title: Hepatocyte growth factor improves viability after H2O2-induced toxicity in bile duct epithelial cells.
abstract: Intracellular defence mechanisms against oxidative stress may play an important role in the progression of liver diseases, including cholangiopathies. The multifunctional anti-apoptotic hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) has been suggested to have antioxidant functions. The effect of HGF upon cell viability, the generation of ROS, the expression of genes that play a role in ROS defence, and the activation of caspase-3 were measured in bile duct epithelial (BDE) cells in the presence or absence of H(2)O(2). HGF reduced H(2)O(2)-induced loss of viability, diminished H(2)O(2)-mediated ROS generation and abrogated H(2)O(2)-triggered changes in GSH/GSSG ratio. Furthermore, HGF increased the gene-expression of gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase (GCLC) and glutathione reductase (GSR), while no effect was seen upon the gene-expression of superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPX1), and glutathione synthetase (GSR). Finally, HGF diminished the proteolytical activation of the key mediator of apoptosis (caspase-3) after H(2)O(2) exposure. Together, HGF may improve viability in bile duct epithelia cells after H(2)O(2) induced toxicity by proliferation, strengthening the intrinsic antioxidant defences, and/or by an attenuation of apoptosis. These in vitro results support the evaluation of HGF as antioxidative factor in hepatobiliary pathologies.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 104, 3584 CM, Utrecht, the Netherlands. B.Arends@uu.nl
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Arends
authors.forename: Estel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Slump
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Spee
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rothuizen
authors.forename: Louis C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Penning
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D053148:Caspase 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004285:Dogs; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D019803:Glutathione Disulfide / Q000378:metabolism; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000633:toxicity*; D016877:Oxidants / Q000633:toxicity*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D016877:Oxidants; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D017228:Hepatocyte Growth Factor; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D053148:Caspase 3; D005978:Glutathione; D019803:Glutathione Disulfide