Yang Tao, Wu Jingjing, Wang Changyuan, Liu Qi, Ma Xiaochi, Peng Jinyong, Kaku Taiichi, Liu Kexin
College of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dailian, Liaoning, China.
J Pharm Pharmacol. 2009 Jun;61(6):767-74. doi: 10.1211/jpp.61.06.0009.
Cyclo-trans-4-l-hydroxyprolyl-l-serine (JBP485) was first isolated from Laennec (hydrolysate of human placenta). We thought it valuable to clarify the anti-hepatitis molecular mechanism of JBP485 to develop a new oral anti-hepatitis drug.
We investigated the hepatoprotective effect of JBP485 on immune-mediated, concanavalin A (Con A)-induced liver injury in mice. Mice were administered JBP485 before and after injection of Con A (10 mg/kg). Eight hours after Con A, the cytosolic enzyme activity (alanine aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase) in serum, and the enzyme activity or concentration (superoxide dismutase, maleic dialdehyde, myeloperoxidase, nitric oxide) in liver homogenate were determined. The liver slices were investigated to observe changes in histology. The effect of JBP485 on level of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) in liver were detected by immunohistochemistry. Hepatocyte DNA fragmentation was assayed by agarose gel electrophoresis and the transcription of the genes bax and bcl-2 in hepatocytes was determined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.
Con A increased the cytosolic and liver homogenate enzyme activity, and the concentrations of ICAM-1 and TNF-alpha, which were significantly inhibited by JBP485 administration. Also, the increase in DNA fragmentation and decrease in bcl-2/bax mRNA induced by Con A administration were significantly inhibited by JBP485.
These results indicated that immune-mediated liver damage can be prevented by JBP485, and that this is mainly associated with immunomodulatory effects on T cells and adhesion molecules, antioxidation, and inhibition of apoptosis.
环-反式-4-L-羟基脯氨酰-L-丝氨酸(JBP485)最初是从拉埃内克(人胎盘水解物)中分离出来的。我们认为阐明JBP485的抗肝炎分子机制对于开发一种新型口服抗肝炎药物具有重要价值。
我们研究了JBP485对免疫介导的、刀豆蛋白A(Con A)诱导的小鼠肝损伤的保护作用。在注射Con A(10 mg/kg)前后给小鼠施用JBP485。Con A注射8小时后,测定血清中的胞质酶活性(丙氨酸转氨酶、乳酸脱氢酶)以及肝匀浆中的酶活性或浓度(超氧化物歧化酶、丙二醛、髓过氧化物酶、一氧化氮)。观察肝切片的组织学变化。通过免疫组织化学检测JBP485对肝脏中肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)和细胞间黏附分子-1(ICAM-1)水平的影响。通过琼脂糖凝胶电泳检测肝细胞DNA片段化,并通过逆转录-聚合酶链反应测定肝细胞中bax和bcl-2基因的转录。
Con A增加了胞质和肝匀浆酶活性以及ICAM-1和TNF-α的浓度,而施用JBP485可显著抑制这些变化。此外,Con A诱导的DNA片段化增加和bcl-2/bax mRNA减少也被JBP485显著抑制。
这些结果表明JBP485可预防免疫介导的肝损伤,这主要与对T细胞和黏附分子的免疫调节作用、抗氧化作用以及对细胞凋亡的抑制有关。