Mitochondria-dependent apoptosis of con A-activated T lymphocytes induced by asiatic acid for preventing murine fulminant hepatitis.
Mitochondria-dependent apoptosis of con A-activated T lymphocytes induced by asiatic acid for preventing murine fulminant hepatitis.
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积雪草酸诱导Con A激活T淋巴细胞线粒体依赖性凋亡预防小鼠暴发性肝炎
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10.1371/journal.pone.0046018
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发表时间:
2012
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影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Xu Q
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作者:
Guo W;Liu W;Hong S;Liu H;Qian C;Shen Y;Wu X;Sun Y;Xu Q
Selectively facilitating apoptosis of activated T cells is essential for the clearance of pathogenic injurious cells and subsequent efficient resolution of inflammation. However, few chemicals have been reported to trigger apoptosis of activated T cells for the treatment of hepatitis without affecting quiescent T cells. In the present study, we found that asiatic acid, a natural triterpenoid, selectively triggered apoptosis of concanavalin A (Con A)-activated T cells in a mitochondria-dependent manner indicated by the disruption of the mitochondrial transmembrane potential, release of cytochrome c from mitochondria to cytosol, caspases activation, and cleavage of PARP. In addition, asiatic acid also induced the cleavage of caspase 8 and Bid and augmented Fas expression in Con A-activated T cells. However, following activation of T cells from MRLlpr/lpr mice with mutation of Fas demonstrated a similar susceptibility to asiatic acid-induced apoptosis compared with normal T cells, suggesting that Fas-mediated death-receptor apoptotic pathway does not mainly contribute to asiatic acid-induced cell death. Furthermore, asiatic acid significantly alleviated Con A-induced T cell-dependent fulminant hepatitis in mice, as assessed by reduced serum transaminases, pro-inflammatory cytokines, and pathologic parameters. Consistent with the in vitro results, asiatic acid also induced apoptosis of activated CD4+ T cells in vivo. Taken together, our results demonstrated that the ability of asiatic acid to induce apoptosis of activated T cells and its potential use in the treatment of T-cell-mediated inflammatory diseases.
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DOI:
10.2174/1566524024605671
发表时间:
2002-05-01
期刊:
Current Molecular Medicine (Hilversum)
影响因子:
--
作者:
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通讯作者:
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影响因子:
15.9
作者:
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通讯作者:
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影响因子:
5.6
作者:
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通讯作者:
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影响因子:
5
作者:
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通讯作者:
Omoto, S
影响因子:
4.4
作者:
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通讯作者:
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