Dynamic expression of protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP2 in liver tissue of rats with carbon tetrachloride-induced liver fibrosis

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the dynamic expression of protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP2 in liver tissue of rats with carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4))-induced liver fibrosis. Methods: Rat liver fibrosis model was established by intraperitoneal injection of CCl(4). Rat liver tissue histopathological changes were detected by HE and Masson-trichrome staining. Immunohistochemical staining, Western blot and real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR were used to detect SHP2 protein and mRNA expression in rat liver tissue. One-way analysis of variance was used for the comparison of means between multiple groups, and the LSD test was used for further inter-group comparison. Results: CCl(4)-induced rat liver fibrosis model was successfully constructed, and with the extension of modeling time, the degree of liver fibrosis in rats were aggravated gradually. Immunohistochemical staining results showed that SHP2 was mainly expressed in the cytoplasm of rat liver tissues. With the aggravation of liver fibrosis, the number of cells with positive expression of SHP2 was aggravated gradually (P < 0.05). Western blot and real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR results showed that the expressions of SHP2 protein and mRNA in rat fibrotic liver tissues at different times in week 2, 4, 6, and 8 were higher in modeling than control group (P < 0.05), and was aggravated gradually with the liver fibrosis aggravation (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The expression of SHP2 protein and mRNA in the liver tissue of rats with CCl(4)-induced liver fibrosis increased gradually with the degree of liver fibrosis, and the degree of increase was consistent with the degree of liver fibrosis.