PMID: 12770524May 29, 2003Paper

Troglitazone reduces heat shock protein 70 content in primary rat hepatocytes by a ubiquitin proteasome independent mechanism

Pharmacological Research : the Official Journal of the Italian Pharmacological Society
G F DaviesLalita A Bharadwaj

Abstract

Troglitazone (TRG) is an antidiabetic agent that increases the insulin sensitivity of target tissues in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Therapy with troglitazone has been associated with severe hepatic injury in a small percentage of patients and the mechanism of TRG-induced hepatotoxicity remains unclear. A family of highly conserved stress proteins identified as heat shock proteins (Hsps), are well-known to protect cells against a wide variety of toxic conditions such as extreme temperature changes, oxidative stress and toxic drugs. The stress-inducible Hsp 70 protein is one of the best-known endogenous factors protecting cells from injury under various stress conditions. Here we examined the effects of TRG on Hsp 70 mRNA and protein expression in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes. We also investigated the effects of TRG in an in vivo model by examining Hsp 70 protein levels in livers prepared from C57 mice fed a 0.2% dietary admixture of TRG. Levels of Hsp 70 mRNA increased in a concentration-dependent manner in rat hepatocytes treated for 8h with increasing concentrations of TRG. However, Hsp 70 protein levels decreased significantly in cells treated with increasing concentrations of TRG. C57 mice fed a 0.2% admi...Continue Reading

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