内毒素刺激Kupffer细胞对肝星状细胞前胶原基因表达的影响

背景：肠源性内毒素血症对肝纤维化具有启动作用,肝星状细胞（HSC）活化是肝纤维化发生、发展的中心环节。目的：探讨内毒素刺激Kupffer细胞对HSC前胶原基因表达的影响及其可能机制。方法：改良链酶蛋白酶、胶原酶原位灌流和密度梯度离心分离大鼠肝脏Kupffer细胞和HSC。以RNA斑点杂交检测脂多糖（LPS）、Kupffer细胞、LPS与Kupffer细胞共培养和肿瘤坏死因子-α（TNF-α）对HSC前胶原mRNA表达的影响,放射免疫法检测LPS对Kupffer细胞和HSC产生TNF-α的影响,RNA印迹法检测LPS和TNF-α对Kupffer细胞和HSC转化生长因子-β（TGF-β）mRNA表达的影响结果：经低浓度（0.5、1、5μg/ml）LPS处理的Kupffer细胞培养上清可增加HSCⅠ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ型前胶原mRNA表达,经高浓度（10、15、20μg/ml）LPS处理的Kupffer细胞培养上清、单独LPS、未经处理的Kupffer细胞培养上清、单独TN-α均无此作用。Kupffer细胞培养上清中的TNF-α含量随LPS浓度梯度的增加而递增,HSC培养上清中的TNF-α含量则无明显变化。TNF-α不能增加HSC TGF-βmRNA表达,但能增加Kupffer细胞TGF-βmRNA表达;经LPS或TNF-α处理的Kupffer细胞培养上清能增加HSC TGF-βmRNA表达。结论：低浓度内毒素能上调HSC前胶原基因表达,该作用有赖于内毒素激活Kupffer细胞所产生的活性介质的参与。

Effect of Endotoxin-stimulated Kupffer Cells on Procollagen Gene Expression in Hepatic Stellate Cells

Background:Intestinal endotoxemia can initiate liver fibrosis,and activation of hepatic stellate cells(HSC) is the central event in liver fibrosis.Aims:To investigate the effect of endotoxin-stimulated Kupffer cells(KC) on procollagen gene expression in HSC and its possible mechanism.Methods:KC and HSC were isolated from liver of rat by modified in situ perfusion with pronase and collagenase and density gradient centrifugation.RNA dot blot hybridization was used to detect the effect of lipopolysaccharide(LP...