Histone deacetylase 9 plays a role in the antifibrogenic effect of astaxanthin in hepatic stellate cells

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• 作者：Yue Yang^a ; ¹ ; Minkyung Bae^a ; ¹ ; Young-Ki Park^a ; Yoojin Lee^a ; Tho X. Pham^a ; Swetha Rudraiah^b ; José ; Manautou^b ; Sung I. Koo^a ; Ji-Young Lee^a ; ^{ji-young.lee@uconn.edu}
• 关键词：Astaxanthin ; Carotenoids ; Liver fibrosis ; Hepatic stellate cells ; Histone deacetylases ; HDAC9
• 刊名：The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：40
• 期：Complete
• 页码：172-177
• 全文大小：1063 K
• 卷排序：40

文摘

Activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) is critical for liver fibrosis development. Previously, we showed that astaxanthin (ASTX), a xanthophyll carotenoid, has antifibrogenic effects in LX-2 cells, a human HSC cell line. We sought to determine the effect of ASTX on HSC activation, and to identify molecular mediators that are critically involved in the processes. ASTX prevented the activation of mouse primary HSCs, as evidenced by attenuated induction of procollagen type I α1. In human primary HSCs, ASTX also inhibited transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1)-induced fibrogenic gene expression. Among 11 classical histone deacetylases (HDACs), difference in HDAC9 mRNA levels between quiescent and activated HSCs was most evident while ASTX significantly decreased the expression of HDAC9 and its transcriptional regulator myocyte enhancer factor 2 (MEF2). ASTX decreased HDAC9 protein as well. In the activated HSCs, ASTX significantly reduced mRNA of HDAC9 and MEF2. Human primary biliary cirrhosis livers showed significantly higher HDAC9 mRNA and protein levels than normal livers, and other liver pathologies also exhibited induced HDAC9 expression. HDAC9 knockdown in LX-2 cells decreased TGFβ1-induced fibrogenic gene expression. In conclusion, ASTX inhibits HSC activation and facilitates HSC inactivation, which is attributable to its inhibitory action on HDAC9 expression.