Abstract
Hydrophobic bile acids, which are known to be cytotoxic for hepatocytes, are retained in high amount in the liver during cholestasis. Thus, we have investigated the effects of bile acids with various hydrophobicities on biliary epithelial cells. Biliary epithelial cells were cultured in the presence of tauroursodeoxycholate (TUDC), taurocholate (TC), taurodeoxycholate (TDC), taurochenodeoxycholate (TCDC), or taurolithocholate (TLC). Cell proliferation, viability, apoptosis and secretion of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) and of interleukin-6 (IL-6) were studied. Cell proliferation was increased by TDC, and markedly decreased by TLC in a dose dependant manner (50–500 μM). Cell viability was significantly decreased by TLC and TCDC at 500 μM. TLC, TDC and TCDC induced apoptosis at high concentrations. The secretion of MCP-1 and IL-6 was markedly stimulated by TC. TUDC had no significant effect on any parameter. These findings demonstrate that hydrophobic bile acids were cytotoxic and induced apoptosis of biliary epithelial cells. Furthermore, TC, a major biliary acid in human bile, stimulated secretion of cytokines involved in the inflammatory and fibrotic processes occurring during cholestatic liver diseases.
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