过表达HBx的肝细胞对肝星状细胞增殖和活化的影响及其机制

任婷玉; 聂赫中容; 肖利佳; 林芳楠; 王大明; 宋春丽; 周义文

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2021.07.017

过表达HBx的肝细胞对肝星状细胞增殖和活化的影响及其机制

DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2021.07.017

1.
南方医科大学深圳医院检验科，广东深圳 518000
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吉林大学第一医院基因诊断中心，长春 130012

基金项目:

国家自然科学基金面上项目 (81974457);

国家自然科学青年基金项目 (81702088);

广东省自然科学基金项目 (2018A030313740);

广东省自然科学基金项目 (2018A030310446);

广东省自然科学基金项目 (2019A1515012079);

广东省医学科学技术研究基金项目 (B2018013);

南方医科大学深圳医院苗苗计划项目 (2018MM02);

深圳市宝安区科技计划基础研究项目 (2019JD443)

利益冲突声明：本研究不存在研究者、伦理委员会成员、受试者监护人以及与公开研究成果有关的利益冲突。

作者贡献声明：任婷玉负责课题设计，资料统计分析，撰写论文；聂赫中容负责论文实验方法整理；肖利佳负责实验思路指导，修改论文；林芳楠负责论文实验材料整理；王大明负责收集临床样本及医学伦理申请; 宋春丽负责临床样本指标检测及论文数据核对; 周义文负责拟定写作思路，指导撰写文章并最后定稿。

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- 收稿日期: 2021-02-01
- 录用日期: 2021-03-24
- 出版日期: 2021-07-20

Effect of hepatitis B x gene-overexpressed hepatocytes on the proliferation and activation of hepatic stellate cells and related mechanism

1.
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518000, China
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Genetic Diagnosis Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China

Research funding:

National Natural Science Foundation of China (81974457);

National Natural Science Foundation of China (81702088);

Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (2018A030313740);

Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (2018A030310446);

Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (2019A1515012079);

Medical Scientific Research Foundation of Guangdong Province (B2018013);

Seeding Program of Shenzhen Hospital of Southern Medical University (2018MM02);

Research Fund of Innovation and Technology Bureau of Baoan District (2019JD443)

