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KMID : 1188320110050030367
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Gut and Liver
2011 Volume.5 No. 3 p.367 ~ p.376
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Proliferation of Hepatic Oval Cells via Cyclooxygenase-2 and Extracellular Matrix Protein Signaling during Liver Regeneration Following 2-AAF/Partial Hepatectomy in Rats
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Bae Si-Hyun
Oh Seh-Hoon
Yoon Seung-Kew
Park Joung-Ah
Kim Gi-Dae
Hur Won-Hee
Choi Jong-Young
Oh Il-Hoan
Yoon Kun-Ho
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Abstract
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Background/Aims:In the 2-acetylaminofluorene (2-AAF)/70% partial hepatectomy (PHx) model, the mechanism underlying the differentiation of activated hepatic oval cells (HOCs) into hepatocytes and bile ductile cells is unclear. We investigated the role of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in HOCs and the relationship between COX-2 and extracellular matrix proteins in cellular proliferation.
Methods:Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, immunohistochemical staining, and Western blotting were used to assess COX-2 expression. The co-localization of COX-2 with Thy1, c-Met, epithelial cell adhesion molecule, and α-smooth muscle actin was also examined. Additionally, we investigated whether connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), fibronectin (FN), extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (P-ERK1/2), and AKT were expressed in HOCs.
Results:The expression of COX-2, prostaglandin E2 receptors, and c-Met was upregulated in HOCs. However, HOCs treated with the COX-2 inhibitor NS398 showed decreased COX-2, CTGF, FN, and AKT expression, whereas P-ERK1/2 was unaffected. Additionally, NS398 inhibited HOC proliferation, but not the proliferation of HOCs cultured on FN-coated dishes. Furthermore, the proliferative response of HOCs treated with NS398 was reversed by hepatic growth factor treatment.
Conclusions:These results suggest that HOC proliferation is mediated through COX-2, extracellular FN expression, and AKT activation. Thus, COX-2 plays an important role in HOC proliferation following acute injury.
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KEYWORD
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Hepatic oval cells, Cyclooxygenase-2, Liver generation
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