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Kupffer cell oxidant production is central to the mechanism of peroxisome proliferators
1 Laboratory of Hepatobiology and Toxicology, CB#7365, MEJB, Curriculum in Toxicology,
2 Department of Pharmacology and
3 Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7365 and
4 Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Increased cell proliferation most likely plays a key role in peroxisome proliferator-induced liver cancer. Recently, Kupffer cells were shown to be responsible for Wy-14,643-induced cell proliferation. However, the mechanism by which peroxisome proliferators activate Kupffer cells is unknown. Since gut-derived endotoxin is a known activator of Kupffer cells, the hypothesis that it is involved was evaluated. Increased cell proliferation and peroxisome induction were unaffected by gut sterilization. Moreover, endotoxin was not detectable in portal blood following treatment with Wy-14,643. Therefore, it is concluded that gut-derived endotoxin is not responsible for Kupffer cell activation. To test the hypothesis that Kupffer cells are activated by Wy-14,643 directly, Kupffer cell superoxide production was measured following treatment in vitro. Wy-14,643 increased superoxide production in a dose-dependent manner (0.1 and 50 µM) with half-maximal stimulation at 2.5 µM. Diethylhexylphthalate (DEHP) and ethylhexanol did not increase superoxide production even at doses 50 times higher than Wy-14,643; however, monoethylhexylphthalate (MEHP) activated superoxide production as effectively as Wy-14,643 with half-maximal stimulation at 5 µM. Treatment with Wy-14,643 for 21 days caused a 2-fold increase in Kupffer cell superoxide production while DEHP did not. Pretreatment of Kupffer cells with staurosporine (0.0110 pM) completely blocked generation of superoxide demonstrating that protein kinase C is required. Moreover, Wy-14,643 increased Kupffer cell protein kinase C activity 3-fold. Pretreatment of Kupffer cells with the amino acid glycine (0.013 mM), which blunts calcium signaling, inhibited Wy-14,643-stimulated superoxide production and increased protein kinase C activity completely. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that potent peroxisome proliferators (Wy-14,643 and MEHP) directly activate Kupffer cell production of oxidants via mechanisms involving protein kinase C. Further, peroxisome proliferator treatments that sustain elevated rates of cell proliferation (e.g. Wy-14,643) activate Kupffer cell superoxide production following long-term dietary treatment supporting the hypothesis that Kupffer cell-derived oxidants are involved in peroxisome proliferator-induced neoplasia.
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