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  • Title: Acetaldehyde enhances murine alpha2(I) collagen promoter activity by Ca2+-independent protein kinase C activation in cultured rat hepatic stellate cells.
    Author: Anania FA, Womack L, Potter JJ, Mezey E.
    Journal: Alcohol Clin Exp Res; 1999 Feb; 23(2):279-84. PubMed ID: 10069557.
    Abstract:
    Protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors decrease alpha1(I) collagen mRNA in stellate cells exposed to 200 micromol/liter of acetaldehyde. The purpose of these studies was to determine whether PKC activation plays a role in transcriptional activation of the alpha2(I) collagen gene. Cultured stellate cells were exposed to 200 micromol/liter of acetaldehyde. PKC, inositol triphosphate, diacylglycerol (DAG), and intracellular free calcium (Ca2+i) were measured. Alpha1(I) and alpha2(I) collagen messages were determined by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. Activation of the alpha2(I) collagen promoter was determined in transiently transfected stellate cells. Acetaldehyde exposure enhanced PKC activity translocation to the particulate fraction at 20 min. Acetaldehyde did not increase Ca2+i, or inositol triphosphate but increased DAG levels at 20 min and 3 hr. Acetaldehyde increased both the alpha1(I) and alpha2(I) collagen messages in stellate cells. Calphostin C, a specific PKC inhibitor, which blocks DAG binding, eliminated both activation of the alpha2(I) collagen promoter by acetaldehyde and mRNA production by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysis. Similarly, D609, an inhibitor of DAG production, also inhibited alpha2(I) collagen gene expression. This study shows that collagen production by acetaldehyde is mediated by a calcium-independent PKC mechanism.
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