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S-Adenosylmethionine suppresses the expression of Smad3/4 in activated human hepatic stellate cells via Rac1 promoter methylation

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    • Kangqi Bian
    • Feng Zhang
    • Tingting Wang
    • Xiaoping Zou
    • Xuhong Duan
    • Guangxia Chen
    • Yuzheng Zhuge
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    Affiliations: Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, P.R. China
    Copyright: © Bian et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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The aim of the present study was to investigate whether S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) was able to suppress activated human hepatic stellate cells (HSCs). Human LX-2 HSCs were cultured with SAM or NSC23766, and were transfected with plasmids encoding ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 (Rac1) protein or an empty expression vector. Cell proliferation was detected by Cell Counting Kit-8. Cell migration and invasion were determined using the Transwell assay. The expression levels of Rac1 and Smad3/4 were detected by reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or western blotting. The methylation status of Rac1 promoters was measured by methylation‑specific PCR. The results demonstrated that SAM and NSC23766 suppressed the expression of Smad3/4 in LX‑2 cells. The overexpression of Rac1 enhanced the proliferation, migration and invasion of LX‑2 cells. In addition, compared with the control groups, a marked increase was observed in the protein expression levels of Smad3/4 in the LX‑2 cells transfected with Rac1 plasmids. The methylation-specific PCR findings showed that SAM increased the methylation of Rac1 promoters. The results of the present study suggested that Rac1 enhanced the expression of Smad3/4 in activated HSCs; however, this increase may be suppressed by SAM-induced methylation of Rac1 promoters.
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Bian K, Zhang F, Wang T, Zou X, Duan X, Chen G and Zhuge Y: S-Adenosylmethionine suppresses the expression of Smad3/4 in activated human hepatic stellate cells via Rac1 promoter methylation. Mol Med Rep 13: 3867-3873, 2016.
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Bian, K., Zhang, F., Wang, T., Zou, X., Duan, X., Chen, G., & Zhuge, Y. (2016). S-Adenosylmethionine suppresses the expression of Smad3/4 in activated human hepatic stellate cells via Rac1 promoter methylation. Molecular Medicine Reports, 13, 3867-3873. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.4997
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Bian, K., Zhang, F., Wang, T., Zou, X., Duan, X., Chen, G., Zhuge, Y."S-Adenosylmethionine suppresses the expression of Smad3/4 in activated human hepatic stellate cells via Rac1 promoter methylation". Molecular Medicine Reports 13.5 (2016): 3867-3873.
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Bian, K., Zhang, F., Wang, T., Zou, X., Duan, X., Chen, G., Zhuge, Y."S-Adenosylmethionine suppresses the expression of Smad3/4 in activated human hepatic stellate cells via Rac1 promoter methylation". Molecular Medicine Reports 13, no. 5 (2016): 3867-3873. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.4997
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Bian, K., Zhang, F., Wang, T., Zou, X., Duan, X., Chen, G., & Zhuge, Y. (2016). S-Adenosylmethionine suppresses the expression of Smad3/4 in activated human hepatic stellate cells via Rac1 promoter methylation. Molecular Medicine Reports, 13, 3867-3873. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.4997
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Bian, K., Zhang, F., Wang, T., Zou, X., Duan, X., Chen, G., Zhuge, Y."S-Adenosylmethionine suppresses the expression of Smad3/4 in activated human hepatic stellate cells via Rac1 promoter methylation". Molecular Medicine Reports 13.5 (2016): 3867-3873.
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Bian, K., Zhang, F., Wang, T., Zou, X., Duan, X., Chen, G., Zhuge, Y."S-Adenosylmethionine suppresses the expression of Smad3/4 in activated human hepatic stellate cells via Rac1 promoter methylation". Molecular Medicine Reports 13, no. 5 (2016): 3867-3873. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.4997
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