Regulation of signaling pathways that mediated hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) activation is one of the important strategy for anti-hepaticfibrosis treatment. Overexpression of Caveolin-1 inhibited PAR-2 mediated HSCs activation, but the mechanism is unclear. We found Caveolin-1and PAR-2 could interact with each other in HSCs in previous study. So, we propose that Caveolin-1 inhibits HSCs activation through blocking PAR-2 signaling pathways. The project will reveal the mechanism that Caveolin-1 inhibits HSCs activation through negative regulating PAR-2 signaling pathways by RNA interference and overexpression of Caveolin-1 to investigate the change of HSCs activation, the expression of related signal molecule and the molecule that interact with Caveolin-1 based on HSCs culture. Furthermore, we will confirm that Caveolin-1 reduces the formation of hepatic fibrosis in mice transfected with Ad-Caveolin-1. The study results will further clarify the regulating mechanism of PAR-2 signaling on HSCs activation, also provide new insight into finding of the new target to reverse or block hepatic fibrosis.
调控诱导肝星状细胞(HSCs)活化的信号通路是逆转肝纤维化的重要策略。过表达小窝蛋白-1(Caveolin-1)抑制蛋白酶激活受体2(PAR-2)介导的HSCs活化,但其调控机制尚不清楚。我们前期发现Caveolin-1与PAR-2在HSCs存在蛋白相互作用。因此,提出“Caveolin-1通过负调控PAR-2信号通路抑制HSCs激活”假说。本项目拟通过HSCs体外培养,利用RNA干扰和蛋白过表达技术抑制和增强Caveolin-1表达,观察HSCs活化和相关信号分子表达的变化,并筛选Caveolin-1的互作分子,揭示Caveolin-1负调控PAR-2信号转导的机制;通过肝纤维化小鼠模型,利用腺病毒转染技术使其表达Caveolin-1,证实过表达Caveolin-1阻断肝纤维化的形成。研究结果将进一步阐明PAR-2信号通路的活化调控机制,同时为寻找逆转或阻断肝纤维化的靶点分子提供新思路。
调控诱导肝星状细胞(HSCs)活化的信号通路是逆转肝纤维化的重要策略。过表达小窝蛋白-1(Caveolin-1)抑制蛋白酶激活受体2(PAR-2)介导的HSCs活化,但其调控机制尚不清楚。我们前期发现Caveolin-1与PAR-2在HSCs存在蛋白相互作用。因此,提出“Caveolin-1通过负调控PAR-2信号通路抑制HSCs激活”假说。我们通过细胞实验证实:(1)Caveolin-1敲减促进PAR-2介导的HSCs活化和Smad2磷酸化;相反,Caveolin-1过表达抑制PAR-2介导的HSCs活化和p-Smad2 表达。(2)免疫共沉淀证实caveolin-1与Smad2蛋白相互作用。为进一步证实Caveolin-1是肝纤维化的重要抑制因子,我们利用Caveolin-1敲除小鼠诱导肝纤维化,同时注射Caveolin-1脚手架区多肽(CSD)恢复Caveolin-1的功能,一正一反揭示Caveolin-1在肝纤维化中的作用。结果显示:(1)Caveolin-1敲除小鼠肝脏Smad2磷酸化水平增强,ALT/AST、 TGF-α和 IL-1β 水平升高,同时HSCs活化增多和胶原沉积明显加重;(2)CSD明显减缓Caveolin-1敲除小鼠和野生型小鼠肝纤维化。同时我们也证实了CSD抗肝纤维化的作用与其抑制肝星状细胞Smad信号通路活化有关。通过本课题的研究,我们证实了Caveolin-1通过负调控PAR-2/Smad2通路抑制HSCs活化,为进一步阐明肝纤维化的形成机制奠定新的理论基础;同时Caveolin-1是重要的肝纤维化抑制因子,Caveolin-1脚手架区多肽可通过恢复Caveolin-1的功能发挥抗肝纤维化的作用,为临床预防和治疗肝纤维化提供新的思路。本项目基本完成了研究目标和内容,发表2篇SCI论文,参与培养一名硕士研究生。
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