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Spinedi M, Clark C, Zullo L, Kerksiek A, Pistis G, Castelao E, von Gunten A, Preisig M, Lütjohann D, Popp J. Cholesterol-metabolism, plant sterols, and long-term cognitive decline in older people - Effects of sex and APOEe4. iScience 2024; 27:109013. [PMID: 38327787 PMCID: PMC10847741 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Neurodegenerative, vascular, and dementia diseases are linked to dysregulations in cholesterol metabolism. Dietary plant sterols, or phytosterols, may interfere to neurodegeneration and cognitive decline, and have cholesterol-lowering, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant qualities. Here, we investigated the potential associations between circulating cholesterol precursors and metabolites, triglycerides, and phytosterols with cognitive decline in older people by performing multivariate analysis on 246 participants engaged in a population-based prospective study. In our analysis we considered the potential effect of sex and APOEe4. We reveal particular dysregulations of diet-derived phytosterols and endogenous cholesterol synthesis and metabolism, and their variations over time linked to cognitive decline in the general population. These results are significant to the development of interventions to avoid cognitive decline in older adults and suggest that levels of circulating sterols should be taken into account when evaluating risk.
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- Matteo Spinedi
- University Hospital of Psychiatry and University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- University Hospital of Psychiatry and University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Service of Old Age Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Psychiatric Epidemiology and Psychopathology Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Psychiatric Epidemiology and Psychopathology Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service of Old Age Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Psychiatric Epidemiology and Psychopathology Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- University Hospital of Psychiatry and University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Service of Old Age Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Kinoo SM, Naidoo P, Singh B, Chuturgoon A, Nagiah S. Human Hepatocyte Nuclear Factors (HNF1 and LXRb) Regulate CYP7A1 in HIV-Infected Black South African Women with Gallstone Disease: A Preliminary Study. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:life13020273. [PMID: 36836631 PMCID: PMC9968087 DOI: 10.3390/life13020273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Female sex, high estrogen levels, aging, obesity, and dyslipidemia are some of the risk factors associated with gallstone formation. HIV-infected patients on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) are more prone to hypercholesterolemia. Bile acid synthesis is initiated by cholesterol 7-alpha hydroxylase (CYP7A1) and regulated by hepatocyte nuclear factors (HNF1α, HNF4α, and LXRb). The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of HNF1α, HNF4α, LXRb, and miRNAs (HNF4α specific: miR-194-5p and miR-122*_1) that regulate CYP7A1 transcription in HIV-infected Black South African women on cART and presenting with gallstones relative to HIV-negative patients with gallstone disease. Females (n = 96) presenting with gallstone disease were stratified based on HIV status. The gene expression of CYP7A1, HNF1α, HNF4α, LXRb, miR-194-5p, and miR-122*_1 was determined using RT-qPCR. Messenger RNA and miRNA levels were reported as fold change expressed as 2-ΔΔCt (RQ min; RQ max). Fold changes >2 and <0.5 were considered significant. HIV-infected females were older in age (p = 0.0267) and displayed higher low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) (p = 0.0419), CYP7A1 [2.078-fold (RQ min: 1.278; RQ max: 3.381)], LXRb [2.595-fold (RQ min: 2.001; RQ max: 3.000)], and HNF1α [3.428 (RQ min: 1.806; RQ max: 6.507] levels. HNF4α [0.642-fold (RQ min: 0.266; RQ max: 1.55)], miR-194-5p [0.527-fold (RQ min: 0.37; RQ max: 0.752)], and miR-122*_1 [0.595-fold (RQ min: 0.332; RQ max: 1.066)] levels were lower in HIV-infected females. In conclusion, HIV-infected women with gallstone disease displayed higher LDL-c levels and increased bile acid synthesis, which was evidenced by the elevated expression of CYP7A1, HNF1α, and LXRb. This could have been further influenced by cART and aging.
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- Suman Mewa Kinoo
- Discipline of Medical Biochemistry, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Science, College of Health Science, University of KwaZulu Natal, Glenwood, Durban 4041, South Africa
- Discipline of General Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, College of Health Science, University of KwaZulu Natal, Umbilo, Durban 4001, South Africa
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- Discipline of Medical Biochemistry, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Science, College of Health Science, University of KwaZulu Natal, Glenwood, Durban 4041, South Africa
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- Discipline of General Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, College of Health Science, University of KwaZulu Natal, Umbilo, Durban 4001, South Africa
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- Discipline of Medical Biochemistry, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Science, College of Health Science, University of KwaZulu Natal, Glenwood, Durban 4041, South Africa
- Correspondence: (A.C.); (S.N.)
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- Discipline of Medical Biochemistry, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Science, College of Health Science, University of KwaZulu Natal, Glenwood, Durban 4041, South Africa
- Department of Human Biology, Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nelson Mandela University, Missionvale, Port Elizabeth 6065, South Africa
- Correspondence: (A.C.); (S.N.)
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Qin Y, Medina MW. Mechanism of the Regulation of Plasma Cholesterol Levels by PI(4,5)P 2. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2023; 1422:89-119. [PMID: 36988878 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-21547-6_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (LDLc) is one of the most well-established risk factors for cardiovascular disease, while high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (HDLc) have been associated with protection from cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide; thus it is important to understand mechanisms that impact LDLc and HDLc metabolism. In this chapter, we will discuss molecular processes by which phosphatidylinositol-(4,5)-bisphosphate, PI(4,5)P2, is thought to modulate LDLc or HDLc. Section 1 will provide an overview of cholesterol in the circulation, discussing processes that modulate the various forms of lipoproteins (LDL and HDL) carrying cholesterol. Section 2 will describe how a PI(4,5)P2 phosphatase, transmembrane protein 55B (TMEM55B), impacts circulating LDLc levels through its ability to regulate lysosomal decay of the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), the primary receptor for hepatic LDL uptake. Section 3 will discuss how PI(4,5)P2 interacts with apolipoprotein A-I (apoA1), the key apolipoprotein on HDL. In addition to direct mechanisms of PI(4,5)P2 action on circulating cholesterol, Sect. 4 will review how PI(4,5)P2 may indirectly impact LDLc and HDLc by affecting insulin action. Last, as cholesterol is controlled through intricate negative feedback loops, Sect. 5 will describe how PI(4,5)P2 is regulated by cholesterol.
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- Yuanyuan Qin
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, Oakland, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, Oakland, CA, USA.
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NOX as a Therapeutic Target in Liver Disease. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11102038. [PMID: 36290761 PMCID: PMC9598239 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11102038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate hydrogen oxidase (NADPH oxidase or NOX) plays a critical role in the inflammatory response and fibrosis in several organs such as the lungs, pancreas, kidney, liver, and heart. In the liver, NOXs contribute, through the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), to hepatic fibrosis by acting through multiple pathways, including hepatic stellate cell activation, proliferation, survival, and migration of hepatic stellate cells; hepatocyte apoptosis, enhancement of fibrogenic mediators, and mediation of an inflammatory cascade in both Kupffer cells and hepatic stellate cells. ROS are overwhelmingly produced during malignant transformation and hepatic carcinogenesis (HCC), creating an oxidative microenvironment that can cause different and various types of cellular stress, including DNA damage, ER stress, cell death of damaged hepatocytes, and oxidative stress. NOX1, NOX2, and NOX4, members of the NADPH oxidase family, have been linked to the production of ROS in the liver. This review will analyze some diseases related to an increase in oxidative stress and its relationship with the NOX family, as well as discuss some therapies proposed to slow down or control the disease's progression.
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Shulpekova Y, Shirokova E, Zharkova M, Tkachenko P, Tikhonov I, Stepanov A, Sinitsyna A, Izotov A, Butkova T, Shulpekova N, Nechaev V, Damulin I, Okhlobystin A, Ivashkin V. A Recent Ten-Year Perspective: Bile Acid Metabolism and Signaling. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27061983. [PMID: 35335345 PMCID: PMC8953976 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27061983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Bile acids are important physiological agents required for the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of nutrients. In addition, bile acids act as sensors of intestinal contents, which are determined by the change in the spectrum of bile acids during microbial transformation, as well as by gradual intestinal absorption. Entering the liver through the portal vein, bile acids regulate the activity of nuclear receptors, modify metabolic processes and the rate of formation of new bile acids from cholesterol, and also, in all likelihood, can significantly affect the detoxification of xenobiotics. Bile acids not absorbed by the liver can interact with a variety of cellular recipes in extrahepatic tissues. This provides review information on the synthesis of bile acids in various parts of the digestive tract, its regulation, and the physiological role of bile acids. Moreover, the present study describes the involvement of bile acids in micelle formation, the mechanism of intestinal absorption, and the influence of the intestinal microbiota on this process.
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- Yulia Shulpekova
- Chair of Internal Diseases Propedeutics, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119048 Moscow, Russia; (Y.S.); (E.S.); (P.T.); (I.T.); (V.N.); (A.O.); (V.I.)
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- Chair of Internal Diseases Propedeutics, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119048 Moscow, Russia; (Y.S.); (E.S.); (P.T.); (I.T.); (V.N.); (A.O.); (V.I.)
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- Department of Hepatology University Clinical Hospital No.2, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119048 Moscow, Russia;
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- Chair of Internal Diseases Propedeutics, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119048 Moscow, Russia; (Y.S.); (E.S.); (P.T.); (I.T.); (V.N.); (A.O.); (V.I.)
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- Chair of Internal Diseases Propedeutics, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119048 Moscow, Russia; (Y.S.); (E.S.); (P.T.); (I.T.); (V.N.); (A.O.); (V.I.)
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- Biobanking Group, Branch of Institute of Biomedical Chemistry “Scientific and Education Center”, 109028 Moscow, Russia; (A.S.); (A.S.); (A.I.); (T.B.)
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- Biobanking Group, Branch of Institute of Biomedical Chemistry “Scientific and Education Center”, 109028 Moscow, Russia; (A.S.); (A.S.); (A.I.); (T.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +7-499-764-98-78
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- Biobanking Group, Branch of Institute of Biomedical Chemistry “Scientific and Education Center”, 109028 Moscow, Russia; (A.S.); (A.S.); (A.I.); (T.B.)
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- Biobanking Group, Branch of Institute of Biomedical Chemistry “Scientific and Education Center”, 109028 Moscow, Russia; (A.S.); (A.S.); (A.I.); (T.B.)
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- Chair of Internal Diseases Propedeutics, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119048 Moscow, Russia; (Y.S.); (E.S.); (P.T.); (I.T.); (V.N.); (A.O.); (V.I.)
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- Branch of the V. Serbsky National Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Narcology, 127994 Moscow, Russia;
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- Chair of Internal Diseases Propedeutics, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119048 Moscow, Russia; (Y.S.); (E.S.); (P.T.); (I.T.); (V.N.); (A.O.); (V.I.)
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- Chair of Internal Diseases Propedeutics, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119048 Moscow, Russia; (Y.S.); (E.S.); (P.T.); (I.T.); (V.N.); (A.O.); (V.I.)
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Transcriptional Regulation of Hepatic Autophagy by Nuclear Receptors. Cells 2022; 11:cells11040620. [PMID: 35203271 PMCID: PMC8869834 DOI: 10.3390/cells11040620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Autophagy is an adaptive self-eating process involved in degradation of various cellular components such as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and organelles. Its activity plays an essential role in tissue homeostasis and systemic metabolism in response to diverse challenges, including nutrient depletion, pathogen invasion, and accumulations of toxic materials. Therefore, autophagy dysfunctions are intimately associated with many human diseases such as cancer, neurodegeneration, obesity, diabetes, infection, and aging. Although its acute post-translational regulation is well described, recent studies have also shown that autophagy can be controlled at the transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels. Nuclear receptors (NRs) are in general ligand-dependent transcription factors consisting of 48 members in humans. These receptors extensively control transcription of a variety of genes involved in development, metabolism, and inflammation. In this review, we discuss the roles and mechanisms of NRs in an aspect of transcriptional regulation of hepatic autophagy, and how the NR-driven autophagy pathway can be harnessed to treat various liver diseases.
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Toke O. Structural and Dynamic Determinants of Molecular Recognition in Bile Acid-Binding Proteins. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23010505. [PMID: 35008930 PMCID: PMC8745080 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23010505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Disorders in bile acid transport and metabolism have been related to a number of metabolic disease states, atherosclerosis, type-II diabetes, and cancer. Bile acid-binding proteins (BABPs), a subfamily of intracellular lipid-binding proteins (iLBPs), have a key role in the cellular trafficking and metabolic targeting of bile salts. Within the family of iLBPs, BABPs exhibit unique binding properties including positive binding cooperativity and site-selectivity, which in different tissues and organisms appears to be tailored to the local bile salt pool. Structural and biophysical studies of the past two decades have shed light on the mechanism of bile salt binding at the atomic level, providing us with a mechanistic picture of ligand entry and release, and the communication between the binding sites. In this review, we discuss the emerging view of bile salt recognition in intestinal- and liver-BABPs, with examples from both mammalian and non-mammalian species. The structural and dynamic determinants of the BABP-bile–salt interaction reviewed herein set the basis for the design and development of drug candidates targeting the transcellular traffic of bile salts in enterocytes and hepatocytes.
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- Orsolya Toke
- Laboratory for NMR Spectroscopy, Structural Research Centre, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, 2 Magyar Tudósok Körútja, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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Xin M, Guo Q, Lu Q, Lu J, Wang PS, Dong Y, Li T, Chen Y, Gerhard GS, Yang XF, Autieri M, Yang L. Identification of Gm15441, a Txnip antisense lncRNA, as a critical regulator in liver metabolic homeostasis. Cell Biosci 2021; 11:208. [PMID: 34906243 PMCID: PMC8670210 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-021-00722-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background The majority of mammalian genome is composed of non-coding regions, where numerous long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are transcribed. Although lncRNAs have been identified to regulate fundamental biological processes, most of their functions remain unknown, especially in metabolic homeostasis. Analysis of our recent genome-wide screen reveals that Gm15441, a thioredoxin-interacting protein (Txnip) antisense lncRNA, is the most robustly induced lncRNA in the fasting mouse liver. Antisense lncRNAs are known to regulate their sense gene expression. Given that Txnip is a critical metabolic regulator of the liver, we aimed to investigate the role of Gm15441 in the regulation of Txnip and liver metabolism. Methods We examined the response of Gm15441 and Txnip under in vivo metabolic signals such as fasting and refeeding, and in vitro signals such as insulin and key metabolic transcription factors. We investigated the regulation of Txnip expression by Gm15441 and the underlying mechanism in mouse hepatocytes. Using adenovirus-mediated liver-specific overexpression, we determined whether Gm15441 regulates Txnip in the mouse liver and modulates key aspects of liver metabolism. Results We found that the expression levels of Gm15441 and Txnip showed a similar response pattern to metabolic signals in vivo and in vitro, but that their functions were predicted to be opposite. Furthermore, we found that Gm15441 robustly reduced Txnip protein expression in vitro through sequence-specific regulation and translational inhibition. Lastly, we confirmed the Txnip inhibition by Gm15441 in vivo (mice) and found that Gm15441 liver-specific overexpression lowered plasma triglyceride and blood glucose levels and elevated plasma ketone body levels. Conclusions Our data demonstrate that Gm15441 is a potent Txnip inhibitor and a critical metabolic regulator in the liver. This study reveals the therapeutic potential of Gm15441 in treating metabolic diseases. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13578-021-00722-1.
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- Mingyang Xin
- Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA.,Department of Intensive Care Unit, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA.,Department of Endocrinology, Nanxishan Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin, 541001, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA.,Department of Infectious diseases, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250021, China
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Northern Arizona University, Flagsta, AZ, 86011, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Center for Metabolic Disease Research, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA.
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Nie Y, Luo F. Dietary Fiber: An Opportunity for a Global Control of Hyperlipidemia. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2021; 2021:5542342. [PMID: 33897940 PMCID: PMC8052145 DOI: 10.1155/2021/5542342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2021] [Revised: 03/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Dietary fiber has a long history in the intervention study of hyperlipidemia. In this review, current understandings of structures, sources, and natures of various kinds of dietary fibers (DFs) were analyzed first. Available evidences for the use of different varieties of DFs in the lipid-lowering action both in vitro and in vivo were subsequently classified, including both soluble ones, such as glucans, pectins, and gums, and insoluble ones, including arabinooxylans and chitosans, in order to draw a primary conclusion of their dose and molecular weight relationship with lipid-lowering effect. Their potential mechanisms, especially the related molecular mechanism of protective action in the treatment and prevention of hyperlipidemia, were summarized at last. Five major mechanisms are believed to be responsible for the antihyperlipidemic benefits of DFs, including low levels of energy, bulking effect, viscosity, binding capacity, and fermentation thus ameliorating the symptoms of hyperlipidemia. From the molecular level, DFs could possibly affect the activities of HMG-CoA reductase, LDL receptors, CYP7A1, and MAPK signaling pathway as well as other lipid metabolism-related target genes. In summary, dietary fibers could be used as alternative supplements to exert certain lipid-lowering effects on humans. However, more clinical evidence is needed to strengthen this proposal and its fully underlying mechanism still requires more investigation.
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- Ying Nie
- School of Food Technology and Biological Science, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou 521041, China
- Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition, College of Food science and Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for Deep Processing of Rice and Byproducts, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Nutrition, College of Food science and Engineering, National Engineering Laboratory for Deep Processing of Rice and Byproducts, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
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McComb M, Browne RW, Bhattacharya S, Bodziak ML, Jakimovski D, Weinstock-Guttman B, Kuhle J, Zivadinov R, Ramanathan M. The cholesterol autoxidation products, 7-ketocholesterol and 7β-hydroxycholesterol are associated with serum neurofilaments in multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2021; 50:102864. [PMID: 33677412 DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2021.102864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) is an established marker of neuroaxonal injury in multiple sclerosis (MS). OBJECTIVES To investigate if oxysterols produced from non-enzymatic and enzymatic cholesterol oxidation are differentially associated with sNfL measurements in MS. METHODS This longitudinal study included 62 relapsing-remitting (RR-MS) and 36 progressive MS (PMS) patients with baseline and 5-year follow-up measures of serum levels of 6 oxysterols, sNfL and lipids. The oxysterols, 24-hydroxycholesterol (24HC), 25HC, 27HC, 7αHC, 7βHC and 7-ketocholesterol (7KC), were measured using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. sNfL was measured using single molecular array assay. Serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels were obtained from a lipid profile. RESULTS The enzymatically produced oxysterols 24HC, 25HC, 27HC and 7αHC were not associated with sNfL. However, baseline levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced oxysterols, 7KC (p = 0.032) and 7βHC (p = 0.0025), were positively associated with sNfL levels at follow-up. Follow-up 7KC (p = 0.038) levels were also associated with follow-up sNfL levels. The associations of 7KC or 7βHC with sNfL remained significant after adjusting for LDL-C or HDL-C. CONCLUSIONS 7KC and 7βHC, produced by ROS-mediated cholesterol oxidation are associated with neuroaxonal injury as assessed by sNfL in MS.
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- Mason McComb
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- Department of Biotechnical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- Department of Biotechnical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- Department of Biotechnical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center, Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- Jacobs Comprehensive MS Treatment and Research Center, Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Departments of Medicine, Biomedicine and Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Jacobs Comprehensive MS Treatment and Research Center, Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, United States; Center for Biomedical Imaging at Clinical Translational Science Institute, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, United States; Jacobs Comprehensive MS Treatment and Research Center, Department of Neurology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, United States.
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Fellows Maxwell K, Bhattacharya S, Bodziak ML, Jakimovski D, Hagemeier J, Browne RW, Weinstock-Guttman B, Zivadinov R, Ramanathan M. Oxysterols and apolipoproteins in multiple sclerosis: a 5 year follow-up study. J Lipid Res 2019; 60:1190-1198. [PMID: 31085627 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m089664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The purpose of this work was to investigate whether changes in oxysterol and apolipoprotein levels over 5 years are associated with disease course and disability progression in multiple sclerosis (MS). This study included 139 subjects [39 healthy controls (HCs), 61 relapsing-remitting MS (RR-MS) patients, and 39 progressive MS (P-MS) patients]. Oxysterols [24-hydroxycholesterol (24HC), 25-hydroxycholesterol (25HC), 27-hydroxycholesterol (27HC), 7α-hydroxycholesterol (7αHC), and 7-ketocholesterol (7KC)] were measured at baseline and 5 years using a novel mass spectrometric method, and apolipoproteins were measured using immunoturbidometric diagnostic kits. Levels of 24HC (P = 0.004), 25HC (P = 0.029), and 27HC (P = 0.026) increased in P-MS patients. 7KC (P = 0.047) and 7αHC (P = 0.001) levels decreased in RR-MS patients, and there were no changes in any oxysterols in HCs. In MS patients, ApoC-II (all P ≤ 0.01) and ApoE (all P ≤ 0.01) changes were positively associated with all oxysterol levels. Increases in 24HC (P = 0.038) and ApoB (P = 0.038) and decreases in 7KC (P = 0.020) were observed in RR-MS patients who converted to secondary P-MS (SP-MS) at follow-up and in SP-MS patients compared with RR-MS patients. Oxysterols and their associations with apolipoproteins differed between MS patients and HCs over 5 years. Oxysterol and apolipoprotein changes were associated with conversion to SP-MS.
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- Kelly Fellows Maxwell
- Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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- Biotechnical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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- Biotechnical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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- Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center, Department of Neurology The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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- Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center, Department of Neurology The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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- Biotechnical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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- Jacobs Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research Center, Department of Neurology, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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- Jacobs Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research Center, Department of Neurology, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY.,Center for Biomedical Imaging at Clinical Translational Science Institute Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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- Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY .,Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center, Department of Neurology The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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18β-Glycyrrhetinic acid protects against alpha-naphthylisothiocyanate-induced cholestasis through activation of the Sirt1/FXR signaling pathway. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2018; 39:1865-1873. [PMID: 30061734 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-018-0110-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cholestasis is a common feature of liver injury, which manifests as bile acid excretion and/or enterohepatic circulation disorders. However, very few effective therapies exist for cholestasis. Recently, 18β-Glycyrrhetinic acid (18b-GA), a major metabolic component of glycyrrhizin, which is the main ingredient of licorice, was reported to protect against alpha-naphthylisothiocyanate (ANIT)-induced cholestasis. However, its protective mechanism remains unclear. We hypothesized that 18b-GA may stimulate the signaling pathway of bile acid (BA) transportation in hepatocytes, resulting its hepatoprotective effect. According to the results, 18b-GA markedly attenuated ANIT-induced liver injury as indicated the hepatic plasma chemistry index and histopathology examination. In addition, the expression levels of nuclear factors, including Sirt1, FXR and Nrf2, and their target efflux transporters in the liver, which mainly mediate bile acid homeostasis in hepatocytes, significantly increased. Furthermore, we first revealed that 18b-GA treatment significantly activated FXR, and which can be significantly reduced by EX-527 (a potent and selective Sirt1 inhibitor), indicating that 18b-GA activates FXR through Sirt1. Taken together, 18b-GA confers hepatoprotection against ANIT-induced cholestasis by activating FXR through Sirt1, which promotes gene expression of the efflux transporter, and consequently attenuates dysregulation of bile acid homeostasis in hepatocyte compartments.
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Paunovska K, Gil CJ, Lokugamage MP, Sago CD, Sato M, Lando GN, Gamboa Castro M, Bryksin AV, Dahlman JE. Analyzing 2000 in Vivo Drug Delivery Data Points Reveals Cholesterol Structure Impacts Nanoparticle Delivery. ACS NANO 2018; 12:8341-8349. [PMID: 30016076 PMCID: PMC6115295 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b03640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are formulated using unmodified cholesterol. However, cholesterol is naturally esterified and oxidized in vivo, and these cholesterol variants are differentially trafficked in vivo via lipoproteins including LDL and VLDL. We hypothesized that incorporating the same cholesterol variants into LNPs-which can be structurally similar to LDL and VLDL-would alter nanoparticle targeting in vivo. To test this hypothesis, we quantified how >100 LNPs made with six cholesterol variants delivered DNA barcodes to 18 cell types in wild-type, LDLR-/-, and VLDLR-/- mice that were both age-matched and female. By analyzing ∼2000 in vivo drug delivery data points, we found that LNPs formulated with esterified cholesterol delivered nucleic acids more efficiently than LNPs formulated with regular or oxidized cholesterol when compared across all tested cell types in the mouse. We also identified an LNP containing cholesteryl oleate that efficiently delivered siRNA and sgRNA to liver endothelial cells in vivo. Delivery was as-or more-efficient as the same LNP made with unmodified cholesterol. Moreover, delivery to liver endothelial cells was 3 times more efficient than delivery to hepatocytes, distinguishing this oleate LNP from hepatocyte-targeting LNPs. RNA delivery can be improved by rationally selecting cholesterol variants, allowing optimization of nanoparticle targeting.
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- Kalina Paunovska
- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory School of Medicine , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory School of Medicine , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory School of Medicine , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory School of Medicine , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory School of Medicine , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory School of Medicine , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory School of Medicine , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory School of Medicine , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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Marounek M, Volek Z, Skřivanová E, Taubner T, Pebriansyah A, Dušková D. Comparative study of the hypocholesterolemic and hypolipidemic activity of alginate and amidated alginate in rats. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 105:620-624. [PMID: 28736038 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.07.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2017] [Revised: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Alginate is a copolymer of β-d-mannuronate and α-l-guluronate, which are present in the cell wall of brown algae. The hypocholesterolemic and hypolipidemic activities of alginate and its derivative, which is prepared by a reaction with octadecylamine, were compared in rats fed diets containing cholesterol and palm fat at 10 and 50g/kg, respectively. Amidated alginate at 20g/kg significantly decreased serum cholesterol from 2.93 to 2.00μmol/mL, serum triacylglycerols from 1.66 to 0.92μmol/mL, hepatic cholesterol from 17.5 to 5.9μmol/g, and total hepatic lipids from 67.4 to 51.7mg/g. Alginate at 20g/kg significantly reduced hepatic cholesterol to 13.1μmol/g, but did not influence serum cholesterol, triacylglycerols, and total hepatic lipids. Amidated alginate significantly increased the faecal concentrations of neutral sterols from 98.7 to 122.4μmol/g DM, but decreased faecal concentration of bile acids from 19.4 to 14.0μmol/g DM. In samples of intestinal contents, taurine-conjugated bile acids dominated glycine conjugates. The supplementation of diets with cholesterol significantly increased the expression of hepatic cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase, especially in rats that received cholesterol without alginate or amidated alginate. In conclusion, amidated alginate is an effective hypocholesterolemic agent that is more efficient than its parent polysaccharide.
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- Milan Marounek
- Institute of Animal Science, Department of Nutrition Physiology and Products Quality, Přátelství 815, Prague 22, 104 00, Czech Republic; Czech University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Department of Microbiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Kamýcká 129, Prague 6, 165 21, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Animal Science, Department of Nutrition Physiology and Products Quality, Přátelství 815, Prague 22, 104 00, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Animal Science, Department of Nutrition Physiology and Products Quality, Přátelství 815, Prague 22, 104 00, Czech Republic; Czech University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Department of Microbiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Kamýcká 129, Prague 6, 165 21, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Animal Science, Department of Nutrition Physiology and Products Quality, Přátelství 815, Prague 22, 104 00, Czech Republic
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- Czech University and Agriculture, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Department of Animal Science and Food Processing, Kamýcká 129, Prague 6, 165 21, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Animal Science, Department of Nutrition Physiology and Products Quality, Přátelství 815, Prague 22, 104 00, Czech Republic
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Lee JM. Transcriptional coordination of hepatic autophagy by nutrient-sensing nuclear receptor PPARα and FXR. Ann Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2016; 21:193-198. [PMID: 28164071 PMCID: PMC5290173 DOI: 10.6065/apem.2016.21.4.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Nuclear receptors are in general ligand-dependent transcription factors that control a variety of mammalian physiologies including development, differentiation, proliferation, and homeostasis. Recent studies have found that two nutrient-sensing nuclear receptors, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α and farnesoid x receptor, responding to fasting or feeding state, respectively are able to regulate autophagy, an evolutionarily conserved catabolic process involved in lysosomal degradation. In this review, we discuss the role of these nutrient-sensing nuclear receptors in an aspect of transcriptional regulation of autophagy, and how these nuclear receptor-driven transcriptional programs integrate lipophagy, a lipid autophagy with fatty acid oxidation to coordinate hepatic lipid metabolism in the fasted state of the liver.
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- Jae Man Lee
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Cell and Matrix Research Institute, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.,BK21 Plus KNU Biomedical Convergence Program, Department of Biomedical Sicence, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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Li M, Xue S, Tan S, Qin X, Gu M, Wang D, Zhang Y, Guo L, Huang F, Yao Y, Zhou Z, Fan S, Huang C. Crabapple fruit extracts lower hypercholesterolaemia in high-fat diet-induced obese mice. J Funct Foods 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2016.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Tan Z, Luo M, Yang J, Cheng Y, Huang J, Lu C, Song D, Ye M, Dai M, Gonzalez FJ, Liu A, Guo B. Chlorogenic acid inhibits cholestatic liver injury induced by α-naphthylisothiocyanate: involvement of STAT3 and NFκB signalling regulation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 68:1203-13. [PMID: 27367057 DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Accepted: 05/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Chlorogenic acid (CGA) is one of the most widely consumed polyphenols in diets and is recognized to be a natural hepatoprotective agent. Here, we evaluated the protective effect and the potential mechanism of CGA against ɑ-naphthylisothiocyanate (ANIT)-induced cholestasis and liver injury. METHODS Twenty-five male 129/Sv mice were administered with CGA, and ANIT challenge was performed at 75 mg/kg on the 4th day. Blood was collected and subjected to biochemical analysis; the liver tissues were examined using histopathological analysis and signalling pathways. KEY FINDINGS Chlorogenic acid almost totally attenuated the ANIT-induced liver damage and cholestasis, compared with the ANIT group. Dose of 50 mg/kg of CGA significantly prevented ANIT-induced changes in serum levels of alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatases, total bile acid, direct bilirubin, indirect bilirubin (5.3-, 6.3-, 18.8-, 158-, 41.4-fold, P<0.001) and aspartate aminotransferase (4.6-fold, P<0.01). Expressions of the altered bile acid metabolism and transport-related genes were normalized by cotreatment with CGA. The expressions of interleukin 6, tumour necrosis factor-α and suppressor of cytokine signalling 3 were found to be significantly decreased (1.2-fold, ns; 11.0-fold, P<0.01; 4.4-fold, P<0.05) in the CGA/ANIT group. Western blot revealed that CGA inhibited the activation and expression of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 and NFκB. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that CGA inhibits both ANIT-induced intrahepatic cholestasis and the liver injury. This protective effect involves down-regulation of STAT3 and NFκB signalling.
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- Zhen Tan
- Key Laboratory of Phytochemical R&D of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Ningbo College of Health Sciences, Ningbo, China
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- Key Laboratory of Phytochemical R&D of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Key Laboratory of Phytochemical R&D of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Laboratory of Metabolism, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Key Laboratory of Phytochemical R&D of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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Tan Z, Liu A, Luo M, Yin X, Song D, Dai M, Li P, Chu Z, Zou Z, Ma M, Guo B, Chen B. Geniposide Inhibits Alpha-Naphthylisothiocyanate-Induced Intrahepatic Cholestasis: The Downregulation of STAT3 and NFκB Signaling Plays an Important Role. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE 2016; 44:721-36. [DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x16500397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Traditional medicinal formulation of Yin-zhi-huang (YZH) is widely used in the clinic for the treatment of jaundice and chronic liver diseases in East Asian countries. However, the pharmacologically active components of YZH and the underlying mechanism are still unknown. Geniposide (GEN) was recently identified as one of the most abundant circulating components in YZH. In this study, we investigated the protective effect of GEN against liver injuries induced by alpha-naphthylisothiocyanate (ANIT). 50[Formula: see text]mg/kg of GEN was administered to ICR mice once daily for 5 days, and challenge of ANIT 75[Formula: see text]mg/kg was performed on the 4th day. Blood and liver tissues were collected on day 6 and subjected to biochemical, histopathological and pathway analyses. The biochemical and pathological findings showed that GEN almost totally attenuated ANIT-induced cholestasis and liver injury compared with the vehicle/ANIT group. The altered gene transcription related to bile acid metabolism and transport was normalized by co-treatment with GEN. The expressions of tumor necrosis factor-[Formula: see text] and the suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 were significantly decreased in the GEN/ANIT group. Western blot revealed that GEN inhibited the activation and expression of STAT3 and NF[Formula: see text]B. These data suggest GEN inhibits ANIT-induced hepatotoxicity. The protective effect is associated with the downregulation of STAT3 and NF[Formula: see text]B signaling.
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- Zhen Tan
- Key Laboratory of Phytochemical R&D of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, (Ministry of Education of China), Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Phytochemical R&D of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, (Ministry of Education of China), Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Phytochemical R&D of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, (Ministry of Education of China), Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Phytochemical R&D of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, (Ministry of Education of China), Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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Li S, He Y, Lin S, Hao L, Ye Y, Lv L, Sun Z, Fan H, Shi Z, Li J, Feng R, Na L, Wang Y, Li Y, Sun C. Increase of circulating cholesterol in vitamin D deficiency is linked to reduced vitamin D receptor activity via the Insig-2/SREBP-2 pathway. Mol Nutr Food Res 2016; 60:798-809. [DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201500425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2015] [Revised: 12/04/2015] [Accepted: 12/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Songtao Li
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College; Harbin Medical University; Harbin China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College; Harbin Medical University; Harbin China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College; Harbin Medical University; Harbin China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College; Harbin Medical University; Harbin China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College; Harbin Medical University; Harbin China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College; Harbin Medical University; Harbin China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College; Harbin Medical University; Harbin China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College; Harbin Medical University; Harbin China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College; Harbin Medical University; Harbin China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College; Harbin Medical University; Harbin China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College; Harbin Medical University; Harbin China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College; Harbin Medical University; Harbin China
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- Institute for Nutrisciences and Health; National Research Council Canada; Charlottetown PE Canada
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College; Harbin Medical University; Harbin China
- Research Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, Sino-Russian Medical Research Center; Harbin Medical University; Harbin China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College; Harbin Medical University; Harbin China
- Research Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, Sino-Russian Medical Research Center; Harbin Medical University; Harbin China
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Potent natural products and herbal medicines for treating liver fibrosis. Chin Med 2015; 10:7. [PMID: 25897319 PMCID: PMC4403904 DOI: 10.1186/s13020-015-0036-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2014] [Accepted: 04/01/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Liver fibrosis is a wound-healing response to chronic liver injury characterized by progressive inflammation and deposition of extracellular matrix components. The pathological condition of liver fibrosis involves secretion of extracellular matrix proteins and formation of scar tissue. The major regulators involved in hepatic fibrogenesis are the transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1/SMAD and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-initiated myeloid differentiation primary response 88 gene (MyD88)/NF-ĸB cell signaling pathways. This article reviews natural products and herbal medicines that have demonstrated activity against liver fibrosis through different mechanisms of action, including anti-hepatitis B and C virus activity, anti-inflammation, inhibition of cytokine production and nuclear receptor activation, and free radical scavenging.
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Lee JM, Wagner M, Xiao R, Kim KH, Feng D, Lazar MA, Moore DD. Nutrient-sensing nuclear receptors coordinate autophagy. Nature 2014; 516:112-5. [PMID: 25383539 PMCID: PMC4267857 DOI: 10.1038/nature13961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 386] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2013] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved catabolic process that recycles nutrients upon starvation and maintains cellular energy homeostasis. Its acute regulation by nutrient-sensing signalling pathways is well described, but its longer-term transcriptional regulation is not. The nuclear receptors peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α (PPARα) and farnesoid X receptor (FXR) are activated in the fasted and fed liver, respectively. Here we show that both PPARα and FXR regulate hepatic autophagy in mice. Pharmacological activation of PPARα reverses the normal suppression of autophagy in the fed state, inducing autophagic lipid degradation, or lipophagy. This response is lost in PPARα knockout (Ppara(-/-), also known as Nr1c1(-/-)) mice, which are partially defective in the induction of autophagy by fasting. Pharmacological activation of the bile acid receptor FXR strongly suppresses the induction of autophagy in the fasting state, and this response is absent in FXR knockout (Fxr(-/-), also known as Nr1h4(-/-)) mice, which show a partial defect in suppression of hepatic autophagy in the fed state. PPARα and FXR compete for binding to shared sites in autophagic gene promoters, with opposite transcriptional outputs. These results reveal complementary, interlocking mechanisms for regulation of autophagy by nutrient status.
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- Jae Man Lee
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism and the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19014, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism and the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19014, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Wang W, He Y, Lin P, Li Y, Sun R, Gu W, Yu J, Zhao R. In vitro effects of active components of Polygonum Multiflorum Radix on enzymes involved in the lipid metabolism. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2014; 153:763-70. [PMID: 24680992 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.03.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2013] [Revised: 03/06/2014] [Accepted: 03/09/2014] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY RELEVANCE Raw and processed Polygoni Multiflori Radix (PMR and PMRP) are used in the prevention and treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), hyperlipidemia or related diseases. In our previous research, 2, 3, 5, 4'-tetrahydroxy-stilbene-2-O-β-D-glucoside (TSG) displayed the most important role in the total cholesterol (TC) lowering effect among all the chemical constituents of Polygonum multiflorum. Emodin and physcion displayed more favorable triglyceride (TG) reducing effects than TSG. However, there are few researches focus on the approach and mechanism of how do Polygonum multiflorum exhibit good lipid regulation activity. The targeted sites of active substances of Polygonum multiflorum are still not clearly elucidated. This research pays close attention to how major chemical components of Polygonum multiflorum affect the TC and TG contents in liver cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this research, a sensitive, accurate and rapid in vitro model, steatosis hepatic L02 cell, was used to explore target sites of active chemical substances of Polygonum multiflorum for 48h. Steatosis hepatic L02 cell was exposed to emodin, physcion and TSG, respectively. The contents of four key enzymes in the pathway of synthesis and decomposition of TC and TG were investigated after exposure. Meanwhile, the contents of lipid transfer protein were also tested. The diacylgycerol acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) controlled the biosynthesis of TG from free fatty acids while 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase (HMG-CoA reductase) limited the biosynthesis of TC. Hepatic triglyceride lipase (HTGL) and cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase (CYP7A) played the key role in the lipolysis procedure of TG and TC. RESULTS The synthesis of TC and TG in steatosis L02 cells were apparently increased in the model group compared to the control group. Intracellular contents of HMG-CoA reductase and DGAT1 increased 32.33% and 56.52%, while contents of CYP7A and HTGL decreased 21.61% and 47.37%. Emodin, physcion and TSG all showed down-regulation effects on HMG-CoA reductase, while up-regulation effects on CYP7A. The most remarkable effect on HMG-CoA reductase was found on emodin. Emodin could reduce the DGAT1 content from 438.44 ± 4.51 pg/mL in model group to 192.55 ± 9.85 pg/mL (100 μm). The content of HTGL in 300 μm physcion group was 3.15 ± 0.15 U/mL, which was more significantly effective than the control, lovastatin and fenofibrate group. CONCLUSIONS TSG could raise the content of CYP7A and then promote the lipolysis of cholesterol. Moreover, TSG also showed the best LDL-reducing effect. Emodin could inhibit HMG-CoA reductase and DGAT1, which were key enzymes in the synthesis of TC and TG. Physcion increased the content of HTGL, and then could boost the lipolysis of triglyceride. At the same time, physcion showed the best VLDL-reducing effect. In view of the above conclusions, we contributed the lipid regulation activity to an overall synergy of TSG, emodin and physcion.
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- Wangen Wang
- Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, Yunnan Province, China
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- Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, Yunnan Province, China
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- Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, Yunnan Province, China
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- Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, Yunnan Province, China
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- Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, Yunnan Province, China
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- Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, Yunnan Province, China
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- Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, Yunnan Province, China.
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- Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650500, Yunnan Province, China.
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Soya protein stimulates bile acid excretion by the liver and intestine through direct and indirect pathways influenced by the presence of dietary cholesterol. Br J Nutr 2014; 111:2059-66. [PMID: 24666631 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114514000361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Several studies using different animal models have demonstrated that the consumption of soya protein (SP) reduces serum cholesterol concentrations by increasing the excretion of bile acids (BA). However, the mechanism by which SP enhances BA excretion is not fully understood. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to determine whether the consumption of SP regulates the expression of key enzymes involved in hepatic BA synthesis and the transporters involved in reverse cholesterol transport (RCT) via fibroblast growth factor 15 (FGF15) and/or small heterodimer protein (SHP) in rats. To achieve this aim, four groups of rats were fed experimental diets containing 20 % casein (C) or SP with or without the addition of 0·2 % cholesterol and the expression of hepatic genes involved in BA synthesis and the ileal and hepatic RCT was measured. Rats fed the SP diet had higher concentrations of ileal FGF15 and hepatic FGF15 receptor (FGFR4) and increased expression of SHP and liver receptor homolog 1 (LRH1) than those fed the C diet; as a result, the excretion of faecal BA was greater. The addition of cholesterol to the diet repressed the protein abundance of FGF15 and FGFR4; however, SP increased the expression of SHP and LRH1 to a lesser extent. Nonetheless, the expression of ABCG5/8 was increased in the intestine of rats fed the SP diet, and the effect was enhanced by the addition of cholesterol to the diet. In conclusion, SP in the presence of cholesterol increases BA synthesis via the repressions of FGF15 and SHP and accelerates BA excretion to prevent cholesterol overload in the enterocytes by increasing RCT.
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Yang H, Hwang I, Kim S, Hong EJ, Jeung EB. Lentinus edodes promotes fat removal in hypercholesterolemic mice. Exp Ther Med 2013; 6:1409-1413. [PMID: 24255670 PMCID: PMC3829752 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2013.1333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Accepted: 10/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Lentinus (L.) edodes (shiitake mushroom) is used as a traditional medicine in Asia. One of the components of L. edodes, eritadenine (an adenosine analog alkaloid), has been shown to reduce cholesterol levels. The hypocholesterolemic action of eritadenine appears to be achieved through the modification of hepatic phospholipid metabolism. In the present study, the effects of L. edodes in a mouse model of hypercholesterolemia were investigated. Hypercholesterolemia was induced by the consumption of a high-fat diet (HFD). The animals were divided into six groups, which were fed a normal diet, HFD alone, HFD containing eritadenine [10 mg/kg of body weight (BW)] or HFD with 5, 10 or 20% L. edodes, respectively, for 4 weeks (from 5 to 9 weeks of age). The mice in the six groups had similar BW gains. Total serum cholesterol (T-CHO), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and triglyceride (TG) levels were increased in the HFD-fed group compared with those in the normal diet group. However, the levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) were not significantly altered. In mice treated with L. edodes (5, 10 or 20%), the T-CHO, LDL and TG serum levels were reduced in a dose-dependent manner. The mRNA expression of cholesterol 7-α-hydroxylase 1 (CYP7A1) was decreased in hypercholesterolemic mice and increased by eritadenine and L. edodes (5, 10 and 20%) supplementation. In liver tissues, it was observed that lipid accumulation was reduced by treatment with eritadenine and L. edodes. In addition, it was revealed that the formation of atherosclerotic plaques due to the HFD was also suppressed by eritadenine and L. edodes. The results of the study indicated that the consumption of an HFD may inhibit CYP7A1 expression in the liver by increasing serum T-CHO, LDL and TG levels. L. edodes may help regulate lipid metabolism, suggesting that this fungus ameliorates hypercholesterolemia in mice by regulating CYP7A1 expression in the liver.
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- Hyun Yang
- Laboratory of Veterinary Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk 361-763, Republic of Korea
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Li S, Li Y, Ning H, Na L, Niu Y, Wang M, Feng R, Liu L, Guo F, Hou S, Chu X, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Huang L, Bi M, Huang Y, Hao L, Zhao Y, Wang C, Wang Y, He Y, Sun C. Calcium supplementation increases circulating cholesterol by reducing its catabolism via GPER and TRPC1-dependent pathway in estrogen deficient women. Int J Cardiol 2013; 168:2548-60. [PMID: 23602294 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.03.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2012] [Revised: 01/23/2013] [Accepted: 03/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Limited studies have addressed the effects of calcium supplementation (CaS) on serum total cholesterol (TC) in postmenopausal women and the results are inconclusive. Moreover, the potential mechanisms through which CaS regulates cholesterol metabolism in the absence of estrogen are still sealed for the limitation of human being study. METHODS Cross-sectional survey, animal and in vitro experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of CaS on endogenous cholesterol metabolism in estrogen deficiency and identify its potential mechanisms. Ovariectomized rats were used to mimic estrogen deficiency. In vitro, HepG2 cell line was exposed to estradiol and/or calcium treatment. RESULTS We demonstrated that CaS significantly increased serum TC and the risk of hypercholesterolemia and myocardial infarction in postmenopausal women. Increased serum TC in estrogen deficiency was caused mainly by decreased cholesterol catabolism rather than increased synthesis. This was mediated by reduced 7α-hydroxylase resulting from increased liver intracellular Ca(2+) concentrations, reduced intracellular basal cAMP and subsequent up-regulation of SREBP-1c and SHP expression. Estrogen had a protective role in preventing CaS-induced TC increase by activating the G-protein coupled estrogen receptor, which mediated the estrogen effect through the transient receptor potential canonical 1 cation channel. CONCLUSIONS CaS increases endogenous serum TC via decreasing hepatic cholesterol catabolism in estrogen deficiency. G-protein coupled estrogen receptor is shown to be a key target in mediating CaS-induced TC increase. CaS should be monitored for the prevention of serum TC increase during menopause.
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- Songtao Li
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Public Health College, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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AbstractMale and female rats were fed diets supplemented with cholesterol and palm fat at 10 and 50 g/kg, respectively; serum, hepatic tissue and faeces were analysed. Cholesterol supplementation significantly increased serum and hepatic cholesterol both in male and female rats. Male and female rats fed the cholesterol-containing diet differed significantly in serum cholesterol concentration (2.48 µmol/mL vs 2.92 µmol/mL), concentration of serum triacylglycerols, but not in hepatic cholesterol concentration. The serum and hepatic cholesterol concentrations correlated non-significantly in male rats (r=0.491; P=0.063) and significantly in female rats (r=0.818; P<0.001). Cholesterol supplementation non-significantly decreased relative expression of the hepatic LDL receptor gene and significantly increased relative expression of the hepatic cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase gene in rats of both genders. The faeces of control rats contained similar amounts of cholesterol and bile acids. Cholesterol supplementation increased cholesterol concentration 10 times in the faeces of male rats and 12 times in faeces of female rats. The corresponding increases of bile acid concentration were much lower (83% in male rats and 108% in female rats). It can be concluded that the effects of cholesterol supplementation were more pronounced in female than in male rats.
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Inhibition of cholesterol absorption: targeting the intestine. Pharm Res 2012; 29:3235-50. [PMID: 22923351 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-012-0858-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2012] [Accepted: 08/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Atherosclerosis, the gradual formation of a lipid-rich plaque in the arterial wall is the primary cause of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Hypercholesterolemia, elevated circulating cholesterol, was identified as a key risk factor for CAD in epidemiological studies. Since the approval of Mevacor in 1987, the primary therapeutic intervention for hypercholesterolemia has been statins, drugs that inhibit the biosynthesis of cholesterol. With improved understanding of the risks associated with elevated cholesterol levels, health agencies are recommending reductions in cholesterol that are not achievable in every patient with statins alone, underlying the need for improved combination therapies. The whole body cholesterol pool is derived from two sources, biosynthesis and diet. Although statins are effective at reducing the biosynthesis of cholesterol, they do not inhibit the absorption of cholesterol, making this an attractive target for adjunct therapies. This report summarizes the efforts to target the gastrointestinal absorption of cholesterol, with emphasis on specifically targeting the gastrointestinal tract to avoid the off-target effects sometimes associated with systemic exposure.
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Jang JH, Rickenbacher A, Humar B, Weber A, Raptis DA, Lehmann K, Stieger B, Moritz W, Soll C, Georgiev P, Fischer D, Laczko E, Graf R, Clavien PA. Serotonin protects mouse liver from cholestatic injury by decreasing bile salt pool after bile duct ligation. Hepatology 2012; 56:209-18. [PMID: 22290718 DOI: 10.1002/hep.25626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2011] [Accepted: 01/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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UNLABELLED Obstructive cholestasis induces liver injury, postoperative complications, and mortality after surgery. Adaptive control of cholestasis, including bile salt homeostasis, is necessary for recovery and survival. Peripheral serotonin is a cytoprotective neurotransmitter also associated with liver regeneration. The effect of serotonin on cholestatic liver injury is not known. Therefore, we tested whether serotonin affects the severity of cholestatic liver injury. We induced cholestasis by ligation of the bile duct (BDL) in either wild-type (WT) mice or mice lacking peripheral serotonin (Tph1(-/-) and immune thrombocytopenic [ITP] mice). Liver injury was assessed by the levels of plasma aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and tissue necrosis. Bile salt-regulating genes were measured by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and confirmed by western blotting and immunohistochemistry. Tph1(-/-) mice displayed higher levels of plasma AST, ALT, bile salts, and hepatic necrosis after 3 days of BDL than WT mice. Likewise, liver injury was disproportional in ITP mice. Moreover, severe cholestatic complications and mortality after prolonged BDL were increased in Tph1(-/-) mice. Despite the elevation in toxic bile salts, expression of genes involved in bile salt homeostasis and detoxification were not affected in Tph1(-/-) livers. In contrast, the bile salt reabsorption transporters Ostα and Ostβ were up-regulated in the kidneys of Tph1(-/-) mice, along with a decrease in urinary bile salt excretion. Serotonin reloading of Tph1(-/-) mice reversed this phenotype, resulting in a reduction of circulating bile salts and liver injury. CONCLUSION We propose a physiological function of serotonin is to ameliorate liver injury and stabilize the bile salt pool through adaptation of renal transporters in cholestasis.
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- Jae-Hwi Jang
- Swiss HPB (Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary) Center, Department of Surgery,University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Lipid-regulating effect of traditional chinese medicine: mechanisms of actions. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2012; 2012:970635. [PMID: 22611438 PMCID: PMC3352575 DOI: 10.1155/2012/970635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2011] [Accepted: 02/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been increasingly used for the treatment of dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease. Recently, much progress has been made in studies on the mechanisms of action of the lipid-regulating effect of TCM in animal experiments. Current researches showed that the lipid-regulating effect of TCM may be related to the following actions: (1) inhibiting intestinal absorption of lipids; (2) reducing the biosynthesis of endogenous lipids; (3) increasing the catabolism of lipid, sterol substances in live system; (4) increasing the secretion of sterol substances in live system; (5) regulating transcription factors related to lipid metabolism. This paper provides an overview of the recent advances and discusses their implications in future development of lipid-lowering drugs from TCM.
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The secretion of bile normally depends on the function of a number of membrane transport systems in hepatocytes and cholangiocytes. The transport of solutes from the blood to the bile is driven by transport systems in the plasma membrane of the basolateral and canalicular surfaces of the hepatocytes. In cholestatic animal models, the expression of hepatobiliary transporters changes in response to functional impairment of the efflux of bile salts and various organic anions. In recent years, several studies have led to an improved understanding of the function and regulation of hepatobiliary transport systems in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). This review focuses on the adaptations in hepatobiliary transporters in PBC patients.
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- Yasuaki Takeyama
- Department of Gastroenterology and Medicine, Fukuoka University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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Nicolaou M, Andress EJ, Zolnerciks JK, Dixon PH, Williamson C, Linton KJ. Canalicular ABC transporters and liver disease. J Pathol 2011; 226:300-15. [DOI: 10.1002/path.3019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Zhu Y, Li F, Guo GL. Tissue-specific function of farnesoid X receptor in liver and intestine. Pharmacol Res 2011; 63:259-65. [PMID: 21211565 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2010.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2010] [Revised: 12/29/2010] [Accepted: 12/30/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Nuclear receptors (NRs) are ligand-activated transcriptional factors that are involved in various physiological, developmental, and toxicological processes. Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is a NR that belongs to the NR superfamily. The endogenous ligands of FXR are bile acids. FXR is essential in regulating a network of genes involved in maintaining bile acid and lipid homeostasis. It is clear that FXR is critical for liver and intestinal function. In mice FXR deficiency leads to the development of cholestasis, gallstone disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, liver tumor, and colon tumor. Using mouse models where FXR is deleted either in the whole-body, or selectively in hepatocytes or enterocytes, we start to reveal the importance of tissue-specific FXR function in regulating bile acid and lipid homeostasis. However, a great challenge exists for developing tissue-specific FXR modulators to prevent and treat diseases associated with bile acid or lipid disorders. With further understanding of FXR function in both rodents and humans, this nuclear receptor may emerge as a novel target to prevent and treat liver, gastrointestinal and systemic diseases.
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- Yan Zhu
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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Garenc C, Julien P, Levy E. Oxysterols in biological systems: The gastrointestinal tract, liver, vascular wall and central nervous system. Free Radic Res 2009; 44:47-73. [DOI: 10.3109/10715760903321804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Pedò M, D'Onofrio M, Ferranti P, Molinari H, Assfalg M. Towards the elucidation of molecular determinants of cooperativity in the liver bile acid binding protein. Proteins 2009; 77:718-31. [DOI: 10.1002/prot.22496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Cogliati C, Tomaselli S, Assfalg M, Pedò M, Ferranti P, Zetta L, Molinari H, Ragona L. Disulfide bridge regulates ligand-binding site selectivity in liver bile acid-binding proteins. FEBS J 2009; 276:6011-23. [PMID: 19754879 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.07309.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Bile acid-binding proteins (BABPs) are cytosolic lipid chaperones that play central roles in driving bile flow, as well as in the adaptation to various pathological conditions, contributing to the maintenance of bile acid homeostasis and functional distribution within the cell. Understanding the mode of binding of bile acids with their cytoplasmic transporters is a key issue in providing a model for the mechanism of their transfer from the cytoplasm to the nucleus, for delivery to nuclear receptors. A number of factors have been shown to modulate bile salt selectivity, stoichiometry, and affinity of binding to BABPs, e.g. chemistry of the ligand, protein plasticity and, possibly, the formation of disulfide bridges. Here, the effects of the presence of a naturally occurring disulfide bridge on liver BABP ligand-binding properties and backbone dynamics have been investigated by NMR. Interestingly, the disulfide bridge does not modify the protein-binding stoichiometry, but has a key role in modulating recognition at both sites, inducing site selectivity for glycocholic and glycochenodeoxycholic acid. Protein conformational changes following the introduction of a disulfide bridge are small and located around the inner binding site, whereas significant changes in backbone motions are observed for several residues distributed over the entire protein, both in the apo form and in the holo form. Site selectivity appears, therefore, to be dependent on protein mobility rather than being governed by steric factors. The detected properties further establish a parallelism with the behaviour of human ileal BABP, substantiating the proposal that BABPs have parallel functions in hepatocytes and enterocytes.
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- Clelia Cogliati
- Laboratorio NMR, Istituto per lo Studio delle Macromolecole, CNR, Milan, Italy
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Recent understanding of cholesterol gallstone pathogenesis: implication to non-surgical therapeutic strategy. Clin J Gastroenterol 2008; 1:87-92. [DOI: 10.1007/s12328-008-0031-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2008] [Accepted: 06/17/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is a ubiquitous air pollutant, present in low concentrations in the urban air and in higher concentrations in the working environment. In this study, we investigated the effects of inhaled SO2 on the O-dealkylase of pentoxyresorufin (PROD) and p-nitrophenol hydroxylases (p-NP) activities and mRNA levels of CYP2B1/2 and CYP2E1 in the lung and liver of Wistar rats. Male Wistar rats were housed in exposure chambers and treated with 14.11 +/- 1.53, 28.36 +/- 2.12, and 56.25 +/- 4.28 mg/m3 SO2 for 6 h/day for 7 days, while control rats were exposed to filtered air in the same condition. The mRNAs of CYP2B1/2 and -2E1 were analyzed in livers and lungs by using reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Our results showed that the PROD activities and mRNA of CYP2B1/2 were decreased in livers and lungs of rats exposed to SO2. The p-NP activities and mRNA of CYP2E1 were decreased in lungs but not in livers of rats exposed to SO2. Total liver microsomal cytochrome P-450 (CYP) contents were diminished in SO2-exposed rats. These results lead to two conclusions: (1) SO2 exposure can suppress CYP2B1/2 and CYP2E1 in lungs and CYP2B1/2 in livers of rats, thus modifying the liver and lung toxication/detoxication potential, and (2) the total liver microsomal CYP contents were diminished, although the activity and mRNA expression of CYP2E1 in rat livers were not affected by SO2 exposure.
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- Guohua Qin
- Institute of Environmental Medicine and Toxicology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China
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Eliseo T, Ragona L, Catalano M, Assfalg M, Paci M, Zetta L, Molinari H, Cicero DO. Structural and dynamic determinants of ligand binding in the ternary complex of chicken liver bile acid binding protein with two bile salts revealed by NMR. Biochemistry 2007; 46:12557-67. [PMID: 17929837 DOI: 10.1021/bi7013085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bile acids are physiological detergents facilitating absorption, transport, and distribution of lipid-soluble vitamins and dietary fats;they also play a role as signaling molecules that activate nuclear receptors and regulate cholesterol metabolism. Bile acid circulation is mediated by bile acid binding proteins (BABPs), and a detailed structural study of the complex of BABPs with bile salts has become a key issue for the complete understanding of the role of these proteins and their involvement in cholesterol homeostasis. The solution structure here reported describes, at variance with previously determined singly ligated structures, a BABP in a ternary complex with two bile acid molecules, obtained by employing a variety of NMR experiments. Exchange processes between the two bound chenodeoxycholate molecules as well as the more superficial ligand and the free pool have been detected through ROESY and diffusion experiments. Significant backbone flexibility has been observed in regions located at the protein open end, facilitating bile salts exchange. A detailed description of the protonation states and tautomeric forms of histidines strongly supports the view that histidine protonation modulates backbone flexibility and regulates ligand binding. This structure opens the way to targeted site-directed mutagenesis and interaction studies to investigate both binding and nuclear localization mechanisms.
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- Tommaso Eliseo
- NMR Laboratory, Department of Chemical Science and Technology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Roma, Italy
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Tan KP, Yang M, Ito S. Activation of nuclear factor (erythroid-2 like) factor 2 by toxic bile acids provokes adaptive defense responses to enhance cell survival at the emergence of oxidative stress. Mol Pharmacol 2007; 72:1380-90. [PMID: 17724089 DOI: 10.1124/mol.107.039370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress, causing necrotic and apoptotic cell death, is associated with bile acid toxicity. Using liver (HepG2, Hepa1c1c7, and primary human hepatocytes) and intestinal (C2bbe1, a Caco-2 subclone) cells, we demonstrated that toxic bile acids, such as lithocholic acid (LCA) and chenodeoxycholic acid, induced the nuclear factor (erythroid-2 like) factor 2 (Nrf2) target genes, especially the rate-limiting enzyme in glutathione (GSH) biosynthesis [glutamate cysteine ligase modulatory subunit (GCLM) and glutamate cysteine ligase catalytic subunit (GCLC)] and thioredoxin reductase 1. Nrf2 activation and induction of Nrf2 target genes were also evident in vivo in the liver of CD-1 mice treated 7 to 8 h or 4 days with LCA. Silencing of Nrf2 via small-interfering RNA suppressed basal and bile acid-induced mRNA levels of the above-mentioned genes. Consistent with this, overexpression of Nrf2 enhanced, but dominant-negative Nrf2 attenuated, Nrf2 target gene induction by bile acids. The activation of Nrf2-antioxidant responsive element (ARE) transcription machinery by bile acids was confirmed by increased nuclear accumulation of Nrf2, enhanced ARE-reporter activity, and increased Nrf2 binding to ARE. It is noteworthy that Nrf2 silencing increased cell susceptibility to LCA toxicity, as evidenced by reduced cell viability and increased necrosis and apoptosis. Concomitant with GCLC/GCLM induction, cellular GSH was significantly increased in bile acid-treated cells. Cotreatment with N-acetyl-l-cysteine, a GSH precursor, ameliorated LCA toxicity, whereas cotreatment with buthionine sulfoximine, a GSH synthesis blocker, exacerbated it. In summary, this study provides molecular evidence linking bile acid toxicity to oxidative stress. Nrf2 is centrally involved in counteracting such oxidative stress by enhancing adaptive antioxidative response, particularly GSH biosynthesis, and hence cell survival.
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- Kah Poh Tan
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave., Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
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Alrefai WA, Gill RK. Bile acid transporters: structure, function, regulation and pathophysiological implications. Pharm Res 2007; 24:1803-23. [PMID: 17404808 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-007-9289-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 323] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2007] [Accepted: 02/28/2007] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Specific transporters expressed in the liver and the intestine, play a critical role in driving the enterohepatic circulation of bile acids. By preserving a circulating pool of bile acids, an important factor influencing bile flow, these transporters are involved in maintaining bile acid and cholesterol homeostasis. Enterohepatic circulation of bile acids is fundamentally composed of two major processes: secretion from the liver and absorption from the intestine. In the hepatocytes, the vectorial transport of bile acids from blood to bile is ensured by Na+ taurocholate co-transporting peptide (NTCP) and organic anion transport polypeptides (OATPs). After binding to a cytosolic bile acid binding protein, bile acids are secreted into the canaliculus via ATP-dependent bile salt excretory pump (BSEP) and multi drug resistant proteins (MRPs). Bile acids are then delivered to the intestinal lumen through bile ducts where they emulsify dietary lipids and cholesterol to facilitate their absorption. Intestinal epithelial cells reabsorb the majority of the secreted bile acids through the apical sodium dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT) and sodium independent organic anion transporting peptide (OATPs). Cytosolic ileal bile acid binding protein (IBABP) mediates the transcellular movement of bile acids to the basolateral membrane across which they exit the cells via organic solute transporters (OST). An essential role of bile acid transporters is evident from the pathology associated with their genetic disruption or dysregulation of their function. Malfunctioning of hepatic and intestinal bile acid transporters is implicated in the pathophysiology of cholestatic liver disease and the depletion of circulating pool of bile acids, respectively. Extensive efforts have been recently made to enhance our understanding of the structure, function and regulation of the bile acid transporters and exploring new potential therapeutics to treat bile acid or cholesterol related diseases. This review will highlight current knowledge about structure, function and molecular characterization of bile acid transporters and discuss the implications of their defects in various hepatic and intestinal disorders.
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- Waddah A Alrefai
- Section of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
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Yang X, Lamia KA, Evans RM. Nuclear receptors, metabolism, and the circadian clock. COLD SPRING HARBOR SYMPOSIA ON QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY 2007; 72:387-394. [PMID: 18419296 DOI: 10.1101/sqb.2007.72.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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As ligand-dependent transcription factors, the nuclear receptor superfamily governs a remarkable array of rhythmic physiologic processes such as metabolism and reproduction. To provide a "molecular blueprint" for nuclear receptor function in circadian biology, we established a diurnal expression profile of all mouse nuclear receptors in critical metabolic tissues. Our finding of broad expression and tissue-specific oscillation of nuclear receptors along with their key target genes suggests that diurnal nuclear receptor expression may contribute to established rhythms in metabolic physiology and that nuclear receptors may be involved in coupling peripheral circadian clocks to divergent metabolic outputs. Conversely, nuclear receptors may serve peripheral clock input pathways, integrating signals from the light-sensing central clock in the suprachiasmatic nucleus and other environmental cues, such as nutrients and xenobiotics. Interplay between the core circadian clock and nuclear receptors may define a large-scale signaling network that links biological timing to metabolic physiology.
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- X Yang
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Wauthier V, Schenten V, Verbeeck RK, Calderon PB. Ageing is associated with increased expression but decreased activity of CYP2E1 in male Wistar rats. Life Sci 2006; 79:1913-20. [PMID: 16904701 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2006.06.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2006] [Revised: 05/21/2006] [Accepted: 06/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The effect of ageing on CYP2E1 activity and its protein and mRNA contents was investigated in both adult (9 months) and senescent (24 months) male Wistar rats. The CYP2E1 activity (as measured by chlorzoxazone hydroxylation) was significantly decreased by 36% in senescent rats as compared to adult rats. However, this decrease of activity was not associated with a loss of protein content because the amount of both CYP2E1 protein and CYP2E1 mRNA did not decrease in senescent rats but rather increased, by 79% and 64% respectively, as compared to adult rats. Lipid peroxidation was increased significantly by 140% with ageing. The decrease in CYP2E1 activity could be explained by post-translational modification of CYP2E1 proteins, due to an increase in oxidative stress in senescent animals, leading to a loss of their functionality. However, no changes in the extent of protein carbonyls were observed in the adult versus senescent rats (16.2 +/- 9.6 vs. 12.7 +/- 7.3 nmol/mg prot) and the major proteasome activity remained unchanged. With regards to the increase of CYP2E1 expression, our results showed that the amount of hepatocyte nuclear factor 1alpha mRNA, a transcription factor that positively regulates CYP2E1, was strongly increased (154%) in senescent rats.
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- Valérie Wauthier
- Unité de Pharmacocinétique, Métabolisme, Nutrition et Toxicologie (PMNT), Département des sciences pharmaceutiques, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue E. Mounier 73, 1200, Brussels, Belgium
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Kadowaki T, Yamauchi T, Kubota N, Hara K, Ueki K, Tobe K. Adiponectin and adiponectin receptors in insulin resistance, diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome. J Clin Invest 2006; 116:1784-92. [PMID: 16823476 PMCID: PMC1483172 DOI: 10.1172/jci29126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1992] [Impact Index Per Article: 110.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Adiponectin is an adipokine that is specifically and abundantly expressed in adipose tissue and directly sensitizes the body to insulin. Hypoadiponectinemia, caused by interactions of genetic factors such as SNPs in the Adiponectin gene and environmental factors causing obesity, appears to play an important causal role in insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome, which are linked to obesity. The adiponectin receptors, AdipoR1 and AdipoR2, which mediate the antidiabetic metabolic actions of adiponectin, have been cloned and are downregulated in obesity-linked insulin resistance. Upregulation of adiponectin is a partial cause of the insulin-sensitizing and antidiabetic actions of thiazolidinediones. Therefore, adiponectin and adiponectin receptors represent potential versatile therapeutic targets to combat obesity-linked diseases characterized by insulin resistance. This Review describes the pathophysiology of adiponectin and adiponectin receptors in insulin resistance, diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome.
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- Takashi Kadowaki
- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Nieuwenhuijs VB, De Bruijn MT, Padbury RTA, Barritt GJ. Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury: roles of Ca2+ and other intracellular mediators of impaired bile flow and hepatocyte damage. Dig Dis Sci 2006; 51:1087-102. [PMID: 16865576 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-8014-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2005] [Accepted: 07/27/2005] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Liver resection and liver transplantation have been successful in the treatment of liver tumors and end-stage liver disease. This success has led to an expansion in the pool of patients potentially treatable by liver surgery and, in the case of transplantation, to a shortage of liver donors. At present, there are significant numbers of potential candidates for liver resection and liver donation who have fatty livers, are aged, or have livers damaged by chemotherapy. All of these are at high risk for ischemic reperfusion (IR) injury. The aims of this review are to assess current knowledge of the clinical effectiveness of ischemic preconditioning and intermittent ischemia in reducing IR damage in liver surgery; to evaluate the use of bile flow as a sensitive indicator of IR liver damage; and to analyze the molecular mechanisms, especially intracellular Ca2+, involved in IR injury and ischemic preconditioning. It is concluded that bile flow is a sensitive indicator of IR injury. Together with reactive oxygen species (ROS) and other extracellular and intracellular signaling molecules, intracellular Ca2+ in hepatocytes plays a key role in the normal regulation of bile flow and in IR-induced injury and cell death. Ischemic preconditioning is an effective strategy to reduce IR injury but there is considerable scope for improvement, especially in patients with fatty and aged livers. The development of effective new strategies to reduce IR injury will depend on improved understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved, especially by gaining a better perspective of the relative importance of the various intrahepatocyte signaling pathways involved.
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- Vincent B Nieuwenhuijs
- HPB and Liver Transplant Unit, Flinders Medical Centre and School of Medicine, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042, Australia
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Sakamoto S, Suzuki H, Kusuhara H, Sugiyama Y. Efflux mechanism of taurocholate across the rat intestinal basolateral membrane. Mol Pharm 2006; 3:275-81. [PMID: 16749859 DOI: 10.1021/mp050101+] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We investigated the contribution of multidrug resistance associated protein 3 (Mrp3/ABCC3) to the transport of bile acids across the rat intestinal basolateral membrane using the everted sacs. The permeability-surface area (PS) products of taurocholate in the everted sacs of rat jejunum, ileum, and colon were determined in the absence or presence of inhibitors for Mrp3. The results were analyzed to determine the PS product for the uptake across the apical membrane (PS1) and that for the efflux across the basolateral membrane (PS3). The mucosal-to-serosal transport of taurocholate in the ileum was the highest. The concentration-dependent inhibitory effects by all inhibitors in the ileum were observed on both PS1 and PS3 for taurocholate. However, even in the presence of 1 mM of each inhibitor, the decrease of PS3 was low. Additionally, PS3 in the colon, where Mrp3 is expressed at a high level, was not inhibited by MK571 and taurolithocholate-3-sulfate. Unlike PS1, PS3 did not exhibit saturation at the concentration examined. These results suggest that Mrp3 makes only a minor contribution to the efflux of bile acids across the basolateral membrane. Ostalpha-Ostbeta heteromeric transporter is certainly one of the good candidates for such a transporter.
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- Shingo Sakamoto
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Alvarez L, Jara P, Hierro L, Sánchez-Sabaté E, Martínez-Fernández P, López-Santamaría M. Molecular basis of cholestatic diseases of surgical interest. Semin Pediatr Surg 2005; 14:200-5. [PMID: 16226694 DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2005.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Cholestasis constitutes one of the most common and severe manifestations of acquired or inherited liver disease. When manifest in early infancy, it is often life-threatening and usually requires surgical management. In many cases, liver transplantation is the only effective therapy. Extensive knowledge about the molecular mechanisms underlying several pediatric cholestatic disorders has been gained in recent years from studies in both experimental models and clinical forms. In this review, we focus on recent contributions to the knowledge of molecular basis of main pediatric cholestatic disorders, such as biliary atresia, Alagille syndrome, and familial intrahepatic cholestasis. For some of them, putative targets of therapeutic interest, such as interferon-gamma and Farnesoid X receptor, have been proposed.
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- Luis Alvarez
- Research Unit, La Paz Children's University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
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Trauner M, Wagner M, Fickert P, Zollner G. Molecular regulation of hepatobiliary transport systems: clinical implications for understanding and treating cholestasis. J Clin Gastroenterol 2005; 39:S111-24. [PMID: 15758646 DOI: 10.1097/01.mcg.0000155551.37266.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Hepatobiliary transport systems are responsible for hepatic uptake and excretion of bile salts and other biliary constituents (eg, bilirubin) into bile. Hereditary transport defects can result in progressive familial and benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis. Exposure to acquired cholestatic injury (eg, drugs, hormones, proinflammatory cytokines, biliary obstruction or destruction) also results in altered expression and function of hepatic uptake and excretory systems, changes that may maintain and contribute to cholestasis and jaundice. Recruitment of alternative efflux pumps and induction of phase I and II detoxifying enzymes may limit hepatic accumulation of potentially toxic biliary constituents in cholestasis by providing alternative metabolic and escape routes. These molecular changes are mediated by bile salts, proinflammatory cytokines, drugs, and hormones at a transcriptional and posttranscriptional level. Alterations of hepatobiliary transporters and enzymes are not only relevant for a better understanding of the pathophysiology of cholestatic liver diseases, but may also represent important targets for pharmacotherapy. Drugs (eg, ursodeoxycholic acid, rifampicin) used to treat cholestatic liver diseases and pruritus may counteract cholestasis via stimulation of defective transporter expression and function. In addition, therapeutic strategies may be aimed at supporting and stimulating alternative detoxification pathways and elimination routes for bile salts in cholestasis.
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- Michael Trauner
- Laboratory of Experimental and Molecular Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University, Graz, Austria.
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Wu MK, Hyogo H, Yadav SK, Novikoff PM, Cohen DE. Impaired response of biliary lipid secretion to a lithogenic diet in phosphatidylcholine transfer protein-deficient mice. J Lipid Res 2005; 46:422-31. [PMID: 15576839 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m400387-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Phosphatidylcholine transfer protein (PC-TP) is a cytosolic lipid transfer protein that is highly expressed in liver and catalyzes intermembrane transfer of phosphatidylcholines in vitro. To explore a role for PC-TP in the hepatocellular trafficking of biliary phosphatidylcholines, we characterized biliary lipid secretion using Pctp(-/-) and wild-type littermate control mice with C57BL/6J and FVB/NJ genetic backgrounds, which express PC-TP at relatively high and low levels in liver, respectively. Eight-week-old male Pctp(-/-) and wild-type mice were fed a chow diet or a lithogenic diet, which served to upregulate biliary lipid secretion. In chow-fed mice, the absence of PC-TP did not reduce biliary phospholipid secretion or alter the phospholipid composition of biles. However, the responses in secretion of biliary phospholipids, cholesterol, and bile salts to the lithogenic diet were impaired in Pctp(-/-) mice from both genetic backgrounds. Alterations in biliary lipid secretion could not be attributed to transcriptional regulation of the expression of canalicular membrane lipid transporters, but possibly to a defect in their trafficking to the canalicular membrane. These findings support a role for PC-TP in the response of biliary lipid secretion to a lithogenic diet, but not specifically in the hepatocellular transport and secretion of phosphatidylcholines.
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- Michele K Wu
- Department of Biochemistry, Marion Bessin Liver Research Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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Bertók L. Bile acids in physico-chemical host defence. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 11:139-145. [PMID: 15561510 DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2004.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2004] [Accepted: 09/28/2004] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The discovery of the physico-chemical host defence is closely connected with the endotoxin research. It is well known that the toxic effects of endotoxins under experimental conditions can be induced only when they are administered parenterally. However, in naturally occurring entero-endotoxemic diseases (e.g. septic and various shocks, etc.), the endotoxin is absorbed from the intestinal tract. The cause and mode of translocation have been unknown. The generally used experimental shock models differ from natural diseases only in the mode by which endotoxin enters the blood circulation. If the common bile duct of rats was chronically canulated (bile-deprived animals) orally administered endotoxin was absorbed from the intestinal tract into blood circulation and provoked endotoxin shock. This translocation of endotoxins and the consequent shock can be prevented by sodium deoxycholate or natural biles. The bile acids split the endotoxin macromolecule into atoxic fragments. A similar detoxifying detergent action plays a significant role in host defence against infectious agents with outer lipoprotein structure (e.g. so-called 'big' viruses). This defence mechanism of macroorganisms based on the detergent activity of bile acids (end-products of the cholesterol metabolism) is called as physico-chemical defence system. Therefore, bile deficiency and the consequent endotoxemia are important components in the pathogenesis of certain diseases (e.g. sepsis, intestinal syndrome of radiation disease, hepato-renal syndrome, parvovirus infection, herpes, psoriasis, atherosclerosis, etc.). Bile acids may be used for the prevention and/or therapy of the above mentioned clinical conditions.
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- Lóránd Bertók
- “Fodor József”, National Center of Public Health, “Frédéric Joliot-Curie” National Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene, P.O. Box 101, H-1775, Budapest, Hungary
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