BACKGROUND Non-invasive methods to diagnose non-alcoholic steatohepatitis(NASH),an inflammatory subtype of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD),are currently unavailable.AIM To develop an integrinαvβ3-targeted m...BACKGROUND Non-invasive methods to diagnose non-alcoholic steatohepatitis(NASH),an inflammatory subtype of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD),are currently unavailable.AIM To develop an integrinαvβ3-targeted molecular imaging modality to differentiate NASH.METHODS Integrinαvβ3 expression was assessed in Human LO2 hepatocytes Scultured with palmitic and oleic acids(FFA).Hepatic integrinαvβ3 expression was analyzed in rabbits fed a high-fat diet(HFD)and in rats fed a high-fat,high-carbohydrate diet(HFCD).After synthesis,cyclic arginine-glycine-aspartic acid peptide(cRGD)was labeled with gadolinium(Gd)and used as a contrast agent in magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)performed on mice fed with HFCD.RESULTS Integrinαvβ3 was markedly expressed on FFA-cultured hepatocytes,unlike the control hepatocytes.Hepatic integrinαvβ3 expression significantly increased in both HFD-fed rabbits and HFCD-fed rats as simple fatty liver(FL)progressed to steatohepatitis.The distribution of integrinαvβ3 in the liver of NASH cases largely overlapped with albumin-positive staining areas.In comparison to mice with simple FL,the relative liver MRI-T1 signal value at 60 minutes post-injection of Gd-labeled cRGD was significantly increased in mice with steatohepatitis(P<0.05),showing a positive correlation with the NAFLD activity score(r=0.945;P<0.01).Hepatic integrinαvβ3 expression was significantly upregulated during NASH development,with hepatocytes being the primary cells expressing integrinαvβ3.CONCLUSION After using Gd-labeled cRGD as a tracer,NASH was successfully distinguished by visualizing hepatic integrinαvβ3 expression with MRI.展开更多
Physiological effects of ouabain (Fig. 1A), a human endogenous hormone, have been intensively investigated nowadays.Recent studies demonstrate anticancer activity of ouabain in sensitization of apoptosis and suppressi...Physiological effects of ouabain (Fig. 1A), a human endogenous hormone, have been intensively investigated nowadays.Recent studies demonstrate anticancer activity of ouabain in sensitization of apoptosis and suppression of migration in lung cancer cells (1,2)Focusing on metastatic process, the ability of cancer cells to grow in an anchorage-independent condition determines the success of cancer metastasis [3].展开更多
Previous studies of integrin αvβ3 have focused on ischemic brain damage, although the role of integrin αvβ3 in ischemic preconditioning （IP） has rarely been reported. The present study analyzed the effects of IP...Previous studies of integrin αvβ3 have focused on ischemic brain damage, although the role of integrin αvβ3 in ischemic preconditioning （IP） has rarely been reported. The present study analyzed the effects of IP on integrin αvβ3 mRNA expression following cerebral ischemia through the use of hematoxylin-eosin staining and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction techniques. Integrin avid3 mRNA expression in the ischemia group peaked at 24 hours after ischemia-reperfusion. In the IP ＋ ischemia group, integrin αvβ3 mRNA expression increased after 24 hours, but remained significantly less than the ischemia group, and expression continued to increase until 7 days after ischemiaJreperfusion. These results demonstrate that IP effectively attenuated upregulation of integrin αvβ3 mRNA expression at 24 hours after ischemia.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81670513and Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81900511。
文摘BACKGROUND Non-invasive methods to diagnose non-alcoholic steatohepatitis(NASH),an inflammatory subtype of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD),are currently unavailable.AIM To develop an integrinαvβ3-targeted molecular imaging modality to differentiate NASH.METHODS Integrinαvβ3 expression was assessed in Human LO2 hepatocytes Scultured with palmitic and oleic acids(FFA).Hepatic integrinαvβ3 expression was analyzed in rabbits fed a high-fat diet(HFD)and in rats fed a high-fat,high-carbohydrate diet(HFCD).After synthesis,cyclic arginine-glycine-aspartic acid peptide(cRGD)was labeled with gadolinium(Gd)and used as a contrast agent in magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)performed on mice fed with HFCD.RESULTS Integrinαvβ3 was markedly expressed on FFA-cultured hepatocytes,unlike the control hepatocytes.Hepatic integrinαvβ3 expression significantly increased in both HFD-fed rabbits and HFCD-fed rats as simple fatty liver(FL)progressed to steatohepatitis.The distribution of integrinαvβ3 in the liver of NASH cases largely overlapped with albumin-positive staining areas.In comparison to mice with simple FL,the relative liver MRI-T1 signal value at 60 minutes post-injection of Gd-labeled cRGD was significantly increased in mice with steatohepatitis(P<0.05),showing a positive correlation with the NAFLD activity score(r=0.945;P<0.01).Hepatic integrinαvβ3 expression was significantly upregulated during NASH development,with hepatocytes being the primary cells expressing integrinαvβ3.CONCLUSION After using Gd-labeled cRGD as a tracer,NASH was successfully distinguished by visualizing hepatic integrinαvβ3 expression with MRI.
文摘Physiological effects of ouabain (Fig. 1A), a human endogenous hormone, have been intensively investigated nowadays.Recent studies demonstrate anticancer activity of ouabain in sensitization of apoptosis and suppression of migration in lung cancer cells (1,2)Focusing on metastatic process, the ability of cancer cells to grow in an anchorage-independent condition determines the success of cancer metastasis [3].
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No. 30870849,81071068the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province,No. 2009B030801101
文摘Previous studies of integrin αvβ3 have focused on ischemic brain damage, although the role of integrin αvβ3 in ischemic preconditioning （IP） has rarely been reported. The present study analyzed the effects of IP on integrin αvβ3 mRNA expression following cerebral ischemia through the use of hematoxylin-eosin staining and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction techniques. Integrin avid3 mRNA expression in the ischemia group peaked at 24 hours after ischemia-reperfusion. In the IP ＋ ischemia group, integrin αvβ3 mRNA expression increased after 24 hours, but remained significantly less than the ischemia group, and expression continued to increase until 7 days after ischemiaJreperfusion. These results demonstrate that IP effectively attenuated upregulation of integrin αvβ3 mRNA expression at 24 hours after ischemia.
