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Background and Aim: Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) play a central role in hepatic fibrosis and are regulated by Kupffer cells (KCs). Wisteria floribunda agglutinin-positive Mac-2 binding protein (WFA+-M2BP) was recently identified as a serum marker for hepatic fibrosis. Although WFA+-M2BP was identified as a ligand of Mac-2, the function of WFA+-M2BP in hepatic fibrosis remains unclear. Methods: Liver specimens were obtained from five patients with cirrhosis, five with chronic hepatitis, and five without hepatic fibrosis. WFA+-M2BP kinetics were evaluated histologically and in subpopulations of liver cells such as HSCs, KCs, endothelial cells, biliary epithelial cells, and hepatocytes in in vitro culture. The function of WFA+-M2BP in activated HSCs was evaluated using immunoblot analysis. Results: Numbers of WFA+-M2BP-positive cells in liver tissues increased with fibrosis stage. There were significant differences in WFA+-M2BP levels between fibrosis stages F0 and F1–2 (P = 0.012) and between fibrosis stages F1–2 and F3–4 (P < 0.001). HSCs were the source of WFA+-M2BP secretion in in vitro cultures of liver cells, as determined by sandwich immunoassay. Cells of the human HSC line LX-2 also secreted WFA+-M2BP. Histologically, tissue sections showed that WFA+-M2BP was located in Mac-2-expressing KCs. In vitro assays showed that exogenous WFA+-M2BP stimulation enhanced Mac-2 expression in KCs and that HSCs co-cultured with KCs increased α-smooth muscle actin expression. Finally, Mac-2-depleted KCs with short interfering RNA had reduced α-smooth muscle actin expression following co-culturing with HSCs. Conclusions: WFA+-M2BP from HSCs induces Mac-2 expression in KCs, which in turn activates HSCs to be fibrogenic.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1387-1393 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia) |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2017 |
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Hepatic stellate cells secreting WFA+-M2BP : Its role in biological interactions with Kupffer cells. / Bekki, Yuki; Yoshizumi, Tomoharu; Shimoda, Shinji; Itoh, Shinji; Harimoto, Norifumi; Ikegami, Toru; Kuno, Atsushi; Narimatsu, Hisashi; Shirabe, Ken; Maehara, Yoshihiko.
In: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia), Vol. 32, No. 7, 07.2017, p. 1387-1393.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Hepatic stellate cells secreting WFA+-M2BP
T2 - Its role in biological interactions with Kupffer cells
AU - Bekki, Yuki
AU - Yoshizumi, Tomoharu
AU - Shimoda, Shinji
AU - Itoh, Shinji
AU - Harimoto, Norifumi
AU - Ikegami, Toru
AU - Kuno, Atsushi
AU - Narimatsu, Hisashi
AU - Shirabe, Ken
AU - Maehara, Yoshihiko
PY - 2017/7
Y1 - 2017/7
N2 - Background and Aim: Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) play a central role in hepatic fibrosis and are regulated by Kupffer cells (KCs). Wisteria floribunda agglutinin-positive Mac-2 binding protein (WFA+-M2BP) was recently identified as a serum marker for hepatic fibrosis. Although WFA+-M2BP was identified as a ligand of Mac-2, the function of WFA+-M2BP in hepatic fibrosis remains unclear. Methods: Liver specimens were obtained from five patients with cirrhosis, five with chronic hepatitis, and five without hepatic fibrosis. WFA+-M2BP kinetics were evaluated histologically and in subpopulations of liver cells such as HSCs, KCs, endothelial cells, biliary epithelial cells, and hepatocytes in in vitro culture. The function of WFA+-M2BP in activated HSCs was evaluated using immunoblot analysis. Results: Numbers of WFA+-M2BP-positive cells in liver tissues increased with fibrosis stage. There were significant differences in WFA+-M2BP levels between fibrosis stages F0 and F1–2 (P = 0.012) and between fibrosis stages F1–2 and F3–4 (P < 0.001). HSCs were the source of WFA+-M2BP secretion in in vitro cultures of liver cells, as determined by sandwich immunoassay. Cells of the human HSC line LX-2 also secreted WFA+-M2BP. Histologically, tissue sections showed that WFA+-M2BP was located in Mac-2-expressing KCs. In vitro assays showed that exogenous WFA+-M2BP stimulation enhanced Mac-2 expression in KCs and that HSCs co-cultured with KCs increased α-smooth muscle actin expression. Finally, Mac-2-depleted KCs with short interfering RNA had reduced α-smooth muscle actin expression following co-culturing with HSCs. Conclusions: WFA+-M2BP from HSCs induces Mac-2 expression in KCs, which in turn activates HSCs to be fibrogenic.
AB - Background and Aim: Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) play a central role in hepatic fibrosis and are regulated by Kupffer cells (KCs). Wisteria floribunda agglutinin-positive Mac-2 binding protein (WFA+-M2BP) was recently identified as a serum marker for hepatic fibrosis. Although WFA+-M2BP was identified as a ligand of Mac-2, the function of WFA+-M2BP in hepatic fibrosis remains unclear. Methods: Liver specimens were obtained from five patients with cirrhosis, five with chronic hepatitis, and five without hepatic fibrosis. WFA+-M2BP kinetics were evaluated histologically and in subpopulations of liver cells such as HSCs, KCs, endothelial cells, biliary epithelial cells, and hepatocytes in in vitro culture. The function of WFA+-M2BP in activated HSCs was evaluated using immunoblot analysis. Results: Numbers of WFA+-M2BP-positive cells in liver tissues increased with fibrosis stage. There were significant differences in WFA+-M2BP levels between fibrosis stages F0 and F1–2 (P = 0.012) and between fibrosis stages F1–2 and F3–4 (P < 0.001). HSCs were the source of WFA+-M2BP secretion in in vitro cultures of liver cells, as determined by sandwich immunoassay. Cells of the human HSC line LX-2 also secreted WFA+-M2BP. Histologically, tissue sections showed that WFA+-M2BP was located in Mac-2-expressing KCs. In vitro assays showed that exogenous WFA+-M2BP stimulation enhanced Mac-2 expression in KCs and that HSCs co-cultured with KCs increased α-smooth muscle actin expression. Finally, Mac-2-depleted KCs with short interfering RNA had reduced α-smooth muscle actin expression following co-culturing with HSCs. Conclusions: WFA+-M2BP from HSCs induces Mac-2 expression in KCs, which in turn activates HSCs to be fibrogenic.
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JO - Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)
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