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ArticleBritish journal of pharmacology2015

Valproic acid protects against haemorrhagic shock-induced signalling changes via PPARγ activation in an in vitro model.

Alexandra M E Zuckermann, Roberto M La Ragione, Deborah L Baines, Robin S B Williams

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Article in British journal of pharmacology, 2015. 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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5citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alexandra M E ZuckermannCentre for Biomedical Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, TW20 0EX, UK.
Roberto M La RagioneSchool of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK.
Deborah L BainesInstitute for Infection and Immunity, St George's University of London, London, SW17 0RE, UK.
Robin S B WilliamsCentre for Biomedical Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, TW20 0EX, UK.
Royal Holloway University of London · GBSt George's, University of London · GBUniversity of Surrey · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/K012770/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeValproic acid (VPA), a widely used epilepsy and bipolar disorder treatment, provides acute protection against haemorrhagic shock-induced mortality in a range of in vivo models through an unknown mechanism. In the liver, this effect occurs with a concomitant protection against a decrease in GSK3β-Ser(9) phosphorylation. Here, we developed an in vitro model to investigate this protective effect of VPA and define a molecular mechanism. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: The human hepatocarcinoma cell line (Huh7) was exposed to conditions occurring during haemorrhagic shock (hypoxia, hypercapnia and hypothermia) to investigate the changes in GSK3β-Ser(9) phosphorylation for a 4 h period following treatment with VPA, related congeners, PPAR agonists, antagonists and siRNA. KEY

resultsHuh7 cells undergoing combined hypoxia, hypercapnia, and hypothermia reproduced the reduced GSK3β-Ser(9) phosphorylation shown in vivo during haemorrhagic shock, and this change was blocked by VPA. The protective effect occurred through upstream PTEN and Akt signalling, and prevented downstream β-catenin degradation while increasing histone 2/3 acetylation. This effect was reproduced by several VPA-related compounds with known PPARγ agonist activity, independent of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitory activity. Specific pharmacological inhibition (by T0070907) or knockdown of PPARγ blocked the protective effect of VPA against these signalling changes and apoptosis. In addition, specific activation of PPARγ using ciglitazone reproduced the changes induced by VPA in haemorrhagic shock-like conditions. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Changes in GSK3β-Ser(9) phosphorylation in in vivo haemorrhagic shock models can be modelled in vitro, and this has identified a role for PPARγ activation in the protective role of VPA.

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ApoptosisCell Line, TumorGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHumansHypercapniaHypothermiaHypoxiaL-Lactate DehydrogenasePhosphorylationPPAR gammaProtective AgentsRNA, Small InterferingShock, HemorrhagicSignal TransductionValproic AcidGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaGSK3B protein, humanL-Lactate DehydrogenasePPAR gammaProtective AgentsRNA, Small InterferingValproic Acid

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PMID26333042
PMCPMC5123713
OpenAlexW1769244282

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