Antifibrogenic effects of vitamin D derivatives on mouse pancreatic stellate cells  

作　　者：Peter Wallbaum Sarah Rohde Luise Ehlers Falko Lange Alexander Hohn Carina Bergner Sarah Marie Schwarzenbock Bernd Joachim Krause Robert Jaster 

机构地区：[1]Department of MedicineⅡ,Division of Gastroenterology,Rostock University Medical Center,Rostock 18057,Germany [2]Oscar-Langendorff-Institute of Physiology,Rostock University Medical Center,Rostock 18057,Germany [3]Department of Nuclear Medicine,Rostock University Medical Center,Rostock 18057,Germany

出　　处：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》2018年第2期170-178,共9页世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）

基　　金：Supported by FORUN program of the Rostock University Medical Center

摘　　要：AIM To study the molecular effects of three different D-vitamins, vitamin D2, vitamin D3 and calcipotriol, in pancreatic stellate cells(PSCs).METHODS Quiescent PSCs were isolated from mouse pancreas and activated in vitro by seeding on plastic surfaces. The cells were exposed to D-vitamins as primary cultures(early-activated PSCs) and upon re-culturing(fullyactivated cells). Exhibition of vitamin A-containing lipid droplets was visualized by oil-red staining. Expression of α-smooth muscle actin(α-SMA), a marker of PSC activation, was monitored by immunofluorescence and immunoblot analysis. The rate of DNA synthesis was quantified by 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine(Brd U) incorporation assays. Real-time PCR was employed to monitor gene expression, and protein levels of interleukin-6(IL-6) were measured by ELISA. Uptake of proline was determined using 18 F-proline.RESULTS Sustained culture of originally quiescent PSCs inducedcell proliferation, loss of lipid droplets and exhibition of stress fibers, indicating cell activation. When added to PSCs in primary culture, all three D-vitamins diminished expression of α-SMA(to 32%-39% of the level of control cells; P < 0.05) and increased the storage of lipids(scores from 1.97-2.15 on a scale from 0-3; controls: 1.49; P < 0.05). No such effects were observed when D-vitamins were added to fully-activated cells, while incorporation of Brd U remained unaffected under both experimental conditions. Treatment of re-cultured PSCs with D-vitamins was associated with lower expression of IL-6(-42% to-49%; P < 0.05; also confirmed at the protein level) and increased expression of the vitamin D receptor gene(209%-321% vs controls; P < 0.05). There was no effect of D-vitamins on the expression of transforming growth factor-β1 and collagen type 1(chain α1). The lowest uptake of proline, a main component of collagen, was observed in calcipotriol-treated PSCs.CONCLUSION The three D-vitamins inhibit, with similar efficiencies, activation of PSCs in vitro, but cannot reverse the phenotype onceAIM To study the molecular effects of three different D-vitamins, vitamin D2, vitamin D3 and calcipotriol, in pancreatic stellate cells(PSCs).METHODS Quiescent PSCs were isolated from mouse pancreas and activated in vitro by seeding on plastic surfaces. The cells were exposed to D-vitamins as primary cultures(early-activated PSCs) and upon re-culturing(fullyactivated cells). Exhibition of vitamin A-containing lipid droplets was visualized by oil-red staining. Expression of α-smooth muscle actin(α-SMA), a marker of PSC activation, was monitored by immunofluorescence and immunoblot analysis. The rate of DNA synthesis was quantified by 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine(Brd U) incorporation assays. Real-time PCR was employed to monitor gene expression, and protein levels of interleukin-6(IL-6) were measured by ELISA. Uptake of proline was determined using 18 F-proline.RESULTS Sustained culture of originally quiescent PSCs inducedcell proliferation, loss of lipid droplets and exhibition of stress fibers, indicating cell activation. When added to PSCs in primary culture, all three D-vitamins diminished expression of α-SMA(to 32%-39% of the level of control cells; P < 0.05) and increased the storage of lipids(scores from 1.97-2.15 on a scale from 0-3; controls: 1.49; P < 0.05). No such effects were observed when D-vitamins were added to fully-activated cells, while incorporation of Brd U remained unaffected under both experimental conditions. Treatment of re-cultured PSCs with D-vitamins was associated with lower expression of IL-6(-42% to-49%; P < 0.05; also confirmed at the protein level) and increased expression of the vitamin D receptor gene(209%-321% vs controls; P < 0.05). There was no effect of D-vitamins on the expression of transforming growth factor-β1 and collagen type 1(chain α1). The lowest uptake of proline, a main component of collagen, was observed in calcipotriol-treated PSCs.CONCLUSION The three D-vitamins inhibit, with similar efficiencies, activation of PSCs in vitro, but cannot reverse the phenotype once

关 键 词：PANCREATIC stellate cells FIBROSIS VITAMIN D2 VITAMIN D3 CALCIPOTRIOL 

分 类 号：R57[医药卫生—消化系统]