TY - JOUR
T1 - Pancreatic stellate cell activation is regulated by fatty acids and ER stress
AU - Ben-Harosh, Yael
AU - Anosov, Mariana
AU - Salem, Hagit
AU - Yatchenko, Yekaterina
AU - Birk, R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017
PY - 2017/10/1
Y1 - 2017/10/1
N2 - Introduction Pancreatic pathologies are characterized by a progressive fibrosis process. Pancreatic stellate cells (PSC) play a crucial role in pancreatic fibrogenesis. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress emerges as an important determinant of fibrotic remodeling. Overload of fatty acids (FA), typical to obesity, may lead to lipotoxic state and cellular stress. Aim To study the effect of different lipolytic challenges on pancreatic ER stress and PSC activation. Methods Primary PSCs were exposed to different FAs, palmitate (pal) and oleate (ole), at pathophysiological concentrations typical to obese state, and in acute caerulein-induced stress (cer). PSC activation and differentiation were analyzed by measuring fat accumulation (oil-red staining and quantitation), proliferation (cells count) and migration (wound- healing assay). PSC differentiation markers (α-sma, fibronectin, tgf-β and collagen secretion), ER stress unfolded protein response and immune indicators (Xbp1, CHOP, TNF-α IL-6) were analyzed at the transcript and protein expression levels (quantitative RT-PCR and western blotting). Results PSC exposure to pal and ole FAs (500 µM) increased significantly fat accumulation. Proliferation and migration analysis demonstrated that ole FA retained PSC activation, while exposure to pal FA significantly halted proliferation rate and delayed migration. Cer significantly augmented PSC differentiation markers α- sma, fibronectin and collagen, and ER stress and inflammation markers including Xbp1, CHOP, TNF-α and IL-6. The ole FA treatment significantly elevated PSC differentiation markers α-sma, fibronectin and collagen secretion. PSC ER stress was demonstrated following pal treatment with significant elevation of Xbp1 splicing and CHOP levels. Conclusion Exposure to pal FA halted PSC activation and differentiation and elevated ER stress markers, while cer and ole exposure significantly induced activation, differentiation and fibrosis. Thus, dietary FA composition should be considered and optimized to regulate PSC activation and differentiation in pancreatic pathologies.
AB - Introduction Pancreatic pathologies are characterized by a progressive fibrosis process. Pancreatic stellate cells (PSC) play a crucial role in pancreatic fibrogenesis. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress emerges as an important determinant of fibrotic remodeling. Overload of fatty acids (FA), typical to obesity, may lead to lipotoxic state and cellular stress. Aim To study the effect of different lipolytic challenges on pancreatic ER stress and PSC activation. Methods Primary PSCs were exposed to different FAs, palmitate (pal) and oleate (ole), at pathophysiological concentrations typical to obese state, and in acute caerulein-induced stress (cer). PSC activation and differentiation were analyzed by measuring fat accumulation (oil-red staining and quantitation), proliferation (cells count) and migration (wound- healing assay). PSC differentiation markers (α-sma, fibronectin, tgf-β and collagen secretion), ER stress unfolded protein response and immune indicators (Xbp1, CHOP, TNF-α IL-6) were analyzed at the transcript and protein expression levels (quantitative RT-PCR and western blotting). Results PSC exposure to pal and ole FAs (500 µM) increased significantly fat accumulation. Proliferation and migration analysis demonstrated that ole FA retained PSC activation, while exposure to pal FA significantly halted proliferation rate and delayed migration. Cer significantly augmented PSC differentiation markers α- sma, fibronectin and collagen, and ER stress and inflammation markers including Xbp1, CHOP, TNF-α and IL-6. The ole FA treatment significantly elevated PSC differentiation markers α-sma, fibronectin and collagen secretion. PSC ER stress was demonstrated following pal treatment with significant elevation of Xbp1 splicing and CHOP levels. Conclusion Exposure to pal FA halted PSC activation and differentiation and elevated ER stress markers, while cer and ole exposure significantly induced activation, differentiation and fibrosis. Thus, dietary FA composition should be considered and optimized to regulate PSC activation and differentiation in pancreatic pathologies.
KW - Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress
KW - Fatty acids
KW - Fibrogenesis
KW - Pancreatic stellate cells (PSC)
KW - Pancreatitis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.yexcr.2017.08.007
DO - 10.1016/j.yexcr.2017.08.007
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C2 - 28827060
AN - SCOPUS:85026867351
SN - 0014-4827
VL - 359
SP - 76
EP - 85
JO - Experimental Cell Research
JF - Experimental Cell Research
IS - 1
ER -