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Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 275: G723-G730, 1998;
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Vol. 275, Issue 4, G723-G730, October 1998

Cystatin A expression reduces bile salt-induced apoptosis in a rat hepatoma cell line

Blake Jones1, Patricia J. Roberts1, William A. Faubion1, Eiki Kominami2, and Gregory J. Gores1

1 Center for Basic Research in Digestive Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905; and 2 Department of Biochemistry, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan

We have previously demonstrated abrogation of bile salt-induced apoptosis by cathepsin B inhibitors. However, caspases have been strongly implicated in apoptosis, and the mechanistic interface between caspase and cathepsin B activation is unclear. Thus our aims were to determine the mechanistic relationship between caspases and cathepsin B in bile salt-induced apoptosis in a rat hepatoma cell line. Expression of cystatin A was used to inhibit cathepsin B, whereas Z-Val-Ala-Asp-fluoromethyl ketone (Z-VAD-FMK) was used to inhibit caspases. Cystatin A expression prevented cathepsin B activation and apoptosis during treatment with glycochenodeoxycholate (GCDC), a toxic bile salt. Caspase N-acetyl-Asp-Glu-Val-Asp-7-amino-4-methylcoumarin (DEVD-AMC) hydrolytic activity increased in both wild-type and cystatin A-transfected cells treated with GCDC, demonstrating caspase activation despite inhibition of cathepsin B. In contrast, Z-VAD-FMK blocked both DEVD-AMC hydrolytic activity and cathepsin B activity during GCDC treatment. Our data demonstrate that 1) bile salt-induced apoptosis can be inhibited by the cystatin A transgene and 2) caspase and cathepsin B activation are linked mechanistically with cathepsin B downstream of caspases.

caspase 3; cathepsin B; cholestasis; 4',6'-diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride


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