Phosphoinositide 3-kinase gamma inhibitor ameliorates concanavalin A-induced hepatic injury in mice

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 Sep 4;386(4):569-74. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.06.060. Epub 2009 Jun 16.

Abstract

A pivotal role of phosphoinositide 3-kinase-gamma (PI3Kgamma) in inflammatory cell activation and recruitment makes it an attractive target for immunomodulatory therapy. In present study we investigated the therapeutic efficiency of AS605240, a selective PI3Kgamma inhibitor, on hepatitis and liver fibrosis in murine models induced by concanavalin A (ConA). Orally administration of AS605240 significantly improved survival, decreased the serum levels of alanine aminotransaminase (ALT), prevented inflammatory infiltration to liver in ConA-induced hepatitis. TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma at protein levels in serum and mRNA levels in liver were markedly reduced. Downregulated phospho-Akt level of inflammatory cells infiltrating the liver by AS605240 treatment was detected by immunohistochemistry analysis in liver and further confirmed by Western blotting analysis in splenocytes. In ConA-induced chronic liver fibrosis model, accumulation of smooth-muscle actin (SMA)-expressing cells was partially inhibited by AS605240 treatment. These observations suggest that AS605240 might be of therapeutic value for the treatment of ConA-induced hepatic injury.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Animals
  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / complications
  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / drug therapy*
  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / pathology
  • Class Ib Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase
  • Concanavalin A / toxicity
  • Cytokines / biosynthesis
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Isoenzymes / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Liver / drug effects
  • Liver / enzymology*
  • Liver / pathology
  • Liver Cirrhosis / etiology
  • Liver Cirrhosis / pathology
  • Liver Cirrhosis / prevention & control
  • Mice
  • Mitogens / toxicity
  • Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors*
  • Phosphorylation / drug effects
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / metabolism
  • Quinoxalines / therapeutic use*
  • Thiazolidinediones / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • 5-quinoxalin-6-ylmethylenethiazolidine-2,4-dione
  • Cytokines
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Isoenzymes
  • Mitogens
  • Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors
  • Quinoxalines
  • Thiazolidinediones
  • Concanavalin A
  • Class Ib Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase
  • Pik3cg protein, mouse
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt