AIM:To analyze the role of CYLD for receptor-mediated cell death of murine hepatocytes in acute liver injury models.METHODS:Hepatocyte cell death in CYLD knockout mice(CYLD-/-)was analyzed by application of liver inju...AIM:To analyze the role of CYLD for receptor-mediated cell death of murine hepatocytes in acute liver injury models.METHODS:Hepatocyte cell death in CYLD knockout mice(CYLD-/-)was analyzed by application of liver injury models for CD95-(Jo2)and tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-α-[D-Gal N/lipopolysaccharide(LPS)]induced apoptosis.Liver injury was assessed by measurement of serum transaminases and histological analysis.Apoptosis induction was quantified by cleaved PARP staining and Western blotting of activated caspases.Nuclear factor(NF)-κB,ERK,Akt and jun amino-terminal kinases signaling were assessed.Primary Hepatocytes were isolated by two step-collagenase perfusion and treated with recombinant TNF-αand with the CD95-ligand Jo2.Cell viability was analyzed by MTT-assay.RESULTS:Livers of CYLD-/-mice showed increased anti-apoptotic NF-κB signaling.In both applied liver injury models CYLD-/-mice showed a significantly reduced apoptosis sensitivity.After D-Gal N/LPS treatment CYLD-/-mice exhibited significantly lower levels of alanine aminotransferase(ALT)(295 U/L vs 859 U/L,P<0.05)and aspartate aminotransferase(AST)(560 U/L vs 1025 U/L,P<0.01).After Jo injection CYLD-/-mice showed 2-fold lower ALT(50 U/L vs 110 U/L,P<0.01)and lower AST(250 U/L vs 435 U/L,P<0.01)serumlevels compared to WT mice.In addition,isolated CYLD-/-primary murine hepatocytes(PMH)were less sensitive towards death receptor-mediated apoptosis and showed increased levels of Bcl-2,XIAP,c IAP1/2,survivin and c-FLIP expression upon TNF-and CD95-receptor triggering,respectively.Inhibition of NF-κB activation by the inhibitor of NF-κB phosphorylation inhibitor BAY 11-7085 inhibited the expression of antiapoptotic proteins and re-sensitized CYLD-/-PMH towards TNF-and CD95-receptor mediated cell death.CONCLUSION:CYLD is a central regulator of apoptotic cell death in murine hepatocytes by controlling NF-κB dependent anti-apoptotic signaling.展开更多
基金Supported by Research grants from the Dietmar Hopp Stiftung,http://www.dietmar-hopp-stiftung.de and from German Research Foundation(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft,http://www.dfg.de/,DFG SCHU 1443/3-2)to HSB(SFB/TRR 77,associated project)
文摘AIM:To analyze the role of CYLD for receptor-mediated cell death of murine hepatocytes in acute liver injury models.METHODS:Hepatocyte cell death in CYLD knockout mice(CYLD-/-)was analyzed by application of liver injury models for CD95-(Jo2)and tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-α-[D-Gal N/lipopolysaccharide(LPS)]induced apoptosis.Liver injury was assessed by measurement of serum transaminases and histological analysis.Apoptosis induction was quantified by cleaved PARP staining and Western blotting of activated caspases.Nuclear factor(NF)-κB,ERK,Akt and jun amino-terminal kinases signaling were assessed.Primary Hepatocytes were isolated by two step-collagenase perfusion and treated with recombinant TNF-αand with the CD95-ligand Jo2.Cell viability was analyzed by MTT-assay.RESULTS:Livers of CYLD-/-mice showed increased anti-apoptotic NF-κB signaling.In both applied liver injury models CYLD-/-mice showed a significantly reduced apoptosis sensitivity.After D-Gal N/LPS treatment CYLD-/-mice exhibited significantly lower levels of alanine aminotransferase(ALT)(295 U/L vs 859 U/L,P<0.05)and aspartate aminotransferase(AST)(560 U/L vs 1025 U/L,P<0.01).After Jo injection CYLD-/-mice showed 2-fold lower ALT(50 U/L vs 110 U/L,P<0.01)and lower AST(250 U/L vs 435 U/L,P<0.01)serumlevels compared to WT mice.In addition,isolated CYLD-/-primary murine hepatocytes(PMH)were less sensitive towards death receptor-mediated apoptosis and showed increased levels of Bcl-2,XIAP,c IAP1/2,survivin and c-FLIP expression upon TNF-and CD95-receptor triggering,respectively.Inhibition of NF-κB activation by the inhibitor of NF-κB phosphorylation inhibitor BAY 11-7085 inhibited the expression of antiapoptotic proteins and re-sensitized CYLD-/-PMH towards TNF-and CD95-receptor mediated cell death.CONCLUSION:CYLD is a central regulator of apoptotic cell death in murine hepatocytes by controlling NF-κB dependent anti-apoptotic signaling.