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Title: | The Role of Neuregulin-1 in Steatotic and Non-Steatotic Liver Transplantation from Brain-Dead Donors |
Author: | Micó Carnero, Marc Casillas Ramirez, Araní Sánchez González, Alfredo Rojano Alfonso, Carlos Peralta Uroz, Carmen |
Keywords: | Trasplantament d'òrgans Fetge Transplantation of organs Liver |
Issue Date: | 26-Jun-2023 |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Abstract: | Brain death (BD) and steatosis are key risk factors to predict adverse post-transplant outcomes. We investigated the role of Neuregulin-1 (NRG1) in rat steatotic and non-steatotic liver transplantation (LT) from brain death donors (DBD).NRG1 pathways were characterized after surgery.NRG1 and p21-activated kinase 1 (PAK1) levels increased in steatotic and non-steatotic grafts from DBDs. The abolishment of NRG1 effects reduced PAK1. When the effect of either NRG1 nor PAK1 was inhibited, injury and regenerative failure were exacerbated. The benefits of the NRG-1-PAK1 axis in liver grafts from DBDs were associated with increased vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGFA) and insulin growth factor-1 (IGF1) levels, respectively. Indeed, VEGFA administration in non-steatotic livers and IGF1 treatment in steatotic grafts prevented damage and regenerative failure resulting from the inhibition of either NRG1 or PAK-1 activity in each type of liver. Exogenous NRG1 induced greater injury than BD induction.This study indicates the benefits of endogenous NRG1 in liver grafts from DBDs and underscores the specificity of the NRG1 signaling pathway depending on the type of liver: NRG1-PAK1-VEGFA in non-steatotic livers and NRG1-PAK1-IGF1 in steatotic livers. Exogenous NRG1 is not an appropriate strategy to apply to liver grafts from DBD. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10050978 |
It is part of: | Biomedicines, 2022, vol. 10, num. 5 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/208345 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10050978 |
ISSN: | 2227-9059 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (IDIBAPS: Institut d'investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer) |
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