title: DLPC decreases TGF-beta1-induced collagen mRNA by inhibiting p38 MAPK in hepatic stellate cells.
abstract: Dilinoleoylphosphatidylcholine (DLPC), the active component of polyenylphosphatidylcholine extracted from soybeans, decreases collagen accumulation induced by TGF-beta1 in cultured hepatic stellate cells (HSCs). Because DLPC exerts antioxidant effects and TGF-beta1 generates oxidative stress, we evaluated whether the antifibrogenic effect of DLPC is linked to its antioxidant action. In passage 1 culture of rat HSCs, TGF-beta1 induced a concentration-dependent increase in procollagen-alpha(1)(I) mRNA levels and enhanced intracellular H(2)O(2) and superoxide anion formation and lipid peroxidation but decreased GSH levels. These changes were prevented by DLPC. Upregulation of collagen mRNA by TGF-beta1 was likewise inhibited by catalase and p38 MAPK inhibitor SB-203580, suggesting involvement of H(2)O(2) and p38 MAPK signaling in this process. TGF-beta1 or addition of H(2)O(2) to HSCs activated p38 MAPK with a rise in procollagen mRNA level; these changes were blocked by catalase and SB-203580 and likewise by DLPC. alpha-Smooth muscle actin abundance in HSCs was not altered by TGF-beta1 treatment (with or without DLPC), indicating that downregulation of procollagen mRNA by DLPC was not due to alteration in HSC activation. These results demonstrate that DLPC prevents TGF-beta1-induced increase in collagen mRNA by inhibiting generation of oxidative stress and associated H(2)O(2)-dependent p38 MAPK activation, which explains its antifibrogenic effect. DLPC, an innocuous phospholipid, may be considered for prevention and treatment of liver fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Alcohol Research and Treatment Center, Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10468, USA.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Ki M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Mak
authors.forename: Charles S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Lieber
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002374:Catalase / Q000494:pharmacology; D003094:Collagen / Q000235:genetics*; D024042:Collagen Type I / Q000378:metabolism; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D016877:Oxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D011347:Procollagen / Q000235:genetics; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology*; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
chemical_list: D024042:Collagen Type I; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007093:Imidazoles; D016877:Oxidants; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D011347:Procollagen; D011725:Pyridines; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C508962:Tgfb1 protein, rat; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1; C002448:1,2-linoleoylphosphatidylcholine; D003094:Collagen; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D002374:Catalase; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; C093642:SB 203580