Antifibrotic Effect of Saturated Fatty Acids via Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response in Rat Pancreatic Stellate Cells.
Antifibrotic Effect of Saturated Fatty Acids via Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response in Rat Pancreatic Stellate Cells.
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DOI:
10.1097/mpa.0000000000000757
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发表时间:
2017-03
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Takayanagi R
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作者:
Lee L;Ito T;Nakamura T;Jensen RT;Igarashi H;Takayanagi R
We investigated the effect of saturated fatty acids on the CP pathogenesis by elucidating the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response in pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs), which are major effector cells in pancreatic fibrosis. Wistar Bonn/Kobori (KOB) rats were fed either control diet or high-fat diet (HFD) for 4 weeks. Meanwhile, cultured rat PSCs were stimulated with thapsigargin (Tg), an ER stress inducer, or palmitic acid (PA). Pancreatic fibrosis, expressions of fibrosis-related and ER stress-related proteins and mRNA, cell viability and apoptosis were examined. HFD reduced fibrosis and α-smooth muscle actin expression (i.e., activated PSCs) but upregulated ER stress-related mRNA expression in the pancreas of young HFD-fed KOB rats. Induction of ER stress response in PSCs with Tg or PA induced apoptosis, activated the PERK pathway, inhibited cell viability, and downregulated fibrosis-related protein and mRNA expression. PERK inhibitor negated PA-induced ER stress response. Saturated fatty acids can inhibit but may not promote the fibrogenesis of CP, at least in the early stage, via an ER stress response (i.e., the PERK pathway) in PSCs. Moreover, induction of an apoptotic ER stress response in PSCs might be a novel therapeutic strategy for pancreatic fibrosis.