Blockage of Kv1.3 Regulates Macrophage Migration in Acute Liver Injury by Targeting δ-catenin Through RhoA Signaling

Overview

Journal Int J Biol Sci

Specialty Biology

Date 2020 Feb 7

PMID 32025214

Citations 6

Authors

Baoming Wu

Jun-da Liu

Erbao Bian

Wei Hu

Cheng Huang

Xiaoming Meng

Lei Zhang

Xiongwen Lv

Jun Li

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Abstract

: Activation of macrophages and infiltration are key events in acute liver injury (ALI). Kv1.3 plays an important role in regulating immunologic functions of macrophages and is extensively recognized as a potential ion channel for immunological diseases. : We hypothesized that blockage of Kv1.3 may influence ALI by inhibiting macrophages infiltration in damaged liver tissues. : Margatoxin was administered into the peritoneal cavity of ALI mice. The impact of this treatment on ALI and macrophage migration was determined using immunohistochemistry, transwell migration, and wound healing assays. : MgTX treatment alleviated ALI in mice, as evidenced by reduced macrophage infiltration in liver tissues and lower serum levels of liver ALT and AST. RNA-seq profiling analysis showed that the most obvious change by MgTX treatment was downregulation of δ-catenin, a protein known to be associated with macrophage migration. The effect of MgTX on macrophage migration and involvement of δ-catenin was confirmed by transwell and wound healing assays. Overexpression of δ-catenin in RAW264.7 cells promoted migration, an event that was suppressed upon silencing of δ-catenin. Mechanistically, the expression of RhoA was regulated by the overexpression or knockdown of δ-catenin. : These findings suggest a role for blockage of Kv1.3 channel in macrophage migration and reveal a new target in the treatment of ALI.

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