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HEPATOLOGY
卷 46, 期 6, 页码 1919-1926出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/hep.21921
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [DK56621] Funding Source: Medline
Liver cirrhosis is a very complex disease in which several pathological processes such as inflammation, fibrosis, and pathological angiogenesis are closely integrated. We hypothesized that treatment with pharmacological agents with multiple mechanisms of action will produce superior results to those achieved by only targeting individual mechanisms. This study thus evaluates the therapeutic use of the multitargeted receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor Sunitinib (SU11248). The in vitro effects of SU11248 were evaluated in the human hepatic stellate cell line LX-2 by measuring cell viability. The in vivo effects of SUI 1248 treatment were monitored in the livers of cirrhotic rats by measuring angiogenesis, inflammatory infiltrate, fibrosis, alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) accumulation, differential gene expression by microarrays, and portal pressure. Cirrhosis progression was associated with a significant enhancement of vascular density and expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-A, angiopoietin-1, angiopoietin-2, and placental growth factor in cirrhotic livers. The newly formed hepatic vasculature expressed vascular cellular adhesion molecule 1 and intercellular adhesion molecule 1. Interestingly, the expression of these adhesion molecules was adjacent to areas of local inflammatory infiltration. SU11248 treatment resulted in a significant decrease in hepatic vascular density, inflammatory infiltrate, alpha-SMA abundance, LX-2 viability, collagen expression, and portal pressure. Conclusion: These results suggest that multitargeted therapies against angiogenesis, inflammation, and fibrosis merit consideration in the treatment of cirrhosis.
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