摘要

摘要: 目的探讨HBV感染对肝星状细胞(HSC)活化的影响及作用机制。方法收集2020年11月—2021年1月慢性乙型肝炎患者血浆30份、乙型肝炎肝硬化患者血浆42份、肝细胞癌患者血浆30份及健康体检者(健康对照组)的血浆18份，ELISA法检测血浆和条件培养液中HBx、TGFβ1、多巴胺β羟化酶(DBH)和羟脯氨酸(Hyp)的含量。采用LO2细胞构建过表达HBx稳转株细胞, LO2细胞分为LO2-HBx组(稳定表达HBx)、阴性对照组(LO2-con)、空白组，分别制备LO2-HBx、LO2-con和LO2细胞(Mock)的条件培养基，孵育人HSC株LX-2，分为LX-2/LO2-HBx、LX-2/LO2-con、LX-2/Mock 3组，采用CCK-8法检测各组细胞增殖变化。采用rhTGFβ1刺激LX-2细胞，另采用TGFβ1受体抑制剂处理LX-2/LO2-HBx组细胞。荧光定量PCR或Western Blot法检测LO2细胞中的HBx及上述LX-2细胞中α-SMA、Col1A1、DBH和TGFβ1的表达。多组间比较采用单因素方差分析，进一步比较方法采用Bonferroni法；2组间比较采用t检验；相关性分析采用Pearson法。结果 LO2-HBx可稳定表达HBx蛋白，其培养上清中TGFβ1含量升高(F=324.701，P＜0.01)；共培养LX-2/LO2-HBx组细胞发生明显细胞形态变化，出现细胞收缩，胞突明显伸长，胞内脂滴减少，与LX-2/LO2-con组比较其增殖活力明显增强(P＜0.05)，且α-SMA和Col1A1的mRNA(F值分别为144.712和76.680，P值均＜0.01)及蛋白(F值分别为234.142和528.708，P值均＜0.001)表达水平升高；LX-2/LO2-HBx组细胞中TGFβ1 mRNA(F=29.382, P＜0.01)及DBH mRNA水平升高(F=42.662, P＜0.01)。随着rhTGFβ1刺激浓度的增加，LX-2细胞中α-SMA(F=1 794.031，P＜0.01)、Col1A1(F=91.340，P＜0.01)及DBH(F=2 501.011，P＜0.01)表达增加，在rhTGFβ1 10 ng/ml时达到峰值。在LO2-HBx组条件培养液中加入TGFβ1受体抑制剂后LX-2细胞中DBH和Col1A1的表达较对照组下调(t值分别为3.603、5.798，P值均＜0.05)。慢性乙型肝炎、乙型肝炎肝硬化、肝细胞癌患者的血浆TGFβ1(F=51.188，P＜0.001)、HBx(F=39.227，P＜0.001)、DBH(F=34.431，P＜0.001)及Hyp(F=16.211，P＜0.001)较健康对照组升高，血浆中HBx与TGFβ1、TGFβ1与DBH、Hyp与DBH的表达量呈正相关，r分别为0.931、0.863、0.765(P值均＜0.001)。结论 HBx蛋白可促进LO2细胞分泌TGFβ1，诱导LX-2的增殖和活化，促进肝纤维化的发生，并上调LX-2细胞中TGFβ1及DBH的表达；rhTGFβ1刺激可诱导LX-2活化和DBH表达上调。
- 乙型肝炎 /
- 肝硬化 /
- 肝星状细胞 /
- HBx蛋白
Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection on the activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and its mechanism of action. Methods A total of 30 plasma samples of chronic hepatitis B patients, 42 plasma samples of hepatitis B cirrhosis patients, 30 plasma samples of hepatocellular carcinoma patients, and 18 plasma samples of the individuals undergoing physical examination were collected from November 2020 to January 2021, and ELISA was used to measure the content of hepatitis B X protein (HBx), transforming growth factor-β1 (TGFβ1), dopamine beta-hydroxylase (DBH), and hydroxyproline (HYP) in plasma and conditioned medium. LO2 cells were used to establish a cell line with stable overexpression of HBx (LO2-HBx) and negative control cells (LO2-con), and a conditioned medium was prepared for LO2-HBx, LO2-Con, and LO2 cells (Mock), respectively; human HSC cell line LX-2 was incubated and divided into LX-2/LO2-HBx, LX-2/LO2-con, and LX-2/Mock groups, and CCK-8 assay was used to measure the change in cell proliferation. LX-2 cells were stimulated by rhTGFβ1, and the cells in the LX-2/LO2-HBx group were treated with a TGFβ1 receptor inhibitor. Quantitative real-time PCR and Western blot were used to measure the expression of HBx in LO2 cells and the expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), collagen type Ⅰ alpha 1 (Col1A1), DBH, and TGFβ1 in the above LX-2 cells. An analysis of variance was used for comparison between multiple groups, and the Bonferroni method was used for further comparison; the t-test was used for comparison between two groups; the Pearson method was used for correlation analysis. Results LO2-HBx stably expressed HBx protein and showed an increase in the content of TGFβ1 in supernatant (F=324.701, P < 0.01). The co-cultured LX-2/LO2-HBx group had a significant change in cell morphology, with the presence of cell shrinkage, extended cytoplasmic process, and reduced lipid droplets, and compared with the LX-2/LO2-con group, the LX-2/LO2-HBx group had significant increases in proliferative activity (P < 0.05) and the mRNA and protein expression levels of α-SMA and Col1A1 (mRNA: F=144.712 and 76.680, both P < 0.01; protein: F=234.142 and 528.708, both P < 0.001). The LX-2/LO2-HBx group had significant increases in the content of TGFβ1 (F=29.382, P < 0.01) and DBH (F=42.662, P < 0.01). With the increase in the stimulating concentration of rhTGFβ1, there were significant increases in the expression of α-SMA (F=1 794.031, P < 0.01), Col1A1 (F=91.340, P < 0.01), and DBH (F=2 501.011, P < 0.01), which reached the peak values at the rhTGFβ1 concentration of 10 ng/ml, and after a TGFβ1 receptor inhibitor was added to the conditioned medium, the LO2-HBx group had significant reductions in the expression of DBH and Col1A1 compared with the control group (t=3.603 and 5.798, both P < 0.05). Compared with the healthy control group, the chronic hepatitis B, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma groups had significant increases in the plasma levels of TGFβ1 (F=51.188, P < 0.001), HBx (F=39.227, P < 0.001), DBH (F=34.431, P < 0.001), and HYP (F=16.211, P < 0.001), and a positive correlation was observed between plasma HBx and TGFβ1, between TGFβ1 and DBH, and between HYP and DBH (r= 0.931, 0.863, and 0.765, all P < 0.001). Conclusion HBx protein can promote the secretion of TGFβ1 in LO2 cells, induce the proliferation and activation of LX-2 cells, promote the development of liver fibrosis, and upregulate the expression of TGFβ1 and DBH in LX-2 cells, and rhTGFβ1 stimulation can induce the activation of LX-2 cells and the upregulation of DBH expression.
- Hepatitis B /
- Liver Cirrhosis /
- Hepatic Stellate Cells /
- HBV-X Protein

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图 1 Western Blot检测3组LO2肝细胞系中HBx蛋白的表达量

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注：a，LX-2细胞形态变化；b，α-SMA和Col1A1mRNA表达变化；c，α-SMA和Col1A1蛋白表达变化。

图 2 3组条件培养基培养的LX-2细胞培养48 h后形态及α-SMA和Col1A1表达变化

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注：与LX-2/LO2-con组比较，*P＜0.05。

图 3 CCK-8检测3组条件培养基培养的LX-2细胞的增殖活力

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注：a，3组条件培养液中TGFβ1含量检测；b、c，条件培养液培养后LX-2细胞中TGFβ1及DBH mRNA表达变化。

图 4 条件培养基中TGFβ1的含量及条件培养后LX-2细胞中TGFβ1及DBH表达变化

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图 5 加入TGFβ1受体抑制剂处理后LX-2/LO2-HBx组细胞Col1A1及DBH的mRNA表达变化

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图 6 rhTGFβ1刺激LX-2细胞后α-SMA、Col1A1、DBH的mRNA表达变化

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图 7 临床样本中HBx、TGFβ1、Hyp及DBH相关性分析

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表 1 ELISA检测4组临床样本中HBx、TGFβ1、Hyp及DBH含量

组别	例数	HBx(ng/ml)	TGFβ1(pg/ml)	Hyp(μmol/L)	DBH(ng/ml)
健康对照组	18	0.86±0.37	16.01±6.32	201.87±95.64	50.87±20.83
慢性乙型肝炎组	30	26.41±9.16¹⁾	471.00±176.01¹⁾	591.53±216.40¹⁾	365.44±130.62¹⁾
乙型肝炎肝硬化组	42	17.87±7.15¹⁾²⁾	500.94±157.62¹⁾	652.83±236.17¹⁾	378.66±127.13¹⁾
肝细胞癌组	30	23.34±9.49¹⁾	513.09±163.84¹⁾	560.29±195.70¹⁾	349.00±138.53¹⁾
F值		39.227	51.188	16.211	34.431
P值		＜0.001	＜0.001	＜0.001	＜0.001
注: 与对照组比较，1)P＜0.01, 与慢性乙型肝炎组比较，2)P＜0.05。

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