(2023), 1 vom: 28., Seite 89-95

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fang, Mingming [VerfasserIn]
Zhong, Chen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

886U3H6UFF
Apoptosis
Autophagy
BBX060AN9V
Caspase 3
Chloroquine
EC 3.4.22.-
Hepatocyte injury
Hydrogen Peroxide
Journal Article
Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen
Proliferation
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
RNA, Small Interfering
Receptors, Calcitriol
Sirolimus
VDR protein, human
Vitamin D receptor
W36ZG6FT64

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Date Completed 20.03.2023

Date Revised 20.03.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1272/jnms.JNMS.2023_90-114

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM35413745X