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TSG-6 induces liver regeneration by enhancing autophagy in mice w | 5298
Translational Medicine

Translational Medicine
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ISSN: 2161-1025

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TSG-6 induces liver regeneration by enhancing autophagy in mice with chronic liver damage


4th International Conference on Translational Medicine

October 26-28, 2015 Baltimore, USA

Youngmi Jung

Pusan National University, Korea

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Transl Med

Abstract :

Tumor necrosis factor-inducible gene 6 protein (TSG-6), one of cytokines secreted from mesenchymal stem/ stromal cells, is known to act as an anti-inflammatory factor. Recently, we prove that TSG-6 contributes to the liver regeneration by suppressing the activation of hepatic stellate cells in CCl4-treated mice; however, the mechanism underlying the effect is poorly understood. Autophagy is the catabolic process targeting cell constituents to the lysosomes for degradation and known to be dysregulated in several diseases, including liver diseases. Emerging evidence suggests that the autophagic functions protect hepatocytes from damages. Hence, we hypothesize that TSG-6 promotes the autophagical clearance systems in hepatocytes and protects liver from injury. To prove this hypothesis, mice were fed with methionine choline-deficient ethionine (MCDE) for 4 weeks, followed by being injected with TSG-6 (TSG-6 group) or saline (MCDE+ vehicle group) with MCDE supplemented diets for additional 2 weeks. The histomorphological injuries and increased level of liver enzymes were shown in MCDE-treated mice with or without saline, whereas those observations were markedly ameliorated in TSG-6 group. The markers for autophagosome formation, LC3-II, Lamp2, and Rab7 and autophagy-relate genes, atg3 and atg7, were elevated in TSG-6 group compared to MCDE or MCDE+vehicle group. Immunostaining for LC3, Lamp2 and Rab7 showed that livers of TSG-6 group contained more hepatocytic cells expressing those markers than other groups. Also, Ki67-positive hepatocytic cells were accumulated in TSG-6 group, whereas these cells were rarely detected in MCDE group. Therefore, these results demonstrated that TSG-6 promoted the autophagical function in hepatocytes, contributing to the liver regeneration.

Biography :

Youngmi Jung has completed her PhD from University of Florida College of Medicine and Postdoctoral studies from Duke University College of Medicine (division of gastroenterology). She worked as an Assistant Professor at Duke University from 2008 to 2010. In 2010, she joined the faculty of the Department of Biological Sciences at Pusan National University where she has been working as an Associate Professor since 2014. Her research is focused on mechanisms underlying the progression of liver diseases and the liver regeneration by stem cells. She has published more than 40 papers in reputed journals.

Email: y.jung@pusan.ac.kr

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