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Abstract Title:

Lycopene inhibits hepatic stellate cell activation and modulates cellular lipid storage and signaling.

Abstract Source:

Food Funct. 2019 Apr 17 ;10(4):1974-1984. PMID: 30889234

Abstract Author(s):

Monique de Barros Elias, Felipe Leite Oliveira, Fatima Costa Rodrigues Guma, Renata Brum Martucci, Radovan Borojevic, Anderson Junger Teodoro

Article Affiliation:

Monique de Barros Elias

Abstract:

Hepatic stellate cells are liver-specific perivascular cells, identified as the major source of collagen in liver fibrosis, following their activation and conversion to myofibroblast-like cells. Lycopene is a carotenoid with biological activities and protective effects described in different pathologies, but little is known about its role in liver protection. We evaluated the influence of lycopene on the cell cycle and lipid metabolism and monitored the possible pathways involved in lycopene inhibition of stellate cell activation. Lycopene induced expression of the lipocyte phenotype, with an accumulation of fat droplets in cytoplasm, with high synthesis and turnover of phospholipids and triglycerides. Cell proliferation analysis showed that lycopene reduced the growth of GRX cells. Lycopene induced an arrest in the G0/G1 phase, followed by a decrease of cells in the G2/M phase, regardless of the concentration of lycopene used. Lycopene modulated relevant signaling pathways related to cholesterol metabolism, cellular proliferation, and lipid metabolism. Also, lycopene treatment increased the expression of RXR-α, RXR-β, and PPARγ, important biomarkers of liver regeneration. These results show that lycopene was able to negatively modulate events related to the activation of hepatic stellate cells through mechanisms that involve changes in expression of cellular lipid metabolism factors, and suggest thatthis compound might provide a novel pharmacological approach for the prevention and treatment of fibrotic liver diseases.

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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