期刊
JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY
卷 69, 期 1, 页码 110-120出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2018.02.009
关键词
Liver; Macrophage; Repair; Prostaglandin E2; mPGES-1; EP4
资金
- Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology [26293055, 23116102, 25462100, 16K21350, 16K10581]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [17H01531] Funding Source: KAKEN
Background & Aims: Liver repair following hepatic ischemia/ reperfusion (I/R) injury is crucial to survival. This study aims to examine the role of endogenous prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) produced by inducible microsomal PGE synthase-1 (mPGES-1), a terminal enzyme of PGE2 generation, in liver injury and repair following hepatic I/R. Methods: mPGES-1 deficient (Ptges(-/-)) mice or their wild-type (WT) counterparts were subjected to partial hepatic ischemia followed by reperfusion. The role of E prostanoid receptor 4 (EP4) was then studied using a genetic knockout model and a selective antagonist. Results: Compared with WT mice, Ptges(-/-) mice exhibited reductions in alanine aminotransferase (ALT), necrotic area, neutrophil infiltration, chemokines, and proinflammatory cytokine levels. Ptges(-/-) mice also showed promoted liver repair and increased Ly6C(low) macrophages (Ly6C(low)/CD11b(high)/F4/80(high)-cells) with expression of anti-inflammatory and reparative genes, while WT mice exhibited delayed liver repair and increased Ly6C(high) macrophages (Ly6C(high)/CD11b(high)/F4/80(low)-cells) with expression of proinflammatory genes. Bone marrow (BM)-derived mPGES-1-deficient macrophages facilitated liver repair with increases in Ly6C(low) macrophages. In vitro, mPGES-1 was expressed in macrophages polarized toward the proinflammatory profile. Mice treated with the mPGES-1 inhibitor Compound III displayed increased liver protection and repair. Hepatic I/R enhanced the hepatic expression of PGE receptor subtype, EP4, in WT mice, which was reduced in Ptges(-/-) mice. A selective EP4 antagonist and genetic deletion of Ptger4, which codes for EP4, accelerated liver repair. The proinflammatory gene expression was upregulated by stimulation of EP4 agonist in WT macrophages but not in EP4-deficient macrophages. Conclusions: These results indicate that mPGES-1 regulates macrophage polarization as well as liver protection and repair through EP4 signaling during hepatic I/R. Inhibition of mPGES-1 could have therapeutic potential by promoting liver repair after acute liver injury. Lay summary: Hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury is a serious complication that occurs in liver surgery. Herein, we demonstrated that inducible prostaglandin E2 synthase (mPGES-1), an enzyme involved in synthesizing prostaglandin E2, worsens the injury and delays liver repair through accumulation of proinflammatory macrophages. Inhibition of mPGES-1 offers a potential therapy for both liver protection and repair in hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury. (C) 2018 European Association for the Study of the Liver. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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