Dynamic expression of extracellular signal-regulated kinase in rat liver tissue during hepatic fibrogenesis
Dynamic expression of extracellular signal-regulated kinase in rat liver tissue during hepatic fibrogenesis作者机构：Department of Gastroenterology the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University Shijiazhuang 050000 Hebei Province China
出 版 物：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》 (世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）)
年 卷 期：2006年第12卷第39期
页 面：6376-6381页
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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学]
主 题：Extracellular signal-regulated kinase Hepatic fibrosis Hepatic stellate cells Proliferation
摘 要：AIM： To investigate whether extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 （ERK1） is activated and associated with hepatic stellate cell （HSC） proliferation in fibrotic rat liver tissue. METHODS： Rat hepatic fibrosis was induced by bile duct ligation （BDL）. Histopathological changes were evalo uated by hernatoxylin and eosin staining, and Masson＇ s trichrorne method. ERK1 mRNA in rat liver tissue was determined by reverse transcription-polyrnerase chain reaction, while the distribution of ERK1 was assessed by irnrnunohistochernistry. ERK1 protein was detected by Western blotting analysis. The number of activated HSCs was quantified after alpha smooth muscle actin （α-MA） staining. RESULTS： With the development of hepatic fibrosis, the positive staining cells of α-SMA increased obviously, and mainly resided in the portal ducts. Fiber sepia and perisinuses were accompanied with proliferating bile ducts. The positive staining areas of the rat livers in model groups 1-4 wk after ligation of common bile duct （12.88% ± 2.63%, 22.65% ± 2.16%, 27.45% ± 1.86%, 35.25% ± 2.34%, respectively） were significantly larger than those in the control group （5.88% ± 1.46%, P 〈 0.01）. With the development of hepatic fibrosis, the positive cells of ERK1 increased a lot, and were mainly distributed in portal ducts, fiber sepia around the bile ducts, vascular endothelial cells and perisinusoidal cells. Western blotting analysis displayed that the expression of ERK1 and ERK1 protein was up-regulated during the model course, and its level was the highest 4 wk after operation, being 3.9-fold and 7.2-fold higher in fibrotic rat liver than in controls. ERK1 mRNA was expressed in normal rat livers as well, which was up-regulated two days after BDL and reached the highest 4 wk after BDL. The expression of ERK1 was positively correlated with α-MA expression （r = 0.958, P 〈 0.05）.CONCLUSION： The expression of ERK1 protein and mRNA is greatly increased in fibrotic rat liver tissues, which may play a key r
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