Differentiation-inducing factor-1 ameliorates liver fibrosis through the reversion of activated hepatic stellate cells

IF 4.2 2区生物学 Q2 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular basis of disease Pub Date : 2025-03-17 DOI:10.1016/j.bbadis.2025.167802

Akira Ooka , Momoka Yamaguchi , Kensuke Suzuki , Shin-ya Saito , Yukiko K. Kaneko , Toshihide Kimura , Tomohisa Ishikawa

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Abstract

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DIF-1 derived from Dictyostelium discoideum ameliorates liver fibrosis (LF) in mice.
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When the LF mouse model was orally administered with DIF-1, decreased expression of Acta2, Col1a1, Pdgfrb, and Timp1, markers of activated hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and genes related to LF, and increased expression of Lrat, a marker of quiescent HSCs, were observed in the liver tissue.
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The treatment of primary cultured mouse activated HSCs with DIF-1 reverted the cell morphology to a quiescent HSC-like shape and significantly reduced the expression of α-smooth muscle actin, a marker of activated HSCs.

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Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular basis of disease 生物-生化与分子生物学

CiteScore

12.30

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0.00%

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218

审稿时长

32 days

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