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Antifibrotic Effect of Saturated Fatty Acids via Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response in Rat Pancreatic Stellate Cells #MMPMID28099257
Lee L; Ito T; Nakamura T; Jensen RT; Igarashi H; Takayanagi R
Pancreas 2017[Mar]; 46 (3): 385-394 PMID28099257show ga
OBJECTIVES: We investigated the effect of saturated fatty acids on chronic pancreatitis pathogenesis by elucidating the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response in pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs), which are major effector cells in pancreatic fibrosis. METHODS: Wistar Bonn/Kobori rats were fed either control diet or high-fat diet (HFD) for 4 weeks. Meanwhile, cultured rat PSCs were stimulated with thapsigargin, an ER stress inducer, or palmitic acid (PA). Pancreatic fibrosis, expressions of fibrosis-related and ER stress-related proteins and mRNA, cell viability, and apoptosis were examined. RESULTS: The HFD reduced fibrosis and alpha-smooth muscle actin expression (ie, activated PSCs) but upregulated ER stress-related mRNA expression in the pancreas of young HFD-fed Wistar Bonn/Kobori rats. Induction of ER stress response in PSCs with thapsigargin or PA induced apoptosis, activated the protein kinase-like ER kinase (PERK) pathway, inhibited cell viability, and downregulated fibrosis-related protein and mRNA expression. The PERK inhibitor negated PA-induced ER stress response. CONCLUSIONS: Saturated fatty acids can inhibit but may not promote the fibrogenesis of chronic pancreatitis, at least in the early stage, via an ER stress response (ie, the PERK pathway) in PSCs. Moreover, induction of an apoptotic ER stress response in PSCs might be a novel therapeutic strategy for pancreatic fibrosis.
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