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BMC Medical Genomics Biomed Central BMC Medical Genomics BioMed Central Research article Open Access Hepatic inflammation mediated by hepatitis C virus core protein is ameliorated by blocking complement activation Ming-Ling Chang*1, Chau-Ting Yeh1, Deng-Yn Lin1, Yu-Pin Ho1, Chen- Ming Hsu1 and D Montgomery Bissell2 Address: 1Liver Research Center and Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital; Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China and 2Liver Center and Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA Email: Ming-Ling Chang* - [email protected]; Chau-Ting Yeh - [email protected]; Deng- Yn Lin - [email protected]; Yu-Pin Ho - [email protected]; Chen-Ming Hsu - [email protected]; D Montgomery Bissell - [email protected] * Corresponding author Published: 8 August 2009 Received: 11 July 2008 Accepted: 8 August 2009 BMC Medical Genomics 2009, 2:51 doi:10.1186/1755-8794-2-51 This article is available from: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1755-8794/2/51 © 2009 Chang et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background: The pathogenesis of inflammation and fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains unclear. Transgenic mice with constitutive HCV core over-expression display steatosis only. While the reasons for this are unclear, it may be important that core protein production in these models begins during gestation, in contrast to human hepatitis C virus infection, which occurs post-natally and typically in adults. AIMS: To more realistically model the effect of core protein production in the adult liver, we developed a mouse with conditional expression of HCV core and examined the effect of core protein production in the adult liver. Methods: Liver biopsy samples from transgenic mice with tetracycline(tet)-regulated conditional core protein expression were evaluated immunohistologically. Microarray analysis of HCV core transgenic mice with steatohepatitis pointed to a role of the complement pathway. This was further explored by blocking complement activation by in vivo administration of CD55 (decay accelerating factor for complement), which inhibits activation of C3. Results: Transgenic mice exhibited low, intermediate, or high HCV core protein expression when fed a permissive diet of standard chow. Aside from hepatic steatosis, hepatic inflammation and fibrosis were seen in mice with intermediate levels of core protein. Microarray analyses of inflamed liver demonstrated activation of both the complement (C3 up-regulation) and coagulation pathways (fibrinogen B up-regulation). Administration of CD55 reduced hepatic inflammation. Conclusion: Transgenic mice that conditionally express intermediate HCV core protein develop inflammation, steatosis, and fibrosis. These effects mediated by HCV core are reduced by administration of CD55, a regulator of the complement pathway. The model may be valuable in investigating the pathogenesis of liver inflammation in chronic hepatitis C. Page 1 of 11 (page number not for citation purposes) BMC Medical Genomics 2009, 2:51 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1755-8794/2/51 Background cause the classical morphological changes of chronic hep- Acute hepatitis C becomes chronic in at least two-thirds of atitis C. We show, moreover, that the complement cascade cases. The infection typically is low-grade but does result is involved in the hepatic reaction. in fibrosis and over a period of several years progresses to cirrhosis and liver failure in a significant proportion of Methods cases [1]. The way in which the virus inflicts its long-term Transgenic mice damage is not well understood. It is assumed that the Mice conditionally expressing HCV core gene were gener- inflammatory infiltrate, albeit often unimpressive, plays a ated as described [9,10,17]. Briefly, the HCV core gene role [2-5]. Much attention has been given also to intracel- (genotype 1b) was cloned into PUGH10-3 downstream of lular effects of specific viral proteins, notably the hepatitis the tetracycline response element (TRE) [19]. Fertilized C virus (HCV) core protein [6-8]. HCV core has been ova from FVB/N mice were injected with the construct. shown in both experimental and human HCV infection to Founder mice were crossed with a second transgenic FVB/ bind to endoplasmic reticulum and the membrane of N line that is homozygous for the tetracycline transactiva- lipid vesicles [9-11]. Core binding to mitochondria also tor (tTA) under control of the liver-enriched activating has been shown in experimental models, with induction protein (LAP) promoter [18]. Unless otherwise indicated, of oxidant stress [10,12]. These events may underlie hepa- mating pairs were maintained on doxycycline (DOX)- tocellular steatosis and associated alterations in lipid containing chow (200 mg/kg; Bio-Serve, Frenchtown, NJ) metabolism, diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance [3]. for suppression of HCV-core during development and through weaning. At approximately one month of age, Cells in culture transfected with HCV core are providing DOX was withdrawn. Core expression was evaluated by mechanistic insight into effects of the protein. However, liver biopsies taken at two months after birth. Five rearing observations in culture require in vivo confirmation. Also, designs (five mice for each rearing design) were used for inflammation cannot be studied in culture. The published the control mice to specify the HCV core protein effect: 1) in vivo models include several independently derived double transgenic mice (DTM) that express both the HCV transgenic mouse lines with hepatocellular over-expres- core and tTA were always fed DOX-containing chow; 2) sion of HCV core. In most cases, the viral gene is control- other DTM were maintained on normal chow (i.e., no led by a promoter that becomes active during gestation. DOX); 3) single transgenic mice (STM) that express tTA Although the promoter is constitutive, by the time the only were fed DOX-containing chow until 1 month of age; mice are mature, core protein expression is usually low. 4), STM were maintained on DOX-containing chow all Some mice display hepatic steatosis [13,14], but inflam- the time; and 5), other STM were maintained on normal mation and fibrosis are absent. Interestingly, hepatocellu- chow. All mice were kept in specific pathogen-free rooms lar carcinoma develops beyond the age of 16 months in with regular quarantine. Only those that were serum-neg- some mice [13-15]. ative for common pathogen and viral markers were used in the experiments. Those with infectious agents, such as Taken at face value, data from the previously published mouse hepatitis virus, mouse parvovirus, minute virus of transgenic models suggest that core protein has little to do mice, Reovirus-3, pneumonia virus of mice, epizootic with inflammation in the HCV-infected liver. On the diarrhea of infant mice, Theiler's murine encephalomyeli- other hand, the timing – and like the level – of core tis virus, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, ectromelia, expression are different from what occurs in human liver Sendai virus, sialodacryoadenitis virus, mycoplasma pul- infected by HCV. The published data are limited but do monis, pinworms and fur mites, were excluded. The pro- indicate that HCV core protein is detectable by immuno- tocol was approved by Animal Care and Use Committee histology in some chronic carriers [16]. To have an exper- at Chang Gung Memorial Medical Center. imental model that more closely mimics these features of human hepatitis C, we generated mice with conditional Evaluation of the in situ HCV core protein level expression of HCV core [9,10,17], using the tetracycline The HCV core protein level was examined in situ in a (tet)-off system [18]. By keeping the mice on a tetracy- wedge biopsy of liver, kidney, thymus, spleen, omentum, cline-containing diet (chow compounded with doxycy- skin, heart, muscle, intestine, and lung. All biopsy speci- cline, or DOX), we completely suppress core expression mens were obtained with the 2-month-old mice under during gestation and through weaning. When the mice are isoflurane anesthesia. A portion of each organ was used switched to a permissive diet (standard chow), HCV core for protein extraction and Western blot analysis, while the appears within days, reaching easily detectable levels. The remainder was processed for histological study. HeLa cells mice demonstrate not only steatosis but also inflamma- carrying the same LAP-tTA (Clontech, Mountain View, tion and fibrosis, indicating that core protein expressed de CA) were transiently transfected with the TRE-HCV core novo in adult hepatocytes and at the appropriate level can construct in the absence of DOX. HeLa cell or mouse liver Page 2 of 11 (page number not for citation purposes) BMC Medical Genomics 2009, 2:51 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1755-8794/2/51 protein extracts were analyzed by Western blotting. After Total RNA was extracted and quantified as described pre- electrophoresis, proteins were transferred to a polyvinyli- viously [17]. 0.5 μg of total RNA was amplified by a fluo- dene difluoride membrane (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA) and rescent linear amplification kit (Agilent Technology) and incubated with a 1:250 dilution of
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