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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2012

Over-expression of uPA increases risk of liver injury in pAAV-HBV transfected mice.

Xiao-Jun Zhou, Shi-Hui Sun, Peng Wang, Hong Yu, Jing-Ya Hu, Shi-Cheng Shang, Yu-Sen Zhou

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiao-Jun ZhouBeijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100071, China.
Shi-Hui Sun
Peng Wang
Hong Yu
Jing-Ya Hu
Shi-Cheng Shang
Yu-Sen Zhou
Institute of Microbiology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo investigate the relationship between over-expression of urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) related liver diseases in a transgenic mouse model.

methodsAlbumin-tetracycline reverse transcriptional activator and tetO-uPA transgenic mice were generated respectively through pronuclear injection and crossed to produce the double transgenic in-alb-uPA mice, for which doxycycline (Dox)-inducible and liver-specific over-expression of uPA can be achieved. Hydrodynamic transfection of plasmid adeno-associated virus (AAV)-1.3 HBV was performed through the tail veins of the Dox-induced in-alb-uPA mice. Expression of uPA and HBV antigens were analyzed through double-staining immunohistochemical assay. Cytokine production was detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and α-fetoprotein (AFP) mRNA level was evaluated through real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

resultsPlasmid AAV-1.3 HBV hydrodynamic transfection in Dox-induced transgenic mice not only resulted in severe liver injury with hepatocarcinoma-like histological changes and hepatic AFP production, but also showed an increased serum level of HBV antigens and cytokines like interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α, compared with the control group.

conclusionOver-expression of uPA plays a synergistic role in the development of liver injury, inflammation and regeneration during acute HBV infection.

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alpha-FetoproteinsAnimalsCytokinesDependovirusDoxorubicinHepatitis B virusLiverLiver DiseasesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicRiskTransfectionUrokinase-Type Plasminogen Activatoralpha-FetoproteinsCytokinesDoxorubicinUrokinase-Type Plasminogen ActivatorAlbumin promoterHydrodynamic transfectionLiver injuryTet-on systemUrokinase-type plasminogen activator

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PMID22563169
PMCPMC3337564
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