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Mest Attenuates CCl(4)-Induced Liver Fibrosis in Rats by Inhibiting the Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway has been reported to play an important role in liver fibrosis. This study was designed to investigate whether mesoderm-specific transcript homologue (Mest), a strong negative regulator of Wnt/β-catenin signaling, could inhibit liver fibrosis. METH...
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The Korean Society of Gastroenterology; the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; the Korean Association for the Study of the Liver; the Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility; Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases; Korean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research; Korean Pancreatobiliary Association; Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Cancer
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4026646/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24827625 http://dx.doi.org/10.5009/gnl.2014.8.3.282 |
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author | Li, Wenting Zhu, Chuanlong Li, Yi Wu, Quan Gao, Rentao |
author_facet | Li, Wenting Zhu, Chuanlong Li, Yi Wu, Quan Gao, Rentao |
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description | BACKGROUND/AIMS: The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway has been reported to play an important role in liver fibrosis. This study was designed to investigate whether mesoderm-specific transcript homologue (Mest), a strong negative regulator of Wnt/β-catenin signaling, could inhibit liver fibrosis. METHODS: pcDNA-Mest was transfected into hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and rats. Rats were randomly divided into four groups: normal group (normal saline), treatment group (pcDNA-Mest+CCl(4)), control group (pcDNA-neo+CCl(4)), and model group (normal saline+CCl(4)). Changes in liver pathology were evaluated by hematoxylin and eosin and Masson's trichrome staining. The levels of alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, lactic dehygrogenase, hyaluronic acid, and laminin in the serum and hydroxyproline in the liver were detected by biochemical examination and radioimmunoassay, respectively. The expression and distribution of β-catenin, α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), Smad3, and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase type I were determined, and the viability of the HSCs was tested. RESULTS: Our data demonstrate that Mest alleviated CCl(4)-induced collagen deposition in liver tissue and improved the condition of the liver in rats. Mest also significantly reduced the expression and distribution of β-catenin, α-SMA and Smad3 both in vivo and in vitro, in addition to the viability of HSCs in vitro. CONCLUSIONS: We found that Mest attenuates liver fibrosis by repressing β-catenin expression, which provides a new therapeutic approach for treating liver fibrosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-40266462014-05-21 Mest Attenuates CCl(4)-Induced Liver Fibrosis in Rats by Inhibiting the Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway Li, Wenting Zhu, Chuanlong Li, Yi Wu, Quan Gao, Rentao Gut Liver Original Article BACKGROUND/AIMS: The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway has been reported to play an important role in liver fibrosis. This study was designed to investigate whether mesoderm-specific transcript homologue (Mest), a strong negative regulator of Wnt/β-catenin signaling, could inhibit liver fibrosis. METHODS: pcDNA-Mest was transfected into hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and rats. Rats were randomly divided into four groups: normal group (normal saline), treatment group (pcDNA-Mest+CCl(4)), control group (pcDNA-neo+CCl(4)), and model group (normal saline+CCl(4)). Changes in liver pathology were evaluated by hematoxylin and eosin and Masson's trichrome staining. The levels of alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, lactic dehygrogenase, hyaluronic acid, and laminin in the serum and hydroxyproline in the liver were detected by biochemical examination and radioimmunoassay, respectively. The expression and distribution of β-catenin, α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), Smad3, and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase type I were determined, and the viability of the HSCs was tested. RESULTS: Our data demonstrate that Mest alleviated CCl(4)-induced collagen deposition in liver tissue and improved the condition of the liver in rats. Mest also significantly reduced the expression and distribution of β-catenin, α-SMA and Smad3 both in vivo and in vitro, in addition to the viability of HSCs in vitro. CONCLUSIONS: We found that Mest attenuates liver fibrosis by repressing β-catenin expression, which provides a new therapeutic approach for treating liver fibrosis. The Korean Society of Gastroenterology; the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; the Korean Association for the Study of the Liver; the Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility; Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases; Korean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research; Korean Pancreatobiliary Association; Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Cancer 2014-05 2013-12-24 /pmc/articles/PMC4026646/ /pubmed/24827625 http://dx.doi.org/10.5009/gnl.2014.8.3.282 Text en Copyright © 2014 by the Korean Society of Gastroenterology, the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Korean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research, Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases, the Korean Association for the Study of the Liver, Korean Pancreatobiliary Association, and Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Cancer http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Li, Wenting Zhu, Chuanlong Li, Yi Wu, Quan Gao, Rentao Mest Attenuates CCl(4)-Induced Liver Fibrosis in Rats by Inhibiting the Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway |
title | Mest Attenuates CCl(4)-Induced Liver Fibrosis in Rats by Inhibiting the Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway |
title_full | Mest Attenuates CCl(4)-Induced Liver Fibrosis in Rats by Inhibiting the Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway |
title_fullStr | Mest Attenuates CCl(4)-Induced Liver Fibrosis in Rats by Inhibiting the Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway |
title_full_unstemmed | Mest Attenuates CCl(4)-Induced Liver Fibrosis in Rats by Inhibiting the Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway |
title_short | Mest Attenuates CCl(4)-Induced Liver Fibrosis in Rats by Inhibiting the Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway |
title_sort | mest attenuates ccl(4)-induced liver fibrosis in rats by inhibiting the wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4026646/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24827625 http://dx.doi.org/10.5009/gnl.2014.8.3.282 |
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