title: [Inhibition effect of rhEPO on rhIL6-induced hepcidin mRNA expression in HepG2 cell lines and human primary hepatocytes].
abstract: This study was aimed to investigate the effect of rhIL-6 and rhEPO on hepcidin mRNA expression in HepG2 cells and human primary hepatocytes, and mechanism of rhEPO in treatment of anemia of chronic disease (ACD). The HepG2 cells and human primary hepatocytes were cultured with medium containing different concentrations of rhIL-6 and rhEPO for a certain time, then mRNA was isolated and its RT-PCR was performed, the bands were photographed and analyzed by UVI band, the hepcidin and G3PDH mRNA ratio were semi-quantitatively analyzed. The expression levels of hepcidin in GepG2 cells and human primary hepatocytes at different conditions were compared. The results showed that the hepcidin mRNA expression in HepG2 cells and human primary hepatocytes could be enhanced by rhIL-6, the rhEPO could inhibit rhIL6-induced hepcidin mRAN expression. The rhEPO alone basically did not influence hepcidin mRNA expression in HepG2 cells. It is concluded that Hepcidin mRNA expression in HepG2 cells and human primary hepatocytes can be elevated by rhIL-6 with concentration- and time-dependent manner in certain range. rhEPO can inhibit this effect of rhIL-6.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Chan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Dao-Bin
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yong-Qiang
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Xuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Bei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Xiu-Qin
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D056945:Hep G2 Cells; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D064451:Hepcidins; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; C578702:HAMP protein, human; D064451:Hepcidins; D015850:Interleukin-6; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004921:Erythropoietin