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Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 286: G851-G862, 2004. First published December 18, 2003; doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00175.2003
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LIVER AND BILIARY TRACT

Mitochondrial autophagy and injury in the liver in {alpha}1-antitrypsin deficiency

Jeffrey H. Teckman,1 Jae-Koo An,1 Keith Blomenkamp,1 Bela Schmidt,2 and David Perlmutter2,3

1Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri 63110; and 2Departments of Pediatrics, 3Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213

Submitted 16 April 2003 ; accepted in final form 12 December 2003

Homozygous, PIZZ {alpha}1-antitrypsin ({alpha}1-AT) deficiency is associated with chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma resulting from the toxic effects of mutant {alpha}1-anti-trypsin Z ({alpha}1-ATZ) protein retained in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of hepatocytes. However, the exact mechanism(s) by which retention of this aggregated mutant protein leads to cellular injury are still unknown. Previous studies have shown that retention of mutant {alpha}1-ATZ in the ER induces an intense autophagic response in hepatocytes. In this study, we present evidence that the autophagic response induced by ER retention of {alpha}1-ATZ also involves the mitochondria, with specific patterns of both mitochondrial autophagy and mitochondrial injury seen in cell culture models of {alpha}1-AT deficiency, in PiZ transgenic mouse liver, and in liver from {alpha}1-AT-deficient patients. Evidence for a unique pattern of caspase activation was also detected. Administration of cyclosporin A, an inhibitor of mitochondrial permeability transition, to PiZ mice was associated with a reduction in mitochondrial autophagy and injury and reduced mortality during experimental stress. These results provide evidence for the novel concept that mitochondrial damage and caspase activation play a role in the mechanism of liver cell injury in {alpha}1-AT deficiency and suggest the possibility of mechanism-based therapeutic interventions.

{alpha}1-antitrypsin; autophagy; mitochondria; quality control; cyclosporin A


Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: J. H. Teckman, Dept. of Pediatrics, Washington Univ. School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Ave., Box 8208, St. Louis, MO 63110.




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