Apoptotic pathway related to oval cell proliferation

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Yoshihiko YanoMasato Kasuga

Abstract

Oval cells, liver stem cell-derived cells, are generated from the liver periportal region and spread into the parenchyma by an autocrine signaling pathway. The mechanism behind how oval cells take their place among packed silent hepatocytes, however, is not well understood. We hypothesized that apoptosis involves a decrease in hepatocytes surrounding oval cells. Male Fisher rats were treated using the AAF/PH protocol to induce oval cells in the liver. Apoptosis was assessed by measuring the activity of caspase-3, -8 and -9, and apoptosis-related molecules such as caspase-3, Fas, Fas-L and Bax were also assessed by immunohistochemical analysis and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Apoptosis was confirmed by TUNEL staining. Regarding antiapoptotic factors, nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) DNA binding activity and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) expression were examined. NF-kappaB elevated at the early stage of oval cell proliferation. Conversely, caspase activity increased after NF-kappaB elevation. The mRNA of caspase-3, Fas, Fas-L and Bax was induced during and after AAF/PH treatment. Immunohistochemically, oval cells lacked the expression of these proteins, whereas the hepatocytes, particular...Continue Reading

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