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The S protein of hepatitis B virus promotes collagen type I expression in hepatic stellate cells by virtue of hepatocytes

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    • Xudong Liu
    • Yanyun Tu
    • Xin Deng
    • Jian Liang
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    Affiliations: Department of Liver Diseases, Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi 530011, P.R. China
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This study was conducted in order to investigate whether hepatitis B surface S protein (HBs) was able to directly or indirectly promote the proliferation and expression of collagen type I (Col I) and α‑smooth muscle actin (α‑SMA) in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs). The LX‑2 human cell line and the HepG2 human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line were employed as HSCs and as hepatocytes, respectively. Recombinant HBs was added to the LX‑2 cells for 48 h and the cell proliferation was assessed by the MTT assay. Col I and α‑SMA were measured in the supernatant by ELISA, following treatment of the LX‑2 and̸or HepG2 cells with recombinant HBs. Transforming growth factor‑β1 (TGF‑β1) was also determined by ELISA in the HepG2 cell supernatants. The data demonstrated that high concentrations of recombinant HBs (10‑50 ng/ml) inhibited the proliferation of LX‑2 cells, whereas low concentrations (0.5‑5 ng/ml) did not affect LX‑2 cell proliferation. After treating LX‑2 cells alone with recombinant HBs for 48 h, there was no significant increase in the Col I and α‑SMA levels. However, Col I was increased ~1.7‑fold in co‑cultured (LX‑2 and HepG2) cell supernatants following treatment with HBs for 24 h (HBs vs. control group: 48.51±3.51 vs. 28.23±2.55 ng̸ml, respectively). Furthermore, TGF‑β1 was significantly increased in the HepG2 cell supernatants following treatment with recombinant HBs. Therefore, we concluded that HBs directly affected the proliferation of HSCs, but promoted the Col I expression in HSCs possibly by virtue of hepatocytes secreting TGF‑β1. This may provide a novel explanation of the fibrogenetic mechanism induced by hepatitis B virus‑related proteins.
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Liu X, Tu Y, Deng X and Liang J: The S protein of hepatitis B virus promotes collagen type I expression in hepatic stellate cells by virtue of hepatocytes. Biomed Rep 2: 97-100, 2014.
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Liu, X., Tu, Y., Deng, X., & Liang, J. (2014). The S protein of hepatitis B virus promotes collagen type I expression in hepatic stellate cells by virtue of hepatocytes. Biomedical Reports, 2, 97-100. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2013.201
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Liu, X., Tu, Y., Deng, X., Liang, J."The S protein of hepatitis B virus promotes collagen type I expression in hepatic stellate cells by virtue of hepatocytes". Biomedical Reports 2.1 (2014): 97-100.
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Liu, X., Tu, Y., Deng, X., Liang, J."The S protein of hepatitis B virus promotes collagen type I expression in hepatic stellate cells by virtue of hepatocytes". Biomedical Reports 2, no. 1 (2014): 97-100. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2013.201
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Liu X, Tu Y, Deng X and Liang J: The S protein of hepatitis B virus promotes collagen type I expression in hepatic stellate cells by virtue of hepatocytes. Biomed Rep 2: 97-100, 2014.
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Liu, X., Tu, Y., Deng, X., & Liang, J. (2014). The S protein of hepatitis B virus promotes collagen type I expression in hepatic stellate cells by virtue of hepatocytes. Biomedical Reports, 2, 97-100. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2013.201
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Liu, X., Tu, Y., Deng, X., Liang, J."The S protein of hepatitis B virus promotes collagen type I expression in hepatic stellate cells by virtue of hepatocytes". Biomedical Reports 2.1 (2014): 97-100.
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Liu, X., Tu, Y., Deng, X., Liang, J."The S protein of hepatitis B virus promotes collagen type I expression in hepatic stellate cells by virtue of hepatocytes". Biomedical Reports 2, no. 1 (2014): 97-100. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2013.201
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