AIM: To study the effect of rosiglitazone, which is a ligand of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ), on the expression of PPARγ in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and on the biological characteris...AIM: To study the effect of rosiglitazone, which is a ligand of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ), on the expression of PPARγ in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and on the biological characteristics of HSCs.METHODS: The activated HSCs were divided into three groups: control group, 3 μmol/L rosiglitazone group, and 10 μmol/L rosiglitazone group. The expression of PPARγ,α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), and type Ⅰ and Ⅲ collagen was detected by RT-PCR, Western blot and immunocytochemical staining, respectively. Cell proliferation was determined with methylthiazolyltetrazolium (MTT) colorimetric assay. Cell apoptosis was demonstrated with flow cytometry.RESULTS: The expression of PPARγ at mRNA and protein level markedly increased in HSCs of 10 μmol/L rosiglitazone group (tvalue was 10.870 and 4.627 respectively, P<0.01in both). The proliferation of HSCs in 10 μmol/L rosiglitazone group decreased significantly (t = 5.542, P<0.01), α-SMA expression level and type Ⅰ collagen synthesis ability were also reduced vs controls (tvalue= 10.256 and 14.627respectively, P<0.01 in both). The apoptotic rate of HSCs significantly increased in 10 μmol/L rosiglitazone group vs control (x2= 16.682, P<0.01).CONCLUSION: By increasing expression of PPARγ in activated HSCs, rosiglitazone, an agonist of PPARγ,decreases α-SMA expression and type Ⅰ collagen synthesis,inhibits cell proliferation, and induces cell apoptosis.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No. 30371387
文摘AIM: To study the effect of rosiglitazone, which is a ligand of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ), on the expression of PPARγ in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and on the biological characteristics of HSCs.METHODS: The activated HSCs were divided into three groups: control group, 3 μmol/L rosiglitazone group, and 10 μmol/L rosiglitazone group. The expression of PPARγ,α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), and type Ⅰ and Ⅲ collagen was detected by RT-PCR, Western blot and immunocytochemical staining, respectively. Cell proliferation was determined with methylthiazolyltetrazolium (MTT) colorimetric assay. Cell apoptosis was demonstrated with flow cytometry.RESULTS: The expression of PPARγ at mRNA and protein level markedly increased in HSCs of 10 μmol/L rosiglitazone group (tvalue was 10.870 and 4.627 respectively, P<0.01in both). The proliferation of HSCs in 10 μmol/L rosiglitazone group decreased significantly (t = 5.542, P<0.01), α-SMA expression level and type Ⅰ collagen synthesis ability were also reduced vs controls (tvalue= 10.256 and 14.627respectively, P<0.01 in both). The apoptotic rate of HSCs significantly increased in 10 μmol/L rosiglitazone group vs control (x2= 16.682, P<0.01).CONCLUSION: By increasing expression of PPARγ in activated HSCs, rosiglitazone, an agonist of PPARγ,decreases α-SMA expression and type Ⅰ collagen synthesis,inhibits cell proliferation, and induces cell apoptosis.
