Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205-2195, USA.
Biol Trace Elem Res. 2010 Jan;133(1):83-97. doi: 10.1007/s12011-009-8414-x. Epub 2009 Jun 2.
Oxidative stress stimulates fibrogenesis, and selenium (Se) has antioxidant properties. This study determined whether Se supplementation affects CCl(4)-induced liver injury and fibrosis. Mice were administered CCl(4) over 4 weeks, while controls received olive oil. Se was provided as sodium selenite in the drinking water. Se increased liver Se-dependent glutathione peroxidase activity and decreased liver malondialdehyde after CCl(4). Se decreased liver inflammation but not necrosis caused by CCl(4). Se increased hepatocyte apoptosis after CCl(4) and the pro-apoptotic BAX and Bcl Xs/l proteins. Stellate cell apoptosis occurred only after CCl(4) in Se-supplemented mice. Se decreased stellate cell number and fibrosis after CCl(4). Liver matrix metalloproteinase-9 increased after CCl(4) with Se supplementation. In conclusion, Se supplementation decreased hepatic fibrosis after CCl(4) in the setting of decreased inflammation but increased apoptosis. The principal mechanisms for the decreased fibrosis are a lower number of collagen-producing stellate cells and increased collagen degradation.
氧化应激刺激纤维化,而硒(Se)具有抗氧化特性。本研究旨在确定硒补充是否会影响 CCl(4)诱导的肝损伤和纤维化。小鼠在 4 周内接受 CCl(4)处理,而对照组则给予橄榄油。硒以亚硒酸钠的形式添加到饮用水中。硒可增加 CCl(4)后的肝硒依赖性谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶活性和降低肝丙二醛。硒可降低 CCl(4)引起的肝炎症但不引起坏死。硒可增加 CCl(4)后的肝细胞凋亡,并增加促凋亡的 BAX 和 Bcl Xs/l 蛋白。仅在补充硒的小鼠中,星状细胞在 CCl(4)后发生凋亡。硒可降低 CCl(4)后的星状细胞数量和纤维化。补充硒后,肝基质金属蛋白酶-9 增加。总之,在炎症减少但细胞凋亡增加的情况下,硒补充可减少 CCl(4)后的肝纤维化。纤维化减少的主要机制是胶原产生的星状细胞数量减少和胶原降解增加。