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Pan Y, Li Y, Fan H, Cui H, Chen Z, Wang Y, Jiang M, Wang G. Roles of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Biomed Pharmacother 2024; 177:117089. [PMID: 38972148 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.117089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2024] [Revised: 06/27/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) holds a prominent position among global cancer types. Classically, HCC manifests in individuals with a genetic predisposition when they encounter risk elements, particularly in the context of liver cirrhosis. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs), which are transcription factors activated by fatty acids, belong to the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily and play a pivotal role in the regulation of energy homeostasis. At present, three distinct subtypes of PPARs have been recognized: PPARα, PPARγ, and PPARβ/δ. They regulate the transcription of genes responsible for cellular development, energy metabolism, inflammation, and differentiation. In recent years, with the rising incidence of HCC, there has been an increasing focus on the mechanisms and roles of PPARs in HCC. PPARα primarily mediates the occurrence and development of HCC by regulating glucose and lipid metabolism, inflammatory responses, and oxidative stress. PPARβ/δ is closely related to the self-renewal ability of liver cancer stem cells (LCSCs) and the formation of the tumor microenvironment. PPARγ not only influences tumor growth by regulating the glucose and lipid metabolism of HCC, but its agonists also have significant clinical significance for the treatment of HCC. Therefore, this review offers an exhaustive examination of the role of the three PPAR subtypes in HCC progression, focusing on their mediation of critical cellular processes such as glucose and lipid metabolism, inflammation, oxidative stress, and other pivotal signaling pathways. At the end of the review, we discuss the merits and drawbacks of existing PPAR-targeted therapeutic strategies and suggest a few alternative combinatorial therapeutic approaches that diverge from conventional methods.
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- Yujie Pan
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 246 Baojian Road, Harbin 150086, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China.
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Vuković T, Kuek LE, Yu B, Makris G, Häberle J. The therapeutic landscape of citrin deficiency. J Inherit Metab Dis 2024. [PMID: 39021261 DOI: 10.1002/jimd.12768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Citrin deficiency (CD) is a recessive, liver disease caused by sequence variants in the SLC25A13 gene encoding a mitochondrial aspartate-glutamate transporter. CD manifests as different age-dependent phenotypes and affects crucial hepatic metabolic pathways including malate-aspartate-shuttle, glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, de novo lipogenesis and the tricarboxylic acid and urea cycles. Although the exact pathophysiology of CD remains unclear, impaired use of glucose and fatty acids as energy sources due to NADH shuttle defects and PPARα downregulation, respectively, indicates evident energy deficit in CD hepatocytes. The present review summarizes current trends on available and potential treatments for CD. Baseline recommendation for CD patients is dietary management, often already present as a self-selected food preference, that includes protein and fat-rich food, and avoidance of excess carbohydrates. At present, liver transplantation remains the sole curative option for severe CD cases. Our extensive literature review indicated medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) as the most widely used CD treatment in all age groups. MCT can effectively improve symptoms across disease phenotypes by rapidly supplying energy to the liver, restoring redox balance and inducing lipogenesis. In contrast, sodium pyruvate restored glycolysis and displayed initial preclinical promise, with however limited efficacy in adult CD patients. Ursodeoxycholic acid, nitrogen scavengers and L-arginine treatments effectively address specific pathophysiological aspects such as cholestasis and hyperammonemia and are commonly administered in combination with other drugs. Finally, future possibilities including restoring redox balance, amino acid supplementation, enhancing bioenergetics, improving ureagenesis and mRNA/DNA-based gene therapy are also discussed.
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- Toni Vuković
- University Children's Hospital Zurich and Children's Research Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Children's Hospital Zurich and Children's Research Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University Children's Hospital Zurich and Children's Research Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Zhao Y, Tan H, Zhang X, Zhu J. Roles of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in hepatocellular carcinoma. J Cell Mol Med 2024; 28:e18042. [PMID: 37987033 PMCID: PMC10902579 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.18042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the main pathological type of liver cancer, is linked to risk factors such as viral hepatitis, alcohol intake and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Recent advances have greatly improved our understanding that NAFLD is playing a major risk factor for HCC. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are a class of transcription factors divided into three subtypes: PPARα (PPARA), PPARδ/β (PPARD) and PPARγ (PPARG). As important nuclear receptors, PPARs are involved in many physiological processes, and PPARs can improve NAFLD by regulating lipid metabolism, accelerating fatty acid oxidation and inhibiting inflammation. In recent years, some studies have shown that PPARs can participate in the occurrence and development of HCC by regulating metabolic pathways. In addition, PPAR modulators have been reported to inhibit the proliferation and metastasis of HCC cells and can enhance the curative effect of conventional treatments. This article reviews the role of PPARs in the occurrence and development of HCC, as well as its value in the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of HCC, in order to provide directions for future research.
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- Yaqin Zhao
- Department of Abdominal Oncology, Cancer Center, West China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengduChina
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Liver Disease Laboratory, Renmin HospitalHubei University of MedicineShiyanHubeiChina
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of General SurgeryThe Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical UniversityHuai'anChina
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- Nanjing Drum Tower HospitalNanjingChina
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Changizi Z, Kajbaf F, Moslehi A. An Overview of the Role of Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptors in Liver Diseases. J Clin Transl Hepatol 2023; 11:1542-1552. [PMID: 38161499 PMCID: PMC10752810 DOI: 10.14218/jcth.2023.00334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 09/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are a superfamily of nuclear transcription receptors, consisting of PPARα, PPARγ, and PPARβ/δ, which are highly expressed in the liver. They control and modulate the expression of a large number of genes involved in metabolism and energy homeostasis, oxidative stress, inflammation, and even apoptosis in the liver. Therefore, they have critical roles in the pathophysiology of hepatic diseases. This review provides a general insight into the role of PPARs in liver diseases and some of their agonists in the clinic.
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- Zahra Changizi
- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
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- Veterinary Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar Branch, Shoushtar, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
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Higuchi S, Wood C, Nasiri RH, Giddla LJ, Molina V, Diarra R, DiPatrizio NV, Kawamura A, Haeusler RA. The 16α-hydroxylated Bile Acid, Pythocholic Acid Decreases Food Intake and Increases Oleoylethanolamide in Male Mice. Endocrinology 2023; 164:bqad116. [PMID: 37490843 PMCID: PMC10407715 DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqad116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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Modulation of bile acid (BA) structure is a potential strategy for obesity and metabolic disease treatment. BAs act not only as signaling molecules involved in energy expenditure and glucose homeostasis, but also as regulators of food intake. The structure of BAs, particularly the position of the hydroxyl groups of BAs, impacts food intake partly by intestinal effects: (1) modulating the activity of N-acyl phosphatidylethanolamine phospholipase D, which produces the anorexigenic bioactive lipid oleoylethanolamide (OEA) or (2) regulating lipid absorption and the gastric emptying-satiation pathway. We hypothesized that 16α-hydroxylated BAs uniquely regulate food intake because of the long intermeal intervals in snake species in which these BAs are abundant. However, the effects of 16α-hydroxylated BAs in mammals are completely unknown because they are not naturally found in mammals. To test the effect of 16α-hydroxylated BAs on food intake, we isolated the 16α-hydroxylated BA pythocholic acid from ball pythons (Python regius). Pythocholic acid or deoxycholic acid (DCA) was given by oral gavage in mice. DCA is known to increase N-acyl phosphatidylethanolamine phospholipase D activity better than other mammalian BAs. We evaluated food intake, OEA levels, and gastric emptying in mice. We successfully isolated pythocholic acid from ball pythons for experimental use. Pythocholic acid treatment significantly decreased food intake in comparison to DCA treatment, and this was associated with increased jejunal OEA, but resulted in no change in gastric emptying or lipid absorption. The exogenous BA pythocholic acid is a novel regulator of food intake and the satiety signal for OEA in the mouse intestine.
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- Sei Higuchi
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY 11439, USA
- Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center and Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY 11439, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY 11439, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY 11439, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY 11439, USA
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College of CUNY, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center and Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Diao P, Wang Y, Jia F, Wang X, Hu X, Kimura T, Sato Y, Moriya K, Koike K, Nakayama J, Tanaka N. Dietary Fat Composition Affects Hepatic Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis in Hepatitis C Virus Core Gene Transgenic Mice. Liver Cancer 2023; 12:57-71. [PMID: 36872924 PMCID: PMC9982341 DOI: 10.1159/000525546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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Introduction Previous research has demonstrated that an isocaloric diet rich in trans-fatty acid (TFA), saturated fatty acid (SFA), and cholesterol (Chol) promoted steatosis-derived hepatic tumorigenesis in hepatitis C virus core gene transgenic (HCVcpTg) mice in different manners. Growth factor signaling and ensuing angiogenesis/lymphangiogenesis are key factors in hepatic tumorigenesis that have become recent therapeutic targets for hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the influence of dietary fat composition on these factors remains unclear. This study investigated whether the type of dietary fat would have a specific impact on hepatic angiogenesis/lymphangiogenesis in HCVcpTg mice. Methods Male HCVcpTg mice were treated with a control diet, an isocaloric diet containing 1.5% cholesterol (Chol diet), or a diet replacing soybean oil with hydrogenated coconut oil (SFA diet) for a period of 15 months or with shortening (TFA diet) for 5 months. The degree of angiogenesis/lymphangiogenesis and the expression of growth factors, including fibroblast growth factor (FGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), were evaluated in non-tumorous liver tissues using quantitative mRNA measurement, immunoblot analysis, and immunohistochemistry. Results Long-term feeding of SFA and TFA diets to HCVcpTg mice increased the expressions of vascular endothelial cell indicators, such as CD31 and TEK receptor tyrosine kinase, in addition to lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor 1, indicating that angiogenesis/lymphangiogenesis were upregulated only by these fatty acid-enriched diets. This promoting effect correlated with elevated VEGF-C and FGF receptor 2 and 3 levels in the liver. c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) 1α, both key regulators of VEGF-C expression, were enhanced in the SFA- and TFA-rich diet groups as well. The Chol diet significantly increased the expressions of such growth factors as FGF2 and PDGF subunit B, without any detectable impact on angiogenesis/lymphangiogenesis. Conclusion This study revealed that diets rich in SFA and TFA, but not Chol, might stimulate hepatic angiogenesis/lymphangiogenesis mainly through the JNK-HIF1α-VEGF-C axis. Our observations indicate the importance of dietary fat species for preventing hepatic tumorigenesis.
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- Pan Diao
- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.,Department of Basic Nursing, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.,State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Drug Clinical Research and Evaluation, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.,Department of Gastroenterology, Lishui Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Lishui, China
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.,Department of Pathophysiology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Prevention, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Global Medical Research Promotion, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.,International Relations Office, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.,Research Center for Social Systems, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan
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Sularea VM, Sugrue JA, O'Farrelly C. Innate antiviral immunity and immunometabolism in hepatocytes. Curr Opin Immunol 2023; 80:102267. [PMID: 36462263 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2022.102267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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The human liver mediates whole-body metabolism, systemic inflammation and responses to hepatotropic pathogens. Hepatocytes, the most abundant cell type of the liver, have critical roles in each of these activities. The regulation of metabolic pathways, such as glucose metabolism, lipid biosynthesis and oxidation, influences whole-organism functionality. However, the immune potential of the liver in general and hepatocytes in particular is also determined by metabolic ability. The major shifts in cellular metabolism required to drive activity in immune cells are now well-described. Given the unique functions of hepatocytes in systemic metabolism and inflammation, and their ability to mediate local antiviral innate immunity, the metabolic shifts required to facilitate these activities are likely to be complex and challenging to define. In this review, we explore what is known about the complex metabolic rewiring required for hepatocytes to respond appropriately to viral infection. We also discuss how viruses can manipulate hepatocyte metabolism to facilitate infection.
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- Vasile Mihai Sularea
- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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Moustafa S, Kassela K, Bampali M, Dovrolis N, Kakkanas A, Beloukas A, Mavromara P, Karakasiliotis I. Hepatitis C Core Protein Induces a Genotype-Specific Susceptibility of Hepatocytes to TNF-Induced Death In Vitro and In Vivo. Viruses 2022; 14:v14112521. [PMID: 36423130 PMCID: PMC9692671 DOI: 10.3390/v14112521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) core protein is a multifunctional protein that is involved in the proliferation, inflammation, and apoptosis mechanism of hepatocytes. HCV core protein genetic variability has been implicated in various outcomes of HCV pathology and treatment. In the present study, we aimed to analyze the role of the HCV core protein in tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα)-induced death under the viewpoint of HCV genetic variability. Immortalized hepatocytes (IHH), and not the Huh 7.5 hepatoma cell line, stably expressing HCV subtype 4a and HCV subtype 4f core proteins showed that only the HCV 4a core protein could increase sensitivity to TNFα-induced death. Development of two transgenic mice expressing the two different core proteins under the liver-specific promoter of transthyretin (TTR) allowed for the in vivo assessment of the role of the core in TNFα-induced death. Using the TNFα-dependent model of lipopolysaccharide/D-galactosamine (LPS/Dgal), we were able to recapitulate the in vitro results in IHH cells in vivo. Transgenic mice expressing the HCV 4a core protein were more susceptible to the LPS/Dgal model, while mice expressing the HCV 4f core protein had the same susceptibility as their littermate controls. Transcriptome analysis in liver biopsies from these transgenic mice gave insights into HCV core molecular pathogenesis while linking HCV core protein genetic variability to differential pathology in vivo.
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- Savvina Moustafa
- Molecular Virology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, 11521 Athens, Greece
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, 11521 Athens, Greece
- Laboratory of Biology, Department of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Laboratory of Biology, Department of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Laboratory of Biology, Department of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, 11521 Athens, Greece
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- National AIDS Reference Center of Southern Greece, Department of Public Health Policy, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, Greece
- Molecular Microbiology & Immunology Lab, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of West Attica, 11521 Athens, Greece
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, 11521 Athens, Greece
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, 11521 Athens, Greece
- Laboratory of Biology, Department of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece
- Correspondence:
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Circulating thrombospondin 2 levels reflect fibrosis severity and disease activity in HCV-infected patients. Sci Rep 2022; 12:18900. [PMID: 36344733 PMCID: PMC9640666 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23357-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Among several secreted glycoproteins belonging to the thrombospondin family, thrombospondin 2 (TSP2) is involved in various functions, including collagen/fibrin formation. Liver/serum TSP2 levels have been correlated to liver fibrosis stage and disease activity in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. This study investigated whether serum TSP2 was associated with clinicopathological features in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients as well. A total of 350 patients with HCV who had undergone liver biopsy were retrospectively enrolled and divided into a discovery cohort (n = 270) and a validation cohort (n = 80). In the discovery cohort, serum TSP2 levels were moderately correlated with both liver fibrosis stage (r = 0.426, P < 0.0001) and activity grade (r = 0.435, P < 0.0001). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of TSP2 for predicting severe fibrosis (≥ F3) was 0.78 and comparable to or better than those of autotaxin (0.78), FIB-4 index (0.78), and APRI (0.76). The discovery cohort findings were closely replicated in the validation cohort. Moreover, comprehensive liver genetic analysis of HCV-infected patients confirmed that the expression of the THBS2 gene encoding TSP2 was significantly higher in severely fibrotic F4 than in F1 patients. Circulating TSP2 levels may reflect the severity of hepatic fibrosis/inflammation in HCV-infected patients.
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Tian Z, Xu C, Yang P, Lin Z, Wu W, Zhang W, Ding J, Ding R, Zhang X, Dou K. Molecular pathogenesis: Connections between viral hepatitis-induced and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis-induced hepatocellular carcinoma. Front Immunol 2022; 13:984728. [PMID: 36189208 PMCID: PMC9520190 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.984728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) is the sixth most common cancer in the world and is usually caused by viral hepatitis (HBV and HCV), alcoholic, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD). Viral hepatitis accounts for 80% of HCC cases worldwide. In addition, With the increasing incidence of metabolic diseases, NAFLD is now the most common liver disease and a major risk factor for HCC in most developed countries. This review mainly described the specificity and similarity between the pathogenesis of viral hepatitis(HBV and HCV)-induced HCC and NAFLD-induced HCC. In general, viral hepatitis promotes HCC development mainly through specific encoded viral proteins. HBV can also exert its tumor-promoting mechanism by integrating into the host chromosome, while HCV cannot. Viral hepatitis-related HCC and NASH-related HCC differ in terms of genetic factors, and epigenetic modifications (DNA methylation, histone modifications, and microRNA effects). In addition, both of them can lead to HCC progression through abnormal lipid metabolism, persistent inflammatory response, immune and intestinal microbiome dysregulation.
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- Zelin Tian
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
- Chinese Education Ministry’s Key Laboratory of Western Resources and Modern Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology Shaanxi Province, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
- *Correspondence: Xuan Zhang, ; Kefeng Dou,
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
- *Correspondence: Xuan Zhang, ; Kefeng Dou,
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Boulahtouf Z, Virzì A, Baumert TF, Verrier ER, Lupberger J. Signaling Induced by Chronic Viral Hepatitis: Dependence and Consequences. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23052787. [PMID: 35269929 PMCID: PMC8911453 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23052787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 02/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Chronic viral hepatitis is a main cause of liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. There are striking similarities in the pathological impact of hepatitis B, C, and D, although these diseases are caused by very different viruses. Paired with the conventional study of protein-host interactions, the rapid technological development of -omics and bioinformatics has allowed highlighting the important role of signaling networks in viral pathogenesis. In this review, we provide an integrated look on the three major viruses associated with chronic viral hepatitis in patients, summarizing similarities and differences in virus-induced cellular signaling relevant to the viral life cycles and liver disease progression.
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- Zakaria Boulahtouf
- Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hepatiques UMR_S1110, Université de Strasbourg, Inserm, F-67000 Strasbourg, France; (Z.B.); (A.V.); (T.F.B.); (E.R.V.)
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- Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hepatiques UMR_S1110, Université de Strasbourg, Inserm, F-67000 Strasbourg, France; (Z.B.); (A.V.); (T.F.B.); (E.R.V.)
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- Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hepatiques UMR_S1110, Université de Strasbourg, Inserm, F-67000 Strasbourg, France; (Z.B.); (A.V.); (T.F.B.); (E.R.V.)
- Service d’Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
- Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), F-75005 Paris, France
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- Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hepatiques UMR_S1110, Université de Strasbourg, Inserm, F-67000 Strasbourg, France; (Z.B.); (A.V.); (T.F.B.); (E.R.V.)
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- Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hepatiques UMR_S1110, Université de Strasbourg, Inserm, F-67000 Strasbourg, France; (Z.B.); (A.V.); (T.F.B.); (E.R.V.)
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Lin Y, Wang Y, Li PF. PPARα: An emerging target of metabolic syndrome, neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:1074911. [PMID: 36589809 PMCID: PMC9800994 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1074911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) is a ligand-activated transcription factor that is involved in lipid metabolism of various tissues. Different metabolites of fatty acids and agonists like fibrates activate PPARα for its transactivative or repressive function. PPARα is known to affect diverse human diseases, and we focus on advanced studies of its transcriptional regulation in these diseases. In MAFLD, PPARα shows a protective function with its upregulation of lipid oxidation and mitochondrial biogenesis and transcriptional repression of inflammatory genes, which is similar in Alzheimer's disease and cardiovascular disease. Activation of PPARα also prevents the progress of diabetes complications; however, its role in diabetes and cancers remains uncertain. Some PPARα-specific agonists, such as Wy14643 and fenofibrate, have been applied in metabolic syndrome treatment, which might own potential in wider application. Future studies may further explore the functions and interventions of PPARα in cancer, diabetes, immunological diseases, and neurodegenerative disease.
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- Yijun Lin
- Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Xiamen, China
- *Correspondence: Yijun Lin, ; Yan Wang, ; Pei-feng Li,
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- Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Xiamen, China
- *Correspondence: Yijun Lin, ; Yan Wang, ; Pei-feng Li,
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- Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Xiamen, China
- *Correspondence: Yijun Lin, ; Yan Wang, ; Pei-feng Li,
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Jia F, Hu X, Kimura T, Tanaka N. Impact of Dietary Fat on the Progression of Liver Fibrosis: Lessons from Animal and Cell Studies. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221910303. [PMID: 34638640 PMCID: PMC8508674 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Previous studies have revealed that a high-fat diet is one of the key contributors to the progression of liver fibrosis, and increasing studies are devoted to analyzing the different influences of diverse fat sources on the progression of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. When we treated three types of isocaloric diets that are rich in cholesterol, saturated fatty acid (SFA) and trans fatty acid (TFA) with hepatitis C virus core gene transgenic mice that spontaneously developed hepatic steatosis without apparent fibrosis, TFA and cholesterol-rich diet, but not SFA-rich diet, displayed distinct hepatic fibrosis. This review summarizes the recent advances in animal and cell studies regarding the effects of these three types of fat on liver fibrogenesis.
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- Fangping Jia
- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan;
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China;
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan;
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan;
- International Relations Office, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
- Research Center for Social Systems, Shinshu University, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
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Bhutta MS, Gallo ES, Borenstein R. Multifaceted Role of AMPK in Viral Infections. Cells 2021; 10:1118. [PMID: 34066434 PMCID: PMC8148118 DOI: 10.3390/cells10051118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Viral pathogens often exploit host cell regulatory and signaling pathways to ensure an optimal environment for growth and survival. Several studies have suggested that 5'-adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK), an intracellular serine/threonine kinase, plays a significant role in the modulation of infection. Traditionally, AMPK is a key energy regulator of cell growth and proliferation, host autophagy, stress responses, metabolic reprogramming, mitochondrial homeostasis, fatty acid β-oxidation and host immune function. In this review, we highlight the modulation of host AMPK by various viruses under physiological conditions. These intracellular pathogens trigger metabolic changes altering AMPK signaling activity that then facilitates or inhibits viral replication. Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, understanding the regulation of AMPK signaling following infection can shed light on the development of more effective therapeutic strategies against viral infectious diseases.
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- Maimoona Shahid Bhutta
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA;
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- Board-Certified Dermatologist and Independent Researcher, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA;
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA;
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The Role of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPARs) in Pan-Cancer. PPAR Res 2020; 2020:6527564. [PMID: 33029111 PMCID: PMC7528029 DOI: 10.1155/2020/6527564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are members of nuclear transcription factors. The functions of the PPAR family (PPARA, PPARD, and PPARG) and their coactivators (PPARGC1A and PPARGC1B) in maintenance of lipid and glucose homeostasis have been unveiled. However, the roles of PPARs in cancer development remain elusive. In this work, we made use of 11,057 samples across 33 TCGA tumor types to analyze the relationship between PPAR transcriptional expression and tumorigenesis as well as drug sensitivity. We performed multidimensional analyses on PPARA, PPARG, PPARD, PPARGC1A, and PPARGC1B, including differential expression analysis in pan-cancer, immune subtype analysis, clinical analysis, tumor purity analysis, stemness correlation analysis, and drug responses. PPARs and their coactivators expressed differently in different types of cancers, in different immune subtypes. This analysis reveals various expression patterns of the PPAR family at a level of pan-cancer and provides new clues for the therapeutic strategies of cancer.
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Jia F, Diao P, Wang X, Hu X, Kimura T, Nakamuta M, Nakamura I, Shirotori S, Sato Y, Moriya K, Koike K, Gonzalez FJ, Nakayama J, Aoyama T, Tanaka N. Dietary Restriction Suppresses Steatosis-Associated Hepatic Tumorigenesis in Hepatitis C Virus Core Gene Transgenic Mice. Liver Cancer 2020; 9:529-548. [PMID: 33083279 PMCID: PMC7548900 DOI: 10.1159/000508308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Dietary restriction (DR) is a preventive strategy for obesity, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Although an interconnection between obesity, metabolic syndrome, fatty liver, and hepatocellular carcinoma has been documented, the mechanism and impact of DR on steatosis-derived hepatocarcinogenesis are not fully understood. This study aimed to evaluate whether DR can prevent hepatic tumorigenesis. METHODS Male hepatitis C virus core gene transgenic (HCVcpTg) mice that develop spontaneous age-dependent insulin resistance, hepatic steatosis, and ensuing liver tumor development without apparent hepatic fibrosis, were fed with either a control diet ad libitum (control group) or 70% of the same control diet (DR group) for 15 months, and liver phenotypes were investigated. RESULTS DR significantly reduced the number and volume of liver tumors. DR attenuated hepatic oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum stress and markedly suppressed nuclear factor-κB, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and STAT5, and phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase, leading to downregulation of several pro-oncogenic mediators, such as cyclin D1. Serum insulin and insulin-like growth factor 1 levels, as well as hepatic expression of insulin receptor substrate 1/2, phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase, and serine/threonine-protein kinase AKT, were downregulated by DR. A transcriptome analysis revealed that STAT3 signaling and lipogenesis were the most suppressed hepatocarcinogenic pathways affected by DR. Additionally, DR stimulated autophagy and p62/sequestosome 1 degradation, enhanced phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase α, increased fibroblast growth factor 21 expression, and attenuated expression of senescence-associated secretory phenotypes. CONCLUSION DR suppressed steatosis-associated hepatic tumorigenesis in HCVcpTg mice, mainly due to attenuation of pathways involved in inflammation, cellular stress, cell proliferation, insulin signaling, and senescence. These findings support the notion that persistent 30% reduction of daily food intake is beneficial for preventing steatosis-associated hepatocarcinogenesis caused by HCV core protein.
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- Fangping Jia
- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan,Department of Gastroenterology, Lishui Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Lishui, China
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan,Department of Pathophysiology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Prevention, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Metabolism, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan,Research Center for Social Systems, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan,*Naoki Tanaka, Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Asahi 3-1-1, Matsumoto 390-8621 (Japan),
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Diao P, Wang X, Jia F, Kimura T, Hu X, Shirotori S, Nakamura I, Sato Y, Nakayama J, Moriya K, Koike K, Gonzalez FJ, Aoyama T, Tanaka N. A saturated fatty acid-rich diet enhances hepatic lipogenesis and tumorigenesis in HCV core gene transgenic mice. J Nutr Biochem 2020; 85:108460. [PMID: 32992072 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2020.108460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Previous studies suggested that high consumption of saturated fatty acid (SFA) is a risk factor for liver cancer. However, it remains unclear how dietary SFA affects liver tumorigenesis. This study aimed to investigate the impact of a SFA-rich diet on hepatic tumorigenesis using hepatitis C virus core gene transgenic (HCVcpTg) mice that spontaneously developed hepatic steatosis and tumors with aging. Male HCVcpTg mice were treated for 15 months with a purified control diet or SFA-rich diet prepared by replacing soybean oil in the control diet with hydrogenated coconut oil, and phenotypic changes were assessed. In this special diet, almost all dietary fatty acids were SFA. Long-term feeding of SFA-rich diet to HCVcpTg mice increased hepatic steatosis, liver dysfunction, and the prevalence of liver tumors, likely due to stimulation of de novo lipogenesis, activation of the pro-inflammatory and pro-oncogenic transcription factor nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), enhanced c-Jun N-terminal kinase/activator protein 1 (JNK/AP-1) signaling and induction of the oncogenes cyclin D1 and p62/sequestosome 1. The SFA-rich diet did not affect liver fibrosis or autophagy. Collectively, long-term SFA-rich diet consumption promoted hepatic tumorigenesis mainly through activation of lipogenesis, NF-κB, and JNK/AP-1 signaling. We therefore propose that HCV-infected patients should avoid excessive intake of SFA-rich foods to prevent liver cancer.
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- Pan Diao
- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan; Department of Gastroenterology, Lishui Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Lishui, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan; Department of Pathophysiology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Prevention, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Metabolism, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan; Research Center for Social Systems, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan.
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ElFihry R, Elmessaoudi-Idrissi M, Jadid FZ, Zaidane I, Chihab H, Tahiri M, Kabine M, Badre W, Chemin I, Marchio A, Pineau P, Ezzikouri S, Benjelloun S. Effect of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ Coactivator-1 Alpha Variants on Spontaneous Clearance and Fibrosis Progression during Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Moroccan Patients. Virol Sin 2020; 35:566-574. [PMID: 32297157 DOI: 10.1007/s12250-020-00220-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is still one of the main causes of liver disease worldwide. Metabolic disorders, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), induced by HCV have been shown to accelerate the progression of fibrosis to cirrhosis and to increase the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. An optimal peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PPARGC1A) activity is crucial to prevent NAFLD installation. The present study aims to investigate the associations between two common PPARGC1A polymorphisms (rs8192678 and rs12640088) and the outcomes of HCV infection in a North African context. A series of 592 consecutive Moroccan subjects, including 292 patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), 100 resolvers and 200 healthy controls were genotyped using a TaqMan allelic discrimination assay. PPARGC1A variations at rs8192678 and rs12640088 were not associated with spontaneous clearance of HCV infection (adjusted ORs = 0.76 and 0.79 respectively, P > 0.05, for both). Furthermore, multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that both SNPs were not associated with fibrosis progression (OR = 0.71; 95% CI 0.20-2.49; P = 0.739; OR = 1.28; 95% CI 0.25-6.54; P = 0.512, respectively). We conclude that, in the genetic context of South Mediterranean patients, rs8192678 and rs12640088 polymorphisms of PPARGC1A are neither associated with spontaneous clearance nor with disease progression in individuals infected with HCV.
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- Raouia ElFihry
- Virology Unit, Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, 20360, Casablanca, Morocco
- Laboratoire Santé et Environnement, département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences Ain Chock, University Hassan II of Casablanca, 20360, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Virology Unit, Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, 20360, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Virology Unit, Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, 20360, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Virology Unit, Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, 20360, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Service d'Hépato-Gastro-Entérologie, CHU Ibn Rochd, 20360, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Laboratoire Santé et Environnement, département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences Ain Chock, University Hassan II of Casablanca, 20360, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Service d'Hépato-Gastro-Entérologie, CHU Ibn Rochd, 20360, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, UMR INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Lyon Cedex 03, France
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- Unité "Organisation Nucléaire et Oncogenèse", INSERM U993, Institut Pasteur, 75015, Paris, France
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- Unité "Organisation Nucléaire et Oncogenèse", INSERM U993, Institut Pasteur, 75015, Paris, France
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- Virology Unit, Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, 20360, Casablanca, Morocco.
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- Virology Unit, Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, 20360, Casablanca, Morocco.
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Bender D, Hildt E. Effect of Hepatitis Viruses on the Nrf2/Keap1-Signaling Pathway and Its Impact on Viral Replication and Pathogenesis. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20184659. [PMID: 31546975 PMCID: PMC6769940 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20184659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Revised: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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With respect to their genome and their structure, the human hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are complete different viruses. However, both viruses can cause an acute and chronic infection of the liver that is associated with liver inflammation (hepatitis). For both viruses chronic infection can lead to fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a central role in a variety of chronic inflammatory diseases. In light of this, this review summarizes the impact of both viruses on ROS-generating and ROS-inactivating mechanisms. The focus is on the effect of both viruses on the transcription factor Nrf2 (nuclear factor erythroid 2 (NF-E2)-related factor 2). By binding to its target sequence, the antioxidant response element (ARE), Nrf2 triggers the expression of a variety of cytoprotective genes including ROS-detoxifying enzymes. The review summarizes the literature about the pathways for the modulation of Nrf2 that are deregulated by HBV and HCV and describes the impact of Nrf2 deregulation on the viral life cycle of the respective viruses and the virus-associated pathogenesis.
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- Daniela Bender
- Department of Virology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Paul-Ehrlich-Straβe 51-59, D-63225 Langen, Germany.
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- Department of Virology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Paul-Ehrlich-Straβe 51-59, D-63225 Langen, Germany.
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Transforming Growth Factor β Acts as a Regulatory Molecule for Lipogenic Pathways among Hepatitis C Virus Genotype-Specific Infections. J Virol 2019; 93:JVI.00811-19. [PMID: 31243135 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00811-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection promotes metabolic disorders, and the severity of lipogenic disease depends upon the infecting virus genotype. Here, we have examined HCV genotype 1-, 2-, or 3-specific regulation of lipid metabolism, involving transforming growth factor β (TGF-β)-regulated phospho-Akt (p-Akt) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα) axes. Since HCV core protein is one of the key players in metabolic regulation, we also examined its contribution in lipid metabolic pathways. The expression of regulatory molecules, TGF-β1/2, phospho-Akt (Ser473), PPARα, sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 (SREBP-1), fatty acid synthase (FASN), hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL), and acyl dehydrogenases was analyzed in virus-infected hepatocytes. Interestingly, HCV genotype 3a exhibited much higher activation of TGF-β and p-Akt, with a concurrent decrease in PPARα expression and fatty acid oxidation. A significant and similar decrease in HSL, unlike in HCV genotype 1a, was observed with both genotypes 2a and 3a. Similar observations were made from ectopic expression of the core genomic region from each genotype. The key role of TGF-β was further verified using specific small interfering RNA (siRNA). Together, our results highlight a significant difference in TGF-β-induced activity for the HCV genotype 2a- or 3a-induced lipogenic pathway, exhibiting higher triglyceride synthesis and a decreased lipolytic mechanism. These results may help in therapeutic modalities for early treatment of HCV genotype-associated lipid metabolic disorders.IMPORTANCE Hepatic steatosis is a frequent complication associated with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and is a key prognostic indicator for progression to fibrosis and cirrhosis. Several mechanisms are proposed for the development of steatosis, especially with HCV genotype 3a. Our observations suggest that transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα)-associated mechanistic pathways in hepatocytes infected with HCV genotype 2a and 3a differ from those in cells infected with genotype 1a. The results suggest that a targeted therapeutic approach for enhanced PPARα and lipolysis may reduce HCV genotype-associated lipid metabolic disorder in liver disease.
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Ma XL, Sun YF, Wang BL, Shen MN, Zhou Y, Chen JW, Hu B, Gong ZJ, Zhang X, Cao Y, Pan BS, Zhou J, Fan J, Guo W, Yang XR. Sphere-forming culture enriches liver cancer stem cells and reveals Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 as a potential therapeutic target. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:760. [PMID: 31370822 PMCID: PMC6676608 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-5963-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUNDS The role of sphere-forming culture in enriching subpopulations with stem-cell properties in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is unclear. The present study investigates its value in enriching cancer stem cells (CSCs) subpopulations and the mechanism by which HCC CSCs are maintained. METHODS HCC cell lines and fresh primary tumor cells were cultured in serum-free and ultra-low attachment conditions to allow formation of HCC spheres. In vitro and in vivo experiments were performed to evaluate CSC characteristics. Expression levels of CSC-related genes were assessed by qRT-PCR and the correlation between sphere formation and clinical characteristics was investigated. Finally, gene expression profiling was performed to explore the molecular mechanism underlying HCC CSC maintenance. RESULTS We found that both cell lines and primary tumor cells formed spheres. HCC spheres possessed the capacity for self-renewal, proliferation, drug resistance, and contained different subpopulations of CSCs. Of interest, 500 sphere-forming Huh7 cells or 200 primary tumor cells could generate tumors in immunodeficient animals. Sphere formation correlated with size, multiple tumors, satellite lesions, and advanced stage. Further investigation identified that the PPARα-SCD1 axis plays an important role in maintenance of the CSC properties of HCC sphere cells by promoting nuclear accumulation of β-Catenin. Inhibition of SCD1 interfered with sphere formation, down-regulated expression of CSC-related markers, and reduced β-Catenin nuclear accumulation. CONCLUSIONS Sphere-forming culture can effectively enrich subpopulations with stem-cell properties, which are maintained through activation of the PPARα-SCD1 axis. Therefore, we suggest that targeting the SCD1-related CSC machinery might provide a novel insight into HCC treatment.
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- Xiao-Lu Ma
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai, 200032 People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai, 200032 People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai, 200032 People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai, 200032 People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai, 200032 People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai, 200032 People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai, 200032 People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai, 200032 People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai, 200032 People’s Republic of China
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- Cancer Research Institute, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410078 China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai, 200032 People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai, 200032 People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai, 200032 People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai, 200032 People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Liver Surgery, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai, 200032 People’s Republic of China
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Identification of Keratin 23 as a Hepatitis C Virus-Induced Host Factor in the Human Liver. Cells 2019; 8:cells8060610. [PMID: 31216713 PMCID: PMC6628310 DOI: 10.3390/cells8060610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Revised: 06/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Keratin proteins form intermediate filaments, which provide structural support for many tissues. Multiple keratin family members are reported to be associated with the progression of liver disease of multiple etiologies. For example, keratin 23 (KRT23) was reported as a stress-inducible protein, whose expression levels correlate with the severity of liver disease. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a human pathogen that causes chronic liver diseases including fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. However, a link between KRT23 and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has not been reported previously. In this study, we investigated KRT23 mRNA levels in datasets from liver biopsies of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients and in primary human hepatocytes experimentally infected with HCV, in addition to hepatoma cells. Interestingly, in each of these specimens, we observed an HCV-dependent increase of mRNA levels. Importantly, the KRT23 protein levels in patient plasma decreased upon viral clearance. Ectopic expression of KRT23 enhanced HCV infection; however, CRIPSPR/Cas9-mediated knockout did not show altered replication efficiency. Taken together, our study identifies KRT23 as a novel, virus-induced host-factor for hepatitis C virus.
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Wang X, Tanaka N, Hu X, Kimura T, Lu Y, Jia F, Sato Y, Nakayama J, Moriya K, Koike K, Aoyama T. A high-cholesterol diet promotes steatohepatitis and liver tumorigenesis in HCV core gene transgenic mice. Arch Toxicol 2019; 93:1713-1725. [PMID: 31004178 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-019-02440-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Previous epidemiological studies have suggested a link between high-cholesterol intake and liver disease progression, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the precise mechanism of hepatotoxicity and hepatocarcinogenesis caused by excessive cholesterol consumption remains unclear. We aimed to investigate the impact of dietary cholesterol using hepatitis C virus core gene transgenic (HCVcpTg) mice, which spontaneously developed HCC with age. Male HCVcpTg mice were treated for 15 months with either a control diet or an isocaloric diet containing 1.5% cholesterol, and liver phenotypes and tumor-associated signaling pathways were evaluated. The high-cholesterol diet-fed HCVcpTg mice exhibited a significantly higher incidence of liver tumors compared with the control diet mice (100% vs. 41%, P < 0.001). The diet induced steatohepatitis with pericellular fibrosis and evoked higher mRNA expression of pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic mediators along with enhanced hepatocyte proliferation and greater oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum stress in the liver. Moreover, long-term consumption of cholesterol-rich diet activated nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) and p62/sequestosome 1 (Sqstm1)-nuclear factor erythroid 2 (NRF2) axis, enhanced fibrogenesis, and consequently accelerated hepatic tumorigenesis. In conclusion, these results demonstrate that a high-cholesterol diet facilitates liver tumorigenesis by inducing steatohepatitis, promoting hepatocyte division, and up-regulating cellular stress and pro-inflammatory NF-κB and detoxifying p62/Sqstm1-NRF2 signals. Therefore, high dietary cholesterol should be avoided in HCV-infected patients to prevent development of steatohepatitis, liver fibrosis, and HCC.
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- Xiaojing Wang
- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
- Department of Gastroenterology, Lishui Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Lishui, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan.
- Research Center for Social Systems, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan.
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
- Department of Pathophysiology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Prevention, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
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Yu J, Peng J, Luan Z, Zheng F, Su W. MicroRNAs as a Novel Tool in the Diagnosis of Liver Lipid Dysregulation and Fatty Liver Disease. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24020230. [PMID: 30634538 PMCID: PMC6358728 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24020230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2018] [Revised: 12/23/2018] [Accepted: 12/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In recent years, metabolic disorder, especially fatty liver disease, has been considered a major challenge to global health. The attention of researchers focused on expanding knowledge of the regulation mechanism behind these diseases and towards the new diagnostics tools and treatments. The pathophysiology of the fatty liver disease is undoubtedly complex. Abnormal hepatic lipid accumulation is a major symptom of most metabolic diseases. Therefore, the identification of novel regulation factors of lipid metabolism is important and meaningful. As a new diagnostic tool, the function of microRNAs during fatty liver disease has recently come into notice in biological research. Accumulating evidence supports the influence of miRNAs in lipid metabolism. In this review, we discuss the potential role of miRNAs in liver lipid metabolism and the pathogenesis of fatty liver disease.
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- Jingwei Yu
- Shenzhen University Medical Center, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, China.
- Department of Biology, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Shenzhen University Medical Center, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- Advanced Institute for Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, China.
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- Advanced Institute for Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, China.
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- Shenzhen University Medical Center, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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Mahmoudvand S, Shokri S, Taherkhani R, Farshadpour F. Hepatitis C virus core protein modulates several signaling pathways involved in hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25:42-58. [PMID: 30643357 PMCID: PMC6328967 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i1.42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Revised: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer, and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection plays a major role in HCC development. The molecular mechanisms by which HCV infection leads to HCC are varied. HCV core protein is an important risk factor in HCV-associated liver pathogenesis and can modulate several signaling pathways involved in cell cycle regulation, cell growth promotion, cell proliferation, apoptosis, oxidative stress and lipid metabolism. The dysregulation of signaling pathways such as transforming growth factor β (TGF-β), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), Wnt/β-catenin (WNT), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) by HCV core protein is implicated in the development of HCC. Therefore, it has been suggested that this protein be considered a favorable target for further studies in the development of HCC. In addition, considering the axial role of these signaling pathways in HCC, they are considered druggable targets for cancer therapy. Therefore, using strategies to limit the dysregulation effects of core protein on these signaling pathways seems necessary to prevent HCV-related HCC.
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- Shahab Mahmoudvand
- Department of Virology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz 6135715794, Iran
- Department of Medical Virology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan 6517838736, Iran
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- Department of Virology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz 6135715794, Iran
- Department of Medical Virology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan 6517838736, Iran
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- The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr 7514633341, Iran
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- The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr 7514633341, Iran
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α attenuates high-cholesterol diet-induced toxicity and pro-thrombotic effects in mice. Arch Toxicol 2018; 93:149-161. [PMID: 30341732 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-018-2335-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) is involved in the regulation of fatty acid and cholesterol metabolism. A high-cholesterol (HC) diet increases the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases (CVD); however, it is unclear whether the toxic effects of cholesterol involve changes in thrombotic factor expression, and whether PPARα is necessary for such effects. To investigate this possibility, we fed a HC diet to wild-type (WT) and Ppara-null mice and measured cholesterol and triglyceride contents, liver histology, serum/plasma levels of coagulation factors, hepatic expression of the coagulation factors, liver/serum sulfatide levels, hepatic sulfatide metabolism, hepatic expression of lipid transporters, and hepatic oxidative stress and its relating enzymes. In Ppara-null mice, the HC diet caused triglyceride accumulation and exacerbated inflammation and oxidative stress in liver, increased levels of coagulation factors, including tissue factor, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and carboxypeptidase B2 in blood and liver, and decreased levels of anti-thrombotic sulfatides in serum and liver. These changes were much less marked in WT mice. These findings imply that cholesterol overload exerts its toxic effects at least in part by enhancing thrombosis, secondary to abnormal hepatic lipid metabolism, inflammation, and oxidative stress. Moreover, we reveal for the first time that PPARα can attenuate these toxic effects by transcriptional regulation of coagulation factors and sulfatides, in addition to its known effects of controlling lipid homeostasis and suppressing inflammation and oxidative stress. Therapies aimed at activating PPARα might prevent HC diet-induced CVD through modulating various pro- and anti-thrombotic factors.
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Takahashi S, Tanaka N, Fukami T, Xie C, Yagai T, Kim D, Velenosi TJ, Yan T, Krausz KW, Levi M, Gonzalez FJ. Role of Farnesoid X Receptor and Bile Acids in Hepatic Tumor Development. Hepatol Commun 2018; 2:1567-1582. [PMID: 30556042 PMCID: PMC6287584 DOI: 10.1002/hep4.1263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/09/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, and an association between altered bile acid (BA) metabolism, down‐regulation of farnesoid X receptor (FXR), which is a master regulator of BA metabolism, and hepatocarcinogenesis has been documented. While global FXR deficiency in mice results in spontaneous HCC with aging, the contribution of tissue‐specific FXR deficiency to hepatocarcinogenesis remains unclear. In this study, the prevalence of hepatic tumors, expression of genes related to tumorigenesis, and serum/liver BA levels were compared among male whole‐body Fxr‐null, hepatocyte‐specific Fxr‐null (Fxr∆Hep), and enterocyte‐specific Fxr‐null (Fxr∆IE) mice at the age of 3, 14, and 20 months. More than 90% of 20‐month‐old whole‐body Fxr‐null mice had hepatic tumors with enhanced hepatic expression of myelocytomatosis oncogene (Myc) and cyclin‐dependent kinase 4 (Cdk4) messenger RNAs (mRNAs) and elevated serum taurocholate (TCA) and tauromuricholate (TMCA) and their respective unconjugated derivatives. The incidence of hepatic tumors was significantly lower in Fxr∆Hep and Fxr∆IE mice (20% and 5%, respectively), and the increases in Myc and Cdk4 mRNA or serum BA concentrations were not detected in these mice compared to Fxrfloxed [fl]/fl mice; a similar tendency was observed in 14‐month‐old mice. However, increased hepatic c‐Myc protein expression was found only in Fxr‐null mice at the age of 3, 14, and 20 months. Treatment with TCA induced Myc expression in Fxr‐null cultured primary mouse hepatocytes but not in wild‐type (WT) mouse hepatocytes, demonstrating that the combination of hepatocyte FXR disruption with elevated TCA is required for Myc induction and ensuing age‐dependent hepatocarcinogenesis in Fxr‐null mice. Conclusion: There is a relatively low risk of hepatic tumors by inhibition of FXR in enterocytes, likely due to the lack of increased TCA and Myc induction.
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- Shogo Takahashi
- Laboratory of Metabolism National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Bethesda MD.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology Georgetown University Washington DC
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation Shinshu University School of Medicine Matsumoto Japan.,International Research Center for Agricultural Food Industry Shinshu University Matsumoto Japan
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- Laboratory of Metabolism National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Bethesda MD.,Present address: Department of Drug Metabolism and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Kanazawa University Kanazawa Japan
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- Laboratory of Metabolism National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Bethesda MD
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- Laboratory of Metabolism National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Bethesda MD
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- Laboratory of Metabolism National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Bethesda MD
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- Laboratory of Metabolism National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Bethesda MD
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- Laboratory of Metabolism National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Bethesda MD
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- Laboratory of Metabolism National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Bethesda MD
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology Georgetown University Washington DC
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- Laboratory of Metabolism National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health Bethesda MD
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Xiao YB, Cai SH, Liu LL, Yang X, Yun JP. Decreased expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha indicates unfavorable outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Manag Res 2018; 10:1781-1789. [PMID: 29983595 PMCID: PMC6027701 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s166971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Introduction Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has a close relationship with lipid metabolism. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) plays a crucial role in the regulation of fatty acid oxidation in the liver. However, the role of PPARα in HCC remains unclear. Methods A total of 804 HCC specimens were collected to construct a tissue microarray and for immunohistochemical analysis. The relationship between PPARα expression and clinical features of HCC patients was analyzed. Kaplan–Meier analysis was conducted to assess the prognostic value of PPARα expression levels. Results The expression of PPARα in HCC was noticeably decreased in HCC tissues. HCC patients with high levels of PPARα expression in cytoplasm had smaller tumors (P=0.027), less vascular invasion (P=0.049), and a higher proportion of complete involucrum (P=0.038). Kaplan–Meier analysis showed that HCC patients with low PPARα expression in the cytoplasm had significantly worse outcomes in terms of overall survival (P<0.001), disease-free survival (P=0.024), and the probability of recurrence (P=0.037). Similarly, overall survival was significantly shorter in HCC patients with negative PPARα expression in the nucleus (P=0.034). Multivariate Cox analyses indicated that tumor size (P=0.001), TNM stage (P<0.001), vascular invasion (P<0.001), and PPARα expression in the cytoplasm (P<0.001) were found to be independent prognostic variables for overall survival. Conclusion Our data revealed that PPARα expression was decreased in HCC samples. High PPARα expression was correlated with longer survival times in HCC patients, and served as an independent factor for better outcomes. Our study therefore provides a promising biomarker for prognostic prediction and a potential therapeutic target for HCC.
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- Yong-Bo Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China, .,Department of Pathology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China,
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China, .,Department of Pathology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China,
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China, .,Department of Pathology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China,
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China, .,Department of Pathology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China,
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China, .,Department of Pathology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China,
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Crouchet E, Wrensch F, Schuster C, Zeisel MB, Baumert TF. Host-targeting therapies for hepatitis C virus infection: current developments and future applications. Therap Adv Gastroenterol 2018; 11:1756284818759483. [PMID: 29619090 PMCID: PMC5871046 DOI: 10.1177/1756284818759483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a leading cause of chronic liver diseases and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide. In the past few years, anti-HCV therapies have undergone a revolution with the approval of multiple direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), which enable interferon-free treatments with considerable improvement of sustained virologic response in patients. Today, DAAs have become the standard of care for HCV therapy. However, several limitations remain, which include access to therapy, treatment failure in a subset of patients and persistent risk of HCC development following cure in patients with advanced fibrosis. By targeting conserved host proteins involved in the HCV life cycle, host-targeting agents (HTAs) offer opportunities for pan-genotypic antiviral approaches with a high barrier to drug resistance. Moreover, when applied in combination with DAAs, HTAs could improve the management of difficult-to-treat patients by acting through a complementary mechanism of action. In this review, we summarize the different HTAs evaluated in preclinical and clinical development and discuss their potential role for anti-HCV therapies.
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- Emilie Crouchet
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm), U1110, Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hépatiques, Strasbourg, France Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm), U1110, Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hépatiques, Strasbourg, France Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm), U1110, Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hépatiques, Strasbourg, France Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm), U1110, Institut de Recherche sur les Maladies Virales et Hépatiques, Strasbourg, France Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France Inserm U1052, CNRS UMR 5286, Cancer Research Center of Lyon (CRCL), Université de Lyon (UCBL), Lyon, France
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Oxidative stress, a trigger of hepatitis C and B virus-induced liver carcinogenesis. Oncotarget 2018; 8:3895-3932. [PMID: 27965466 PMCID: PMC5354803 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Virally induced liver cancer usually evolves over long periods of time in the context of a strongly oxidative microenvironment, characterized by chronic liver inflammation and regeneration processes. They ultimately lead to oncogenic mutations in many cellular signaling cascades that drive cell growth and proliferation. Oxidative stress, induced by hepatitis viruses, therefore is one of the factors that drives the neoplastic transformation process in the liver. This review summarizes current knowledge on oxidative stress and oxidative stress responses induced by human hepatitis B and C viruses. It focuses on the molecular mechanisms by which these viruses activate cellular enzymes/systems that generate or scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROS) and control cellular redox homeostasis. The impact of an altered cellular redox homeostasis on the initiation and establishment of chronic viral infection, as well as on the course and outcome of liver fibrosis and hepatocarcinogenesis will be discussed The review neither discusses reactive nitrogen species, although their metabolism is interferes with that of ROS, nor antioxidants as potential therapeutic remedies against viral infections, both subjects meriting an independent review.
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N-Myc Downstream-Regulated Gene 1 Restricts Hepatitis C Virus Propagation by Regulating Lipid Droplet Biogenesis and Viral Assembly. J Virol 2018; 92:JVI.01166-17. [PMID: 29118118 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01166-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Host cells harbor various intrinsic mechanisms to restrict viral infections as a first line of antiviral defense. Viruses have evolved various countermeasures against these antiviral mechanisms. Here we show that N-Myc downstream-regulated gene 1 (NDRG1) limits productive hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection by inhibiting viral assembly. Interestingly, HCV infection downregulates NDRG1 protein and mRNA expression. The loss of NDRG1 increases the size and number of lipid droplets, which are the sites of HCV assembly. HCV suppresses NDRG1 expression by upregulating MYC, which directly inhibits the transcription of NDRG1 The upregulation of MYC also leads to the reduced expression of the NDRG1-specific kinase serum/glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1 (SGK1), resulting in a markedly diminished phosphorylation of NDRG1. The knockdown of MYC during HCV infection rescues NDRG1 expression and phosphorylation, suggesting that MYC regulates NDRG1 at both the transcriptional and posttranslational levels. Overall, our results suggest that NDRG1 restricts HCV assembly by limiting lipid droplet formation. HCV counteracts this intrinsic antiviral mechanism by downregulating NDRG1 via a MYC-dependent mechanism.IMPORTANCE Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an enveloped single-stranded RNA virus that targets hepatocytes in the liver. HCV is a leading cause of chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma, and estimates suggest a global prevalence of 2.35%. Up to 80% of acutely infected individuals will develop chronic infection, and as many as 5% eventually progress to liver cancer. An understanding of the mechanisms behind virus-host interactions and viral carcinogenesis is still lacking. The significance of our research is that it identifies a previously unknown relationship between HCV and a known tumor-associated gene. Furthermore, our data point to a new role for this gene in the liver and in lipid metabolism. Thus, HCV infection serves as a great biological model to advance our knowledge of liver functions and the development of liver cancer.
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Corton JC, Peters JM, Klaunig JE. The PPARα-dependent rodent liver tumor response is not relevant to humans: addressing misconceptions. Arch Toxicol 2017; 92:83-119. [PMID: 29197930 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-017-2094-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A number of industrial chemicals and therapeutic agents cause liver tumors in rats and mice by activating the nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα). The molecular and cellular events by which PPARα activators induce rodent hepatocarcinogenesis have been extensively studied elucidating a number of consistent mechanistic changes linked to the increased incidence of liver neoplasms. The weight of evidence relevant to the hypothesized mode of action (MOA) for PPARα activator-induced rodent hepatocarcinogenesis is summarized here. Chemical-specific and mechanistic data support concordance of temporal and dose-response relationships for the key events associated with many PPARα activators. The key events (KE) identified in the MOA are PPARα activation (KE1), alteration in cell growth pathways (KE2), perturbation of hepatocyte growth and survival (KE3), and selective clonal expansion of preneoplastic foci cells (KE4), which leads to the apical event-increases in hepatocellular adenomas and carcinomas (KE5). In addition, a number of concurrent molecular and cellular events have been classified as modulating factors, because they potentially alter the ability of PPARα activators to increase rodent liver cancer while not being key events themselves. These modulating factors include increases in oxidative stress and activation of NF-kB. PPARα activators are unlikely to induce liver tumors in humans due to biological differences in the response of KEs downstream of PPARα activation. This conclusion is based on minimal or no effects observed on cell growth pathways and hepatocellular proliferation in human primary hepatocytes and absence of alteration in growth pathways, hepatocyte proliferation, and tumors in the livers of species (hamsters, guinea pigs and cynomolgus monkeys) that are more appropriate human surrogates than mice and rats at overlapping dose levels. Despite this overwhelming body of evidence and almost universal acceptance of the PPARα MOA and lack of human relevance, several reviews have selectively focused on specific studies that, as discussed, contradict the consensus opinion and suggest uncertainty. In the present review, we systematically address these most germane suggested weaknesses of the PPARα MOA.
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- J Christopher Corton
- Integrated Systems Toxicology Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 109 T.W. Alexander Dr, MD-B105-03, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27711, USA.
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- The Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences and Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16803, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 47402, USA
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Tanaka N, Takahashi S, Hu X, Lu Y, Fujimori N, Golla S, Fang ZZ, Aoyama T, Krausz KW, Gonzalez FJ. Growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible 45α protects against nonalcoholic steatohepatitis induced by methionine- and choline-deficient diet. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2017; 1863:3170-3182. [PMID: 28844958 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Revised: 08/12/2017] [Accepted: 08/15/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible 45 α (Gadd45α) is a stress-inducible protein that plays an important role in cell survival/death and DNA repair, but its contribution to the development of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has not been investigated. C57BL/6 Gadd45a-null and wild-type (WT) mice were treated with a methionine and choline-deficient diet (MCD) for eight weeks and phenotypic changes examined. Gadd45a-null mice had more severe hepatic inflammation and fibrosis, higher levels of mRNAs encoding pro-inflammatory, pro-fibrotic, and pro-apoptotic proteins, and greater oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress compared with WT mice. Indeed, Gadd45a mRNA was induced in response to ER stress in primary hepatocytes. Lipidomic analysis of NASH livers demonstrated decreased triacylglycerol (TG) in MCD-treated Gadd45a-null mice, which was associated with increased mRNAs encoding phospholipase D (Pld1/2), phosphatidic acid phosphatase type 2A, and choline/ethanolamine phosphotransferase 1 (Cept1), involved in the phosphatidylcholine-phosphatidic acid-diacylglycerol cycle, and decreased mRNAs encoding fatty acid (FA)-binding protein 1 (Fabp1) and FA transport protein 5. Treatment of cultured primary hepatocytes with tumor necrosis factor α, transforming growth factor β, and hydrogen peroxide led to the corresponding induction of Fabp1, Pld1/2, and Cept1 mRNAs. Collectively, Gadd45α plays protective roles against MCD-induced NASH likely due to attenuating cellular stress and ensuing inflammatory signaling. These results also suggest an interconnection between hepatocyte injury, inflammation and disrupted glycerophospholipid/FA metabolism that yields a possible mechanism for decreased TG accumulation with NASH progression (i.e., "burned-out" NASH).
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- Naoki Tanaka
- Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States; Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan; Research Center for Agricultural Food Industry, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States; Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
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Wang Z, Gao Y, Zhang C, Hu H, Guo D, Xu Y, Xu Q, Zhang W, Deng S, Lv P, Yang Y, Ding Y, Li Q, Weng C, Chen X, Gong S, Chen H, Niu J, Tang H. Quinolinate Phosphoribosyltransferase is an Antiviral Host Factor Against Hepatitis C Virus Infection. Sci Rep 2017; 7:5876. [PMID: 28724915 PMCID: PMC5517448 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06254-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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HCV infection can decrease NAD+/NADH ratio, which could convert lipid metabolism to favor HCV replication. In hepatocytes, quinolinate phosphoribosyl transferase (QPRT) catabolizes quinolinic acid (QA) to nicotinic acid mononucleotide (NAMN) for de novo NAD synthesis. However, whether and how HCV modulates QPRT hence the lipogenesis is unknown. In this work, we found QPRT was reduced significantly in livers of patients or humanized C/OTg mice with persistent HCV infection. Mechanistic studies indicated that HCV NS3/4A promoted proteasomal degradation of QPRT through Smurf2, an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase, in Huh7.5.1 cells. Furthermore, QPRT enzymatic activity involved in suppression of HCV replication in cells. Activation of QPRT with clofibrate (CLO) or addition of QPRT catabolite NAD both inhibited HCV replication in cells, probably through NAD+-dependent Sirt1 inhibition of cellular lipogenesis. More importantly, administration of CLO, a hypolipidemic drug used in clinics, could significantly reduce the viral load in HCV infected C/OTg mice. Take together, these results suggested that HCV infection triggered proteasomal degradation of QPRT and consequently reduced de novo NAD synthesis and lipogenesis, in favor of HCV replication. Hepatic QPRT thus likely served as a cellular factor that dampened productive HCV replication.
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- Zhilong Wang
- The Joint Laboratory for Translational Precision Medicine of Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Guangzhou Women and Children`s Medical Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 10049, China
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- Department of Hepatology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- The Joint Laboratory for Translational Precision Medicine of Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Guangzhou Women and Children`s Medical Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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- Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Heilong Jiang, 150001, China
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- The Joint Laboratory for Translational Precision Medicine of Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Guangzhou Women and Children`s Medical Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, 510623, China
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- The Joint Laboratory for Translational Precision Medicine of Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Guangzhou Women and Children`s Medical Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China.,Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- The Joint Laboratory for Translational Precision Medicine of Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Guangzhou Women and Children`s Medical Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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- The Joint Laboratory for Translational Precision Medicine of Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Guangzhou Women and Children`s Medical Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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- The Joint Laboratory for Translational Precision Medicine of Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Guangzhou Women and Children`s Medical Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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- The Joint Laboratory for Translational Precision Medicine of Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Guangzhou Women and Children`s Medical Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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- Department of Hepatology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Department of Hepatology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Heilong Jiang, 150001, China
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- The Joint Laboratory for Translational Precision Medicine of Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Guangzhou Women and Children`s Medical Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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- The Joint Laboratory for Translational Precision Medicine of Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Guangzhou Women and Children`s Medical Center, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, 510623, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Department of Hepatology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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- The Joint Laboratory for Translational Precision Medicine of Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Guangzhou Women and Children`s Medical Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China. .,CAS Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. .,Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China.
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Tanaka N, Aoyama T, Kimura S, Gonzalez FJ. Targeting nuclear receptors for the treatment of fatty liver disease. Pharmacol Ther 2017; 179:142-157. [PMID: 28546081 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2017.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Ligand-activated nuclear receptors, including peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα), pregnane X receptor, and constitutive androstane receptor, were first identified as key regulators of the responses against chemical toxicants. However, numerous studies using mouse disease models and human samples have revealed critical roles for these receptors and others, such as PPARβ/δ, PPARγ, farnesoid X receptor (FXR), and liver X receptor (LXR), in maintaining nutrient/energy homeostasis in part through modulation of the gut-liver-adipose axis. Recently, disorders associated with disrupted nutrient/energy homeostasis, e.g., obesity, metabolic syndrome, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), are increasing worldwide. Notably, in NAFLD, a progressive subtype exists, designated as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) that is characterized by typical histological features resembling alcoholic steatohepatitis (ASH), and NASH/ASH are recognized as major causes of hepatitis virus-unrelated liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Since hepatic steatosis is basically caused by an imbalance between fat/energy influx and utilization, abnormal signaling of these nuclear receptors contribute to the pathogenesis of fatty liver disease. Standard therapeutic interventions have not been fully established for fatty liver disease, but some new agents that activate or inhibit nuclear receptor signaling have shown promise as possible therapeutic targets. In this review, we summarize recent findings on the roles of nuclear receptors in fatty liver disease and discuss future perspectives to develop promising pharmacological strategies targeting nuclear receptors for NAFLD/NASH.
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- Naoki Tanaka
- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan.
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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- Laboratory of Metabolism, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Metabolism, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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PPARs and Mitochondrial Metabolism: From NAFLD to HCC. PPAR Res 2016; 2016:7403230. [PMID: 28115925 PMCID: PMC5223052 DOI: 10.1155/2016/7403230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 297] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Revised: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Metabolic related diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), are widespread threats which bring about a significant burden of deaths worldwide, mainly due to cardiovascular events and cancer. The pathogenesis of these diseases is extremely complex, multifactorial, and only partially understood. As the main metabolic organ, the liver is central to maintain whole body energetic homeostasis. At the cellular level, mitochondria are the metabolic hub connecting and integrating all the main biochemical, hormonal, and inflammatory signaling pathways to fulfill the energetic and biosynthetic demand of the cell. In the liver, mitochondria metabolism needs to cope with the energetic regulation of the whole body. The nuclear receptors PPARs orchestrate lipid and glucose metabolism and are involved in a variety of diseases, from metabolic disorders to cancer. In this review, focus is placed on the roles of PPARs in the regulation of liver mitochondrial metabolism in physiology and pathology, from NAFLD to HCC.
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Ferguson D, Zhang J, Davis MA, Helsley RN, Vedin LL, Lee RG, Crooke RM, Graham MJ, Allende DS, Parini P, Brown JM. The lipid droplet-associated protein perilipin 3 facilitates hepatitis C virus-driven hepatic steatosis. J Lipid Res 2016; 58:420-432. [PMID: 27941027 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m073734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an enveloped RNA virus responsible for 170 million cases of viral hepatitis worldwide. Over 50% of chronically infected HCV patients develop hepatic steatosis, and steatosis can be induced by expression of HCV core protein (core) alone. Additionally, core must associate with cytoplasmic lipid droplets (LDs) for steatosis development and viral particle assembly. Due to the importance of the LD as a key component of hepatic lipid storage and as a platform for HCV particle assembly, it seems this dynamic subcellular organelle is a gatekeeper in the pathogenesis of viral hepatitis. Here, we hypothesized that core requires the host LD scaffold protein, perilipin (PLIN)3, to induce hepatic steatosis. To test our hypothesis in vivo, we have studied core-induced hepatic steatosis in the absence or presence of antisense oligonucleotide-mediated knockdown of PLIN3. PLIN3 knockdown blunted HCV core-induced steatosis in transgenic mice fed either chow or a moderate fat diet. Collectively, our studies demonstrate that the LD scaffold protein, PLIN3, is essential for HCV core-induced hepatic steatosis and provide new insights into the pathogenesis of HCV.
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- Daniel Ferguson
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH.,Department of Pathology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Pathology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Pathology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH
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- Clinical Chemistry, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinical Chemistry, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinical Chemistry, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinical Chemistry, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinical Chemistry, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH
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Hu X, Tanaka N, Guo R, Lu Y, Nakajima T, Gonzalez FJ, Aoyama T. PPARα protects against trans-fatty-acid-containing diet-induced steatohepatitis. J Nutr Biochem 2016; 39:77-85. [PMID: 27816763 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2016.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Revised: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Consumption of trans-fatty acids (TFA), unsaturated fatty acids (FA) containing trans double bonds, is a risk factor for metabolic syndrome and steatohepatitis. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) is a master regulator of hepatic lipid homeostasis. To examine the contribution of PPARα to changes in liver phenotypes induced by TFA, two diets were used: a purified control diet and an isocaloric diet in which most of the soybean oil, a major source of FA in the diet, was replaced with TFA-rich shortening. The diets were fed to wild-type and Ppara-null mice for 2 months. Ppara-null mice fed a TFA-containing diet showed more severe hepatic steatosis and liver damage compared with similarly treated wild-type mice, as revealed by increased hepatic triglyceride (TG) contents and serum alanine aminotransferase activities. While the TFA-rich diet increased the hepatic expression of enzymes involved in de novo FA synthesis and decreased TG-hydrolyzing enzymes in both genotypes, the expression of FA-catabolizing enzymes was decreased in Ppara-null mice, resulting in more severe hepatosteatosis. Additionally, the expression levels of key contributors to inflammation, such as osteopontin, were increased, and nuclear factor-kappa B was activated in TFA-containing diet-fed Ppara-null mice. Enhanced inflammatory signaling in these mice was presumably mediated by toll-like receptor 2, with no accompanying inflammasome activation. Collectively, these results suggest a protective role for PPARα in the pathological changes in the liver following TFA consumption. PPARα might prevent TFA-containing diet-induced steatohepatitis.
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- Xiao Hu
- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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Levy G, Habib N, Guzzardi MA, Kitsberg D, Bomze D, Ezra E, Uygun BE, Uygun K, Trippler M, Schlaak JF, Shibolet O, Sklan EH, Cohen M, Timm J, Friedman N, Nahmias Y. Nuclear receptors control pro-viral and antiviral metabolic responses to hepatitis C virus infection. Nat Chem Biol 2016; 12:1037-1045. [PMID: 27723751 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.2193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Viruses lack the basic machinery needed to replicate and therefore must hijack the host's metabolism to propagate. Virus-induced metabolic changes have yet to be systematically studied in the context of host transcriptional regulation, and such studies shoul offer insight into host-pathogen metabolic interplay. In this work we identified hepatitis C virus (HCV)-responsive regulators by coupling system-wide metabolic-flux analysis with targeted perturbation of nuclear receptors in primary human hepatocytes. We found HCV-induced upregulation of glycolysis, ketogenesis and drug metabolism, with glycolysis controlled by activation of HNF4α, ketogenesis by PPARα and FXR, and drug metabolism by PXR. Pharmaceutical inhibition of HNF4α reversed HCV-induced glycolysis, blocking viral replication while increasing apoptosis in infected cells showing virus-induced dependence on glycolysis. In contrast, pharmaceutical inhibition of PPARα or FXR reversed HCV-induced ketogenesis but increased viral replication, demonstrating a novel host antiviral response. Our results show that virus-induced changes to a host's metabolism can be detrimental to its life cycle, thus revealing a biologically complex relationship between virus and host.
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- Gahl Levy
- Grass Center for Bioengineering, Benin School of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.,Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Grass Center for Bioengineering, Benin School of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.,Grass Center for Bioengineering, Benin School of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.,Klarman Cell Observatory, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Grass Center for Bioengineering, Benin School of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.,Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council (CNR), Pisa, Italy
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- Grass Center for Bioengineering, Benin School of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.,Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Grass Center for Bioengineering, Benin School of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.,Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Grass Center for Bioengineering, Benin School of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.,Faculty of Engineering, Jerusalem College of Technology, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Center for Engineering in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Engineering in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Liver Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Tel-Aviv Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Grass Center for Bioengineering, Benin School of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.,Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute for Virology, Medical Faculty, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Grass Center for Bioengineering, Benin School of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.,Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Grass Center for Bioengineering, Benin School of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.,Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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Wang Y, Jiang Y, Zhou J, Song W, Li J, Wang M, Chen J, Xu R, Zhang J, Ma F, Chen YH, Ma Y. Hepatitis C virus promotes hepatocellular carcinogenesis by targeting TIPE2, a new regulator of DNA damage response. Tumour Biol 2016; 37:15265-15274. [PMID: 27696294 PMCID: PMC5126206 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-016-5409-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Infection of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is associated with primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, its underlying molecular mechanisms remain enigmatic. Tumor necrosis factor-α-induced protein 8-like 2 (TIPE2), a new negative regulator of immunity, plays significant roles in modulating inflammation and tumorigenesis. We hypothesized that TIPE2 might be involved in the development of HCV-induced HCC. To test this hypothesis, the expression of TIPE2 was determined by Western blot in the tumor and pericarcinomatous tissues collected from ten HCV-positive HCC patients; the interaction between TIPE2 and HCV-encoded non-structural proteins was analyzed by immunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence assays, and tumorigenesis and its mechanisms were studied in cell models and nude mice. Our results demonstrated that the expression of TIPE2 was significantly reduced in HCC tissues compared to that in the paracarcinoma tissues. HCV-encoded non-structural protein NS5A could specifically interact with TIPE2 and induce its degradation. Downregulation of TIPE2 by shRNA in cell lines increased genomic DNA damage and promoted cell colony formation in vitro and tumorigenesis in nude mice. In contrast, overexpression of TIPE2 had an opposite effect. Downregulation of TIPE2 by NS5A is associated with genomic DNA instability and HCV-induced HCC development. Thus, TIPE2 may be a new therapeutic target for the treatment of HCV-associated HCC.
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- Yaohui Wang
- Henan Key Laboratory of Engineering Antibody Medicine, Medical College of Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China
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- Zhengzhou University Affiliated Tumor Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Engineering Antibody Medicine, Medical College of Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Engineering Antibody Medicine, Medical College of Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Engineering Antibody Medicine, Medical College of Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Engineering Antibody Medicine, Medical College of Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Engineering Antibody Medicine, Medical College of Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Engineering Antibody Medicine, Medical College of Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Engineering Antibody Medicine, Medical College of Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, 475004, China.
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Kinoshita C, Nagano T, Seki N, Tomita Y, Sugita T, Aida Y, Itagaki M, Satoh K, Sutoh S, Abe H, Tsubota A, Aizawa Y. Hepatitis C virus G1b infection decreases the number of small low-density lipoprotein particles. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22:6716-6725. [PMID: 27547014 PMCID: PMC4970482 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i29.6716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Revised: 06/11/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate how hepatitis C virus (HCV) G1b infection influences the particle number of lipoproteins.
METHODS: The numbers of lipoprotein particles in fasting sera from 173 Japanese subjects, 82 with active HCV G1b infection (active HCV group) and 91 with cleared HCV infection (SVR group), were examined. Serum lipoprotein was fractionated by high-performance liquid chromatography into twenty fractions. The cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations in each fraction were measured using LipoSEARCH. The number of lipoprotein particles in each fraction was calculated using a newly developed algorithm, and the relationship between chronic HCV G1b infection and the lipoprotein particle number was determined by multiple linear regression analysis.
RESULTS: The median number of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles was significantly lower in the active HCV group [1182 nmol/L, interquartile range (IQR): 444 nmol/L] than in the SVR group (1363 nmol/L, IQR: 472 nmol/L, P < 0.001), as was that of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) particles (14168 nmol/L vs 15054 nmol/L, IQR: 4114 nmol/L vs 3385 nmol/L, P = 0.042). The number of very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) particles was similar between the two groups. Among the four LDL sub-fractions, the number of large LDL particles was similar between the two groups. However, the numbers of medium (median: 533.0 nmol/L, IQR: 214.7 nmol/L vs median: 633.5 nmol/L, IQR: 229.6 nmol/L, P < 0.001), small (median: 190.9 nmol/L, IQR: 152.4 nmol/L vs median: 263.2 nmol/L, IQR: 159.9 nmol/L; P < 0.001), and very small LDL particles (median: 103.5 nmol/L, IQR: 66.8 nmol/L vs median: 139.3 nmol/L, IQR: 67.3 nmol/L, P < 0.001) were significantly lower in the active HCV group than in the SVR group, respectively. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated an association between HCV G1b infection and the decreased numbers of medium, small, and very small LDL particles. However, active HCV infection did not affect the number of large LDL particles or any sub-fractions of VLDL and HDL particles.
CONCLUSION: HCV G1b infection decreases the numbers of medium, small, and very small LDL particles.
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Hepatocarcinogenesis associated with hepatitis B, delta and C viruses. Curr Opin Virol 2016; 20:1-10. [PMID: 27504999 DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2016.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Revised: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 07/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Globally, over half a billion people are persistently infected with hepatitis B (HBV) and/or hepatitis C viruses. Chronic HBV and HCV infection frequently lead to fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Co-infections with hepatitis delta virus (HDV), a subviral satellite requiring HBV for its propagation, accelerates the progression of liver disease toward HCC. The mechanisms by which these viruses cause malignant transformation, culminating in HCC, remain incompletely understood, partially due to the lack of adequate experimental models for dissecting these complex disease processes in vivo.
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Tian Y, Yang Y, Zhang X, Nakajima T, Tanaka N, Sugiyama E, Kamijo Y, Lu Y, Moriya K, Koike K, Gonzalez FJ, Aoyama T. Age-dependent PPARα activation induces hepatic sulfatide accumulation in transgenic mice carrying the hepatitis C virus core gene. Glycoconj J 2016; 33:927-936. [PMID: 27318478 DOI: 10.1007/s10719-016-9703-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Revised: 06/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Sulfatides, a type of glycosphingolipid, are associated with carcinogenesis. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) is involved in the regulation of sulfatide metabolism as well as in cancer development. We previously reported that transgenic (Tg) mice expressing hepatitis C virus core protein (HCVcp) exhibited age-dependent PPARα activation and carcinogenesis in liver. However, the metabolism of sulfatides in hepatocellular carcinoma is unknown. To examine the relationship between sulfatide metabolism, carcinