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1948-5182 (online) |
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Medicine, Research & Experimental |
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Basic Study |
| Article Title |
Transforming growth factor beta reduces proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 in the supernatant of hepatic stellate cells
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Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Jan Bundschuh, Maximilian Neumann, Sebastian Zimny, Marlen Spirk and Christa Buechler |
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| Corresponding Author |
Christa Buechler, Associate Professor, PhD, Senior Researcher, Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss Allee 11, Regensburg 93053, Bavaria, Germany. christa.buechler@klinik.uni-regensburg.de |
| Key Words |
Hepatic stellate cells; Kupffer cells; Leptin; Lipopolysaccharide; Transforming growth factor beta; Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9; Liver X receptor |
| Core Tip |
This study showed that primary hepatic stellate cells and the LX-2 cell line secrete proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9). Levels of PCSK9 in the medium of LX-2 cells were found to be reduced by interleukin-6, chemerin-156, and transforming growth factor beta, and increased by lipopolysaccharide. The liver X receptor agonist lowered PCSK9 levels in the cell medium. As transforming growth factor beta is a fibrotic cytokine and activation of the liver X receptor exerts antifibrotic effects, PCSK9 levels in the cell medium cannot be used as a marker of activated hepatic stellate cells. |
| Publish Date |
2026-01-27 10:12 |
| Citation |
Bundschuh J, Neumann M, Zimny S, Spirk M, Buechler C. Transforming growth factor beta reduces proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 in the supernatant of hepatic stellate cells. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(1): 113896 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v18/i1/113896.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v18.i1.113896 |
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