肝星状细胞
小发夹RNA
线粒体
生物
线粒体分裂
细胞生物学
肝再生
化学
基因敲除
分子生物学
内分泌学
细胞凋亡
再生(生物学)
生物化学
作者
Weilun Ai,Dong Lan,Jing Wang,Ziwei Li,Xin Wang,Jian Gao,Yuan Wu,Wei An
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.bbadis.2018.09.011
摘要
Augmenter of liver regeneration (ALR) protects liver from various injuries, however, the association of ALR with liver fibrosis, particularly its effect on hepatic stellate cells (HSC), remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the impact of ALR on the activation of HSC, a pivotal event in occurrence of liver fibrosis.Liver fibrosis was induced in vivo in mice with heterozygous ALR knockdown (ALR-KD) by administration of CCl4 or bile duct ligation. The effect of ALR-KD and ALR-overexpression on liver fibrosis was studied in mice and in HSC cells as well.Hepatic collagen deposition and expression of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) were significantly increased in the ALR-KD mice compared to wild-type mice. In vitro, ALR-shRNA resulted in the activation of HSC cell line (LX-2). Furthermore, ALR-shRNA promoted LX-2 cell migration, accompanied by increased filamentous actin (F-actin) assembly. The ALR-KD-mediated increase in HSC migration was associated with mitochondrial fusion, resulting in mitochondria elongation and enhancing ATP production. In contrast, ALR transfection (ALR-Tx) decelerated HSC migration and inhibited F-actin assembly, concomitantly enhancing mitochondrial fission and reducing ATP synthesis. Mechanically, stimulation of HSC migration by ALR-shRNA was attributed to the increased mitochondrial Ca2+ influx in HSCs. Treatment of ALR-shRNA-cells with Ruthenium Red (RuR), a specific inhibitor of mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU), significantly suppressed mitochondrial Ca2+ influx, HSC migration, mitochondrial fusion and ATP production. ALR-KD-induced HSC migration was verified in vitro in primary mouse HSCs.Inhibition of ALR expression aggravates liver fibrosis, probably via promoting HSC migration and mitochondrial fusion.
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