RRC ID 10915
著者 Mezaki Y, Yoshikawa K, Yamaguchi N, Miura M, Imai K, Kato S, Senoo H.
タイトル Rat hepatic stellate cells acquire retinoid responsiveness after activation in vitro by post-transcriptional regulation of retinoic acid receptor alpha gene expression.
ジャーナル Arch Biochem Biophys
Abstract Activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) is a key process in liver fibrogenesis and retinoid loss is a remarkable feature of activated HSCs. However, roles of retinoids in liver fibrogenesis are obscure. We show that mRNA levels of RARalpha, beta and gamma were decreased during rat HSC activation in vitro. However, protein levels of RARalpha and beta were increased during HSC activation. A retinoic acid response element-containing luciferase assay indicated that HSCs became responsive to retinoids only after activation in vitro and that this response was mediated by, at least in part, RARalpha subtype. Immunocytochemical analysis showed that RARalpha proteins were mainly distributed in cytosol as many spots. All-trans retinoic acid treatment strongly lowered the cytosolic RARalpha protein levels. These results indicate that rat HSCs become retinoid responsive after activation in vitro, through post-transcriptional up-regulation of RARalpha gene expression.
巻・号 465(2)
ページ 370-9
公開日 2007-9-15
DOI 10.1016/j.abb.2007.06.024
PII S0003-9861(07)00306-2
PMID 17693386
MeSH Animals Cells, Cultured Gene Expression Regulation / drug effects Gene Expression Regulation / physiology* Hepatocytes / drug effects Hepatocytes / metabolism* Male RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional / drug effects RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional / physiology* Rats Rats, Wistar Receptors, Retinoic Acid / metabolism* Retinoic Acid Receptor alpha Retinoids / metabolism* Retinol-Binding Proteins / metabolism* Retinol-Binding Proteins, Cellular Transcriptional Activation / drug effects Transcriptional Activation / physiology Tretinoin / administration & dosage*
IF 3.391
引用数 17
WOS 分野 BIOPHYSICS BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 F9(RCB1555)