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ArticleFibrogenesis & tissue repair2016

Age-dependent development of liver fibrosis in Glmp (gt/gt) mice.

Cecilie K Nesset, Xiang Yi Kong, Markus Damme, Camilla Schjalm, Norbert Roos, Else Marit Løberg, Winnie Eskild

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Article in Fibrogenesis & tissue repair, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Cecilie K NessetDepartment of Bioscience, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Xiang Yi KongDepartment of Bioscience, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway ; Research Institute for Internal Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway ; Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway ; K.G. Jebsen Inflammation Research Centre, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Markus DammeInstitute of Biochemistry, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Camilla SchjalmDepartment of Immunology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Norbert RoosDepartment of Bioscience, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Else Marit LøbergDepartment of Pathology, Oslo University Hospital Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway.
Winnie EskildDepartment of Bioscience, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

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Abstract

backgroundMice lacking glycosylated lysosomal membrane protein (Glmp (gt/gt) mice) have liver fibrosis as the predominant phenotype due to chronic liver injury. The Glmp (gt/gt) mice grow and reproduce at the same rate as their wild-type siblings. Life expectancy is around 18 months.

methodsWild-type and Glmp (gt/gt) mice were studied between 1 week and 18 months of age. Livers were analyzed using histological, immunohistochemical, biochemical, and qPCR analyses.

resultsIt was shown that Glmp (gt/gt) mice were not born with liver injury; however, it appeared shortly after birth as indicated by excess collagen expression, deposition of fibrous collagen in the periportal areas, and increased levels of hydroxyproline in Glmp (gt/gt) liver. Liver functional tests indicated a chronic, mild liver injury. Markers of inflammation, fibrosis, apoptosis, and modulation of extracellular matrix increased from an early age, peaking around 4 months of age and followed by attenuation of these signals. To compensate for loss of hepatocytes, the oval cell compartment was activated, with the highest activity of the oval cells detected at 3 months of age, suggesting insufficient hepatocyte proliferation in Glmp (gt/gt) mice around this age. Although constant proliferation of hepatocytes and oval cells maintained adequate hepatic function in Glmp (gt/gt) mice, it also resulted in a higher frequency of liver tumors in older animals.

conclusionsThe Glmp (gt/gt) mouse is proposed as a model for slowly progressing liver fibrosis and possibly as a model for a yet undescribed human lysosomal disorder.

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InflammationLiver fibrosisLiver tumorsOval cellsTransgenic mouse model

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PMCPMC4852418

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