Effects of 5-hydroxytamine and its antagonists on hepatic stellate cells  

作　　者：Tao Li, Shan-Geng Weng, Xi-Sheng Leng, Ji-Run Peng, Yu-Hua Wei, Dong-Cheng Mou and Wan-Xiang Wang Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing 100044, China 

出　　处：《Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International》2006年第1期96-100,共5页国际肝胆胰疾病杂志（英文版）

基　　金：This study was supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 39970722).

摘　　要：BACKGROUND: Hepatic stellate cell (HSC) plays a key role in hepatic fibrosis. This study was undertaken to investigate the expression of 5-hydroxytamine receptors in HSC and the effect of 5-hydroxytamine on biological characteristics of HSC. METHODS: Liver ex vivo perfusion of collagenase and density gradient centrifugation were used to isolate HSCs. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to detect the expression of 5-hydroxytamine receptor subtypes 1A, 2A, 2B and 3. Western blot hybridization was used to elucidate the effect of 5-hydroxytamine and its 2A receptor antagonist ketanserin and 3 receptor antagonist ondanosetron on the expression of transforming growth factor-β_1(TGF-β_1) and Smad4 in HSC. RESULTS: HSC expressed 5-hydroxytamine receptor subtypes 1A, 2A and 2B. 5-hydroxytamine significantly increased the expression of TGF-β_1, and Smad4 in HSC (P<0.05). This action can be antagonized by ketanserin, not by ondanosetron. CONCLUSIONS: HSC expresses 5-hydroxytamine receptors. 5-hydroxytamine could effect the biological characteristics of HSC through its receptor mediation, and may play a role in the pathogenesis of liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension.BACKGROUND: Hepatic stellate cell (HSC) plays a key role in hepatic fibrosis. This study was undertaken to investigate the expression of 5-hydroxytamine receptors in HSC and the effect of 5-hydroxytamine on biological characteristics of HSC. METHODS: Liver ex vivo perfusion of collagenase and density gradient centrifugation were used to isolate HSCs. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to detect the expression of 5-hydroxytamine receptor subtypes 1A, 2A, 2B and 3. Western blot hybridization was used to elucidate the effect of 5-hydroxytamine and its 2A receptor antagonist ketanserin and 3 receptor antagonist ondanosetron on the expression of transforming growth factor-β_1(TGF-β_1) and Smad4 in HSC. RESULTS: HSC expressed 5-hydroxytamine receptor subtypes 1A, 2A and 2B. 5-hydroxytamine significantly increased the expression of TGF-β_1, and Smad4 in HSC (P<0.05). This action can be antagonized by ketanserin, not by ondanosetron. CONCLUSIONS: HSC expresses 5-hydroxytamine receptors. 5-hydroxytamine could effect the biological characteristics of HSC through its receptor mediation, and may play a role in the pathogenesis of liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension.

关 键 词：hepatic stellate cell 5-hydroxytmine RECEPTOR transforming growth factor 

分 类 号：R575.2[医药卫生—消化系统]