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- Title
Liver Fibrosis and Inflammation under the Control of ERK2.
- Authors
Jeng, Kuo-Shyang; Lu, Ssu-Jung; Wang, Chih-Hsuan; Chang, Chiung-Fang
- Abstract
Chronic liver injury could lead the formation of liver fibrosis, eventually some would develop to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), one of the leading malignancies worldwide. The aim of the study is to dissect the role of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 (ERK2) signaling in liver fibrosis and inflammation. The choline-deficient, ethionine-supplemented (CDE) diet could lead to fatty livers and generate oval cells, activate hepatocyte stellate cell (HSC) and recruit immune cells as the liver fibrosis model mice. WT and ERK2 deficient (ERK2−/−) mice were compared in terms of liver weight/body weight, liver function, liver fibrosis markers and the differential gene expression in hepatotoxicity. ERK2−/− mice display the less degree of liver fibrosis when compared to WT mice. The protein level of alpha smooth muscle (α-SMA) was reduced and several hepatocellular carcinoma-related genes such as MMP9, FoxM1 were down-regulated. In addition, the cell proliferation and the percentages of activated T cells were reduced in ERK2−/− mice upon liver injury. Therefore, ERK2 plays an important role in regulating liver cirrhosis and inflammation.
- Subjects
HEPATITIS; LIVER cells; CIRRHOSIS of the liver; FATTY liver; SMOOTH muscle; MYOFIBROBLASTS; HEPATOTOXICOLOGY
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020, Vol 21, Issue 11, p3796
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms21113796