Protein Information

Name keratin 8
Synonyms CARD 2; CARD2; CK 8; CK8; CYK 8; CYK8; Cytokeratin 8; K2C8…

Compound Information

Name griseofulvin
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Reference List

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18603402 Robin MA, Descatoire V, Pessayre D, Berson A: Steatohepatitis-inducing drugs trigger cytokeratin cross-links in hepatocytes. Toxicol In Vitro. 2008 Sep;22(6):1511-9. Epub 2008 Jul 7.

The formation of MDB has been previously reproduced by 3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydrocollidine or griseofulvin administration which cross-link CK8 by tissue transglutaminase, thus forming an entangled network, from which MDB progressively arise.
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7536860 Cadrin M, Anderson NM, Aasheim LH, Kawahara H, Franks DJ, French SW: Modifications in cytokeratin and actin in cultured liver cells derived from griseofulvin-fed mice. Lab Invest. 1995 Apr;72(4):453-60.

The hepatocytes were labeled with [35S] methionine or [32P] orthophosphate to study, respectively, the level of amino acid incorporation into IF proteins (CK 8 and CK 18) and their phosphorylation levels.
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11434612 Stumptner C, Fuchsbichler A, Lehner M, Zatloukal K, Denk H: Sequence of events in the assembly of Mallory body components in mouse liver: clues to the pathogenesis and significance of Mallory body formation. J Hepatol. 2001 May;34(5):665-75.

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Chronic intoxication of mice with 3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydrocollidine (DDC) or griseofulvin (GF) results in appearance of Mallory bodies (MBs) and alterations of the keratin cytoskeleton, which are reversible upon drug withdrawal but recur after readministration within 2-3 days.
Keratin 8/18 mRNA expression and protein levels were determined by competitive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, in situ-hybridization and western blotting.
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18443813 Strnad P, Stumptner C, Zatloukal K, Denk H: Intermediate filament cytoskeleton of the liver in health and disease. Histochem Cell Biol. 2008 Jun;129(6):735-49. Epub 2008 Apr 29.

MDBs are found in various liver diseases including alcoholic and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and can be formed in mice by feeding hepatotoxic substances griseofulvin and 3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydrocollidine (DDC).
Major factors that determine MDB formation in vivo are the type of stress (with oxidative stress as a major player), the extent of stress-induced protein misfolding and resulting chaperone, proteasome and autophagy overload, keratin 8 excess, transglutaminase activation with transamidation of keratin 8 and p62 upregulation.
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12388748 Nakamichi I, Hatakeyama S, Nakayama KI: Formation of Mallory body-like inclusions and cell death induced by deregulated expression of keratin 18. Mol Biol Cell. 2002 Oct;13(10):3441-51.

Mallory bodies (MBs) are cytoplasmic inclusions that contain keratin 8 (K8) and K18 and are present in hepatocytes of individuals with alcoholic liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or benign or malignant hepatocellular neoplasia.
Mice fed long term with griseofulvin are an animal model of MB formation.
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15307891 Fausther M, Villeneuve L, Cadrin M: Heat shock protein 70 expression, keratin phosphorylation and Mallory body formation in hepatocytes from griseofulvin-intoxicated mice. Comp Hepatol. 2004 Aug 12;3(1):5.

In hepatocytes, keratin 8 and 18 (K8/18) are believed to play a protective role against mechanical and toxic stress.
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10751352 Zatloukal K, Stumptner C, Lehner M, Denk H, Baribault H, Eshkind LG, Franke WW: Cytokeratin 8 protects from hepatotoxicity, and its ratio to cytokeratin 18 determines the ability of hepatocytes to form Mallory bodies. Am J Pathol. 2000 Apr;156(4):1263-74.

In alcoholic hepatitis, a severe form of alcohol-induced toxic liver injury, as well as in experimental intoxication of mice with the porphyrinogenic drugs griseofulvin and 3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1, 4-dihydrocollidine, hepatocytes form cytoplasmic protein aggregates (Mallory bodies; MBs) containing cytokeratins (CKs) and non-CK components.
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9211903 Liao J, Ku NO, Omary MB: Stress, apoptosis, and mitosis induce phosphorylation of human keratin 8 at Ser-73 in tissues and cultured cells. J Biol Chem. 1997 Jul 11;272(28):17565-73.

In addition, mouse hepatotoxicity that is induced by chronic feeding with griseofulvin resulted in HK8 formation in the liver.
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18805482 Strnad P, Zatloukal K, Stumptner C, Kulaksiz H, Denk H: Mallory-Denk-bodies: lessons from keratin-containing hepatic inclusion bodies. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2008 Dec;1782(12):764-74. Epub 2008 Sep 6.

The MDB formation-underlying mechanisms include protein misfolding, chaperone alterations, disproportional protein expression with keratin 8> keratin 18 levels and subsequent keratin 8 crosslinking via transglutaminase. p62 presence is crucial for MDB formation.
MDBs are induced in mice fed griseofulvin or 3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydrocollidine and resolve after discontinuation of toxin administration.
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