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Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 282: G184-G191, 2002. First published September 21, 2001; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00215.2001
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Vol. 282, Issue 1, G184-G191, January 2002

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Induction of short heterodimer partner 1 precedes downregulation of Ntcp in bile duct-ligated mice

Gernot Zollner1, Peter Fickert1, Dagmar Silbert1, Andrea Fuchsbichler2, Conny Stumptner2, Kurt Zatloukal2, Helmut Denk2, and Michael Trauner1

1 Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine and 2 Department of Pathology, Karl-Franzens University, Graz, A-8036 Austria

Cholestasis is associated with retention of bile acids and reduced expression of the Na+/taurocholate cotransporter (Ntcp), the major hepatocellular bile acid uptake system. This study aimed to determine whether downregulation of Ntcp in obstructive cholestasis 1) is a consequence of bile acid retention and 2) is mediated by induction of the transcriptional repressor short heterodimer partner 1 (SHP-1). To study the time course for the changes in serum bile acid levels as well as SHP-1 and Ntcp steady-state mRNA levels, mice were subjected to common bile duct ligation (CBDL) for 3, 6, 12, 24, 72, and 168 h and compared with sham-operated controls. Serum bile acid levels were determined by radioimmunoassay. SHP-1 and Ntcp steady-state mRNA expression were assessed by Northern blotting. In addition, Ntcp protein expression was studied by Western blotting and immunofluorescence microscopy. Increased SHP-1 mRNA expression paralleled elevations of serum bile acid levels and was followed by downregulation of Ntcp mRNA and protein expression in CBDL mice. Maximal SHP-1 mRNA expression reached a plateau phase after 6-h CBDL (12-fold; P < 0.001) and preceded the nadir of Ntcp mRNA levels (12%, P < 0.001) by 6 h. In conclusion, bile acid-induced expression of SHP-1 may, at least in part, mediate downregulation of Ntcp in CBDL mice. These findings support the concept that downregulation of Ntcp in cholestasis limits intracytoplasmatic accumulation of potentially toxic bile acids.

cholestasis; bile acids; proinflammatory cytokines; transport; orphan nuclear receptors; transcription factors


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