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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-28
pubmed:abstractText
Troglitazone (TRG) is an antidiabetic agent that increases the insulin sensitivity of target tissues in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Therapy with troglitazone has been associated with severe hepatic injury in a small percentage of patients and the mechanism of TRG-induced hepatotoxicity remains unclear. A family of highly conserved stress proteins identified as heat shock proteins (Hsps), are well-known to protect cells against a wide variety of toxic conditions such as extreme temperature changes, oxidative stress and toxic drugs. The stress-inducible Hsp 70 protein is one of the best-known endogenous factors protecting cells from injury under various stress conditions. Here we examined the effects of TRG on Hsp 70 mRNA and protein expression in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes. We also investigated the effects of TRG in an in vivo model by examining Hsp 70 protein levels in livers prepared from C57 mice fed a 0.2% dietary admixture of TRG. Levels of Hsp 70 mRNA increased in a concentration-dependent manner in rat hepatocytes treated for 8h with increasing concentrations of TRG. However, Hsp 70 protein levels decreased significantly in cells treated with increasing concentrations of TRG. C57 mice fed a 0.2% admixture of TRG for 10 days, also demonstrated decreased liver Hsp 70 protein levels. To investigate whether TRG decreased Hsp 70 protein levels by activating the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, cells were pretreated with 10 microM lactacystin, a potent and specific inhibitor of this pathway. Lactacystin pretreatment failed to prevent TRG-induced decrease in Hsp 70 protein. The data suggests that TRG-induced effects may be mediated through another system of regulated proteolysis or may involve a post-transcriptional regulator mechanism. The mechanism of TRG-induced hepatotoxicity remains unclear, however, the effects induced by TRG on Hsp 70 may, in part, play a role.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Acetylcysteine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chromans, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cysteine Endopeptidases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Heat-Shock Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Histones, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Multienzyme Complexes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Thiazolidinediones, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ubiquitin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/lactacystin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/troglitazone
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1043-6618
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
119-26
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Acetylcysteine, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Chromans, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Cysteine Endopeptidases, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Drug-Induced Liver Injury, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Heat-Shock Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Hepatocytes, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Histones, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Liver Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Multienzyme Complexes, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Thiazolidinediones, pubmed-meshheading:12770524-Ubiquitin
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Troglitazone reduces heat shock protein 70 content in primary rat hepatocytes by a ubiquitin proteasome independent mechanism.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Sask, S7N 5E5, Saskatoon, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't