title: Nephroblastoma overexpressed gene (NOV) expression in rat hepatic stellate cells.
abstract: Using the expression-profiling method, we identified nephroblastoma overexpressed gene (NOV) mRNA as one member of the mRNA population that was upregulated in cultured activated hepatic stellate cell (HSC). Northern analysis showed that NOV mRNA was increasingly expressed during progressive activation of cultured rat HSCs, and a significant increase was observed in both the carbon tetrachloride-induced and bile duct ligation/scission rat models of liver fibrosis. RT-PCR showed human NOV mRNA was increased in most fibrotic livers compared with normal livers. The expression of NOV protein in fibrotic rat and human livers was predominantly located in areas of ductular proliferation and HSC of the fibrous septa. HSCs stimulated with transforming growth factor beta1 showed increased expression of NOV protein without changing its mRNA levels. Dexamethasone stimulated the expression of NOV mRNA and protein. Furthermore, we demonstrated that bile acids have a modulating effect on the induction of NOV mRNA expression. In conclusion, this study suggests that NOV is expressed during liver fibrogenesis and HSCs may be an important source of hepatic NOV.
authors.affiliation: Medicinal Resources Research Center, College of Pharmacy, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Jeonbuk 570-749, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Geom Seog
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Young Nyun
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Dong Hwan
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Sohn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts / Q000494:pharmacology; D055513:Connective Tissue Growth Factor; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000378:metabolism; D055514:Nephroblastoma Overexpressed Protein; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013233:Stellate Ganglion / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1
chemical_list: D001647:Bile Acids and Salts; C526317:CCN2 protein, human; C526316:CCN2 protein, rat; C526319:CCN3 protein, human; C492811:Ccn3 protein, rat; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D055514:Nephroblastoma Overexpressed Protein; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C508960:TGFB1 protein, human; C508962:Tgfb1 protein, rat; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1; D055513:Connective Tissue Growth Factor; D003907:Dexamethasone