Emodin suppresses activation of hepatic stellate cells through p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase and Smad signaling pathways in vitro

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (12) ◽  
pp. 2436-2446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoli Wang ◽  
Chengu Niu ◽  
Xiaojie Zhang ◽  
Miaoxian Dong
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Signaling Pathways ◽  
Hepatic Stellate Cells ◽  
Stellate Cells ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
Smad Signaling ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein

Expression profiling reveals functionally important genes and coordinately regulated signaling pathway genes during in vitro angiogenesis

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. N. Hahn ◽  
Z. J. Su ◽  
C. J. Drogemuller ◽  
A. Tsykin ◽  
S. R. Waterman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Signaling Pathways ◽  
Mrna Level ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Collagen Gel ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Virtual Northern Blot ◽  
In Vitro Angiogenesis

Angiogenesis is a complex multicellular process requiring the orchestration of many events including migration, alignment, proliferation, lumen formation, remodeling, and maturation. Such complexity indicates that not only individual genes but also entire signaling pathways will be crucial in angiogenesis. To define an angiogenic blueprint of regulated genes, we utilized our well-characterized three-dimensional collagen gel model of in vitro angiogenesis, in which the majority of cells synchronously progress through defined morphological stages culminating in the formation of capillary tubes. We developed a comprehensive three-tiered approach using microarray analysis, which allowed us to identify genes known to be involved in angiogenesis and genes hitherto unlinked to angiogenesis as well as novel genes and has proven especially useful for genes where the magnitude of change is small. Of interest is the ability to recognize complete signaling pathways that are regulated and genes clustering into ontological groups implicating the functional importance of particular processes. We have shown that consecutive members of the mitogen-activated protein kinase and leukemia inhibitory factor signaling pathways are altered at the mRNA level during in vitro angiogenesis. Thus, at least for the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway, mRNA changes as well as the phosphorylation changes of these gene products may be important in the control of blood vessel morphogenesis. Furthermore, in this study, we demonstrated the power of virtual Northern blot analysis, as an alternative to quantitative RT-PCR, for measuring the magnitudes of differential gene expression.

scholarly journals Adiponectin as Well as Compressive Forces Regulate in vitro β-Catenin Expression on Cementoblasts via Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Activation

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiawen Yong ◽  
Julia von Bremen ◽  
Gisela Ruiz-Heiland ◽  
Sabine Ruf
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Signaling Pathways ◽  
Mapk Signaling ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
Western Blots ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Gsk 3Β ◽  
Signaling Activation

We aimed to investigate the molecular effect that adiponectin exerts on cementoblasts especially in the presence of compressive forces. OCCM-30 cells (M. Somerman, NIH, NIDCR, United States) were used. Real-time reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and western blots were employed to verify if the mRNA and protein levels of adiponectin receptors (AdipoRs), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and β-catenin signaling were influenced by compressive forces or adiponectin. Moreover, siRNAs targeting P38α, JNK1, ERK1, ERK2, and AdipoRs as well as pharmacological MAPK inhibition were performed. We found that compressive forces increase the expression of AdipoRs. Adiponectin and compression up-regulate P38α,JNK1, ERK1, and ERK2 as well as β-catenin gene expression. Western blots showed that co-stimuli activate the MAPK and β-catenin signaling pathways. MAPK inhibition alters the compression-induced β-catenin activation and the siRNAs targeting AdipoRs, P38α, and JNK1, showing the interaction of single MAPK molecules and β-catenin signaling in response to compression or adiponectin. Silencing by a dominantly negative version of P38α and JNK1 attenuates adiponectin-induced TCF/LEF reporter activation. Together, we found that light compressive forces activate β-catenin and MAPK signaling pathways. Adiponectin regulates β-catenin signaling principally by inactivating the GSK-3β kinase activity. β-Catenin expression was partially inhibited by MAPK blockade, indicating that MAPK plays a crucial role regulating β-catenin during cementogenesis. Moreover, adiponectin modulates GSK-3β and β-catenin mostly through AdipoR1. P38α is a key connector between β-catenin, TCF/LEF transcription, and MAPK signaling pathway.

HMGB1-induced autophagy facilitates hepatic stellate cells activation: a new pathway in liver fibrosis

2018 ◽  
Vol 132 (15) ◽  
pp. 1645-1667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
Chuxiong Zeng ◽  
Beishi Zheng ◽  
Chun Liu ◽  
Min Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Liver Fibrosis ◽  
Hepatic Stellate Cells ◽  
Mammalian Target Of Rapamycin ◽  
High Mobility ◽  
Stellate Cells ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
Antifibrotic Therapy ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein

High-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) plays a context-dependent role in autophagy, which is required for hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) activation. However, the significance of HMGB1-induced HSCs autophagy in liver fibrosis has not been elucidated. Here, we first documented an enrichment of peripheral and intrahepatic HMGB1 signal in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related liver fibrosis progression, and presented a direct evidence of anatomic proximity of HMGB1 with a-SMA (a marker for HSCs activation) in cirrhotic liver specimens. Then, we demonstrated the autophagy-inducing effects by serum-sourced HMGB1 in both primary murine HSCs and human HSCs cell line (LX-2), reflected by increased number of autophagic vacuoles (AVs) under the transmission electron microscope (TEM) and up-regulated protein expression of lipidated microtubule-associated light chain 3 (LC3-II) (a marker for autophagosome) in Western blot analysis. Intriguingly, there is a possible translocation of endogenous HMGB1 from the nucleus to cytoplasm to extracellular space, during exogenous HMGB1-induced HSCs autophagy. Meanwhile, the dose- and time-dependent effects by recombinant HMGB1 (rHMGB1) in enhancing LX-2 autophagy and fibrogenesis have been revealed with activated extracellular regulated protein kinase (ERK)/c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and restrained mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)/STAT3 signaling pathways. Additionally, the ERK or JNK inhibitor could not only inhibit rHMGB1-induced autophagy and fibrogenesis in LX-2 cells, but also restore the suppressed mTOR and STAT3 pathways. Furthermore, using LC3-siRNA transfected LX-2, we found HMGB1-induced fibrogenesis is dependent on its autophagy-inducing effects. Finally, we elucidated the involvement of extracellular HMGB1-receptor for advenced glycation end product (RAGE) axis and endogenous HMGB1 in exogenous HMGB1-induced effects. Our findings could open new perspectives in developing an antifibrotic therapy by targetting the HSCs autophagy.

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