Journal
ACTA PHARMACOLOGICA SINICA
Volume 41, Issue 2, Pages 278-285Publisher
NATURE PUBL GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41401-019-0302-0
Keywords
HBV; EGCG; ERK1; 2; HNF4 alpha; core promoter; PD98059; HepG2; 2; 15 cells; HBV mice
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31470839, 31872731, 21334001]
- Jiangsu Natural Science Youth Fund [BK20170209]
- China Postdoctoral Research Foundation [180942]
- Jiangsu Province Postdoctoral Research Foundation [1701012A]
- Key Talents of Young Medical Science Project in Jiangsu Province [QNRC2016169]
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Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a major polyphenol in green tea, exhibits diverse biological activities. Previous studies show that EGCG could effectively suppress HBV gene expression and replication, but the role of EGCG in HBV replication and its underlying mechanisms, especially the signaling pathways involved, remain unclear. In this study we investigated the mechanisms underlying EGCG inhibition on HBV replication with a focus on the signaling pathways. We showed that EGCG (12.5-50 mu M) dose-dependently inhibited HBV gene expression and replication in HepG2.2.15 cells. Similar results were observed in HBV mice receiving EGCG (25 mg center dot kg(-1)center dot d(-1), ip) for 5 days. In HepG2.2.15 cells, we showed that EGCG (12.5-50 mu M) significantly activate ERK1/2 MAPK signaling, slightly activate p38 MAPK and JAK2/STAT3 signaling, while had no significant effect on the activation of JNK MAPK, PI3K/AKT/mTOR and NF-kappa B signaling. By using specific inhibitors of these signaling pathways, we demonstrated that ERK1/2 signaling pathway, but not other signaling pathways, was involved in EGCG-mediated inhibition of HBV transcription and replication. Furthermore, we showed that EGCG treatment dose-dependently decreased the expression of hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha (HNF4 alpha) both at the mRNA and protein levels, which could be reversed by pretreatment with the ERK1/2 inhibitor PD98059 (20 mu M). Moreover, we revealed that EGCG treatment dose-dependently inhibited the activity of HBV core promoter and the following HBV replication. In summary, our results demonstrate that EGCG inhibits HBV gene expression and replication, which involves ERK1/2-mediated downregulation of HNF4 alpha.These data reveal a novel mechanism for EGCG to inhibit HBV gene expression and replication.
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