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14511644

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-9-26
pubmed:abstractText
HBx (hepatitis B virus X) viral oncoprotein is a multifunctional protein of which the cellular level may be one of the important factors in determining HBV-mediated pathological progression of liver diseases, chronic hepatitis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Our previous work revealed that adriamycin, a chemotherapeutic agent, caused a marked increase in the intracellular level of HBx by retarding its rapid degradation. In the present study, modulation of HBx expression was found to be confined to adriamycin but not to other chemotherapeutic agents, cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil. Interestingly, adriamycin caused a rapid increase of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and its accumulation continued until 24h. In contrast, two other agents had little effect on ROS generation, suggesting the possible involvement of ROS in the HBx regulation. In fact, direct addition of H(2)O(2) to the cells significantly increased the level of HBx protein in HBx-expressing ChangX-34 cells as well as in hepatitis B virus-related hepatoma cells, PLC/PRF/5 and HepG2.2.15 cells. Furthermore, antioxidants, N-acetyl-cysteine and pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate (PDTC), completely abolished the increase of HBx protein induced by adriamycin, indicating that adriamycin modulates the intracellular HBx level via ROS generation. Together, these findings provide a novel aspect of HBx regulation by cellular ROS level. Therefore, intracellular microenvironments generating ROS such as severe inflammation may aggravate the pathogenesis of liver disease by accumulating the HBx level.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
310
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
32-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Reactive oxygen species modulates the intracellular level of HBx viral oncoprotein.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, Chronic Inflammatory Disease Research Center, Ajou University School of Medicine, 5 Wonchon-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon 442-741, Republic of Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't