Albumin mediates PPAR-gamma or C/EBP-alpha-induced phenotypic changes in pancreatic stellate cells
- Authors
- Kim, Nayoung; Choi, Soyoung; Lim, Chaeseung; Lee, Hongsik; Oh, Junseo
- Issue Date
- 1-Jan-2010
- Publisher
- ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
- Keywords
- Albumin; Pancreatic stellate cells; Lipid droplet formation; Fibrosis; PPAR-gamma
- Citation
- BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, v.391, no.1, pp 640 - 644
- Pages
- 5
- Indexed
- SCI
SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
- Volume
- 391
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 640
- End Page
- 644
- URI
- https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2020.sw.kumedicine/15209
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.11.112
- ISSN
- 0006-291X
1090-2104
- Abstract
- Activation of quiescent hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) into myofibroblast-like cells is a key event of liver fibrosis. and adipogenic transcription factors, PPAR-gamma and C/EBP-alpha, reverse HSC activation. As albumin was reported to maintain the quiescent phenotype of stellate cells, we examined whether it plays a role in PPAR-gamma and C/EBP-alpha-mediated effects. Pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) were isolated from rat pancreas and used in their culture-activated phenotype. Forced expression of PPAR-gamma or C/EBP-alpha in PSCs increased albumin mRNA and protein levels by >2 5-fold, which is accompanied with increased C/EBP-beta binding to albumin promoter. PPAR-gamma and C/EBP-alpha also induced a phenotypic switch from activated to quiescent cells and. interestingly, suppression of albumin using short-hairpin RNA (shRNA) blocked their effects Therefore. our findings suggest that albumin may be a downstream effector of PPAR-gamma and C/EBP-alpha in PSCs and that it can be an attractive molecular target for anti-fibrotic therapies. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc All rights reserved.
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