Molecular hydrogen attenuates hypoxia/reoxygenation injury of intrahepatic cholangiocytes by activating Nrf2 expression
by Weiguang Zhang, Baochun Lu, Haijun Tang, Jianhua Yu, Guixing Jiang, Peitu Ren, Rongguo Zhang, Xinxian Ruan
Abstract:
Hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) injury of cholangiocytes causes serious biliary complications during hepatobiliary surgeries. Molecular hydrogen (H2) has been shown to be effective in protecting various cells and organs against oxidative stress injury. Human liver cholangiocytes were used to determine the potential protective effects of hydrogen against cholangiocyte H/R injury and explore the underlying mechanisms. We found that H2 ameliorated H/R-induced cholangiocytes apoptosis. Our study revealed that H2 activated NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and downstream cytoprotective protein expression. However, the protective function of H2 was abolished when Nrf2 was silenced. Apoptosis in cholangiocytes isolated from a rat model of liver ischemia/reperfusion injury indicated that H2 significantly attenuates ischemia/reperfusion cholangiocyte injury in vivo. In conclusion, our study shows that H2 protects intrahepatic cholangiocytes from hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced apoptosis in vitro or in vivo, and this phenomenon may depend on activating Nrf2 expression.
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxlet.2015.08.010
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