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[GLP-1 receptor activation effects the p38MAPK signal pathway in hepatic stellate cells]
Lingkang Wu1, Youming Li, Yingchao Liu
1Department of Hepatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310005, China.
Objective:
To investigate the effects of activation of the GLP-1 receptor on the p38MAPK signaling pathway in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs).
Methods:
HSCs were isolated and identified according to morphological features; the levels of GLP-1R protein were determined by western blotting.The HSCs were randomly divided into a control grouP (normal saline treatment) and experimental grouP(liraglutide treatment); after 120 hours, the expression of p38MAPK mRNA was examined by RT-PCR and of phosphorylated (p)-p38MAPK protein was detected by western blotting.
Results:
GLP-1R proteins were detected in the HSCs. Compared with the control group, the experimental group showed significantly decreased p38MAPK mRNA and p-p38MAPK protein (both P < 0.01).
Conclusion:
The p38MAPK signaling pathway could be down-regulated when GLP-1R is activated in HSCs.
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