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Hypoxia sensing by hepatic stellate cells leads to VEGF-dependent angiogenesis and may contribute to accelerated liver regeneration


Dirscherl, Konstantin; Schläpfer, Martin; Roth Z’graggen, Birgit; Wenger, Roland H; Booy, Christa; Flury-Frei, Renata; Fatzer, Rita; Aloman, Costica; Bartosch, Birke; Parent, Romain; Kurtcuoglu, Vartan; de Zélicourt, Diane; Spahn, Donat R; Beck Schimmer, Beatrice; Schadde, Erik (2020). Hypoxia sensing by hepatic stellate cells leads to VEGF-dependent angiogenesis and may contribute to accelerated liver regeneration. Scientific Reports, 10:4392.

Abstract

Portal vein ligation (PVL) induces liver growth prior to resection. Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation (PVL plus transection=ALPPS) or the addition of the prolyl-hydroxylase inhibitor dimethyloxalylglycine (DMOG) to PVL both accelerate growth via stabilization of HIF-α subunits. This study aims at clarifying the crosstalk of hepatocytes (HC), hepatic stellate cells (HSC) and liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSEC) in accelerated liver growth. In vivo, liver volume, HC proliferation, vascular density and HSC activation were assessed in PVL, ALPPS, PVL+DMOG and DMOG alone. Proliferation of HC, HSC and LSEC was determined under DMOG in vitro. Conditioned media experiments of DMOG-exposed cells were performed. ALPPS and PVL+DMOG accelerated liver growth and HC proliferation in comparison to PVL. DMOG alone did not induce HC proliferation, but led to increased vascular density, which was also observed in ALPPS and PVL+DMOG. Activated HSC were detected in ALPPS, PVL+DMOG and DMOG, again not in PVL. In vitro, DMOG had no proliferative effect on HC, but conditioned supernatant of DMOG-treated HSC induced VEGF-dependent proliferation of LSEC. Transcriptome analysis confirmed activation of proangiogenic factors in hypoxic HSC. Hypoxia signaling in HSC induces VEGF-dependent angiogenesis. HSC play a crucial role in the cellular crosstalk of rapid liver regeneration.

Abstract

Portal vein ligation (PVL) induces liver growth prior to resection. Associating liver partition and portal vein ligation (PVL plus transection=ALPPS) or the addition of the prolyl-hydroxylase inhibitor dimethyloxalylglycine (DMOG) to PVL both accelerate growth via stabilization of HIF-α subunits. This study aims at clarifying the crosstalk of hepatocytes (HC), hepatic stellate cells (HSC) and liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSEC) in accelerated liver growth. In vivo, liver volume, HC proliferation, vascular density and HSC activation were assessed in PVL, ALPPS, PVL+DMOG and DMOG alone. Proliferation of HC, HSC and LSEC was determined under DMOG in vitro. Conditioned media experiments of DMOG-exposed cells were performed. ALPPS and PVL+DMOG accelerated liver growth and HC proliferation in comparison to PVL. DMOG alone did not induce HC proliferation, but led to increased vascular density, which was also observed in ALPPS and PVL+DMOG. Activated HSC were detected in ALPPS, PVL+DMOG and DMOG, again not in PVL. In vitro, DMOG had no proliferative effect on HC, but conditioned supernatant of DMOG-treated HSC induced VEGF-dependent proliferation of LSEC. Transcriptome analysis confirmed activation of proangiogenic factors in hypoxic HSC. Hypoxia signaling in HSC induces VEGF-dependent angiogenesis. HSC play a crucial role in the cellular crosstalk of rapid liver regeneration.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > Institute of Physiology
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04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Institute of Anesthesiology
Dewey Decimal Classification:610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > Multidisciplinary
Uncontrolled Keywords:Multidisciplinary
Language:English
Date:1 December 2020
Deposited On:06 May 2020 12:45
Last Modified:27 Jan 2022 01:56
Publisher:Nature Publishing Group
ISSN:2045-2322
OA Status:Gold
Free access at:PubMed ID. An embargo period may apply.
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60709-9
PubMed ID:32152325
Project Information:
  • : FunderSNSF
  • : Grant ID310030_179247
  • : Project TitleFrom damage control to pre-emptive repair. Understanding the role of hypoxia in perioperative liver protection
  • Content: Published Version
  • Licence: Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)