title: The differential effect of PGE(1) on d-galactosamine-induced nitrosative stress and cell death in primary culture of human hepatocytes.
abstract: The pre-administration of PGE(1) reduced inducible nitric oxide synthase (NOS-2) expression and cell death induced by d-galactosamine (d-GalN) in cultured rat hepatocytes. The present study evaluated the role of nitric oxide (NO) during PGE(1) treatment in fully established d-GalN-induced cytotoxicity in cultured human hepatocytes. Human hepatocytes were isolated from liver resections by classic collagenase perfusion. PGE(1) (1 microM) was administered at 2 h before d-GalN (40 mM), or 2 or 10 h after d-GalN in cultured hepatocytes. The production of NO was inhibited by N-omega-nitroso-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME) (0.5 mM). Various parameters related to oxidative and nitrosative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, NF-kappaB activation, NOS-2 expression and cell death were evaluated in hepatocytes. NO mediated mitochondrial disturbances, nitrosative stress and cell death in d-GalN-treated hepatocytes. The administration of PGE(1) 10 h after d-GalN enhanced NF-kappaB activation, NOS-2 expression and nitrosative stress. Although PGE(1) administered at 2 h before or 2h after d-GalN reduced apoptosis and necrosis, its administration 10 h after d-GalN had no beneficial effect on cell death. In conclusion, the administration of PGE(1) during advanced d-GalN cytotoxicity induced nitrosative stress and lost its cytoprotective properties in cultured human hepatocytes.
authors.affiliation: Liver Unit, Reina Sofía University Hospital, Córdoba, Spain.
authors.forename: Isidora
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ranchal
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: Laura M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: López-Sánchez
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barrera
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: López-Cillero
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Serrano
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bernardos
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De la Mata
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Ariza
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muntané
mesh_terms: D000527:Alprostadil / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016923:Cell Death / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D005688:Galactosamine / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000633:toxicity*; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008930:Mitochondria, Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D016328:NF-kappa B; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D005688:Galactosamine; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; D000527:Alprostadil; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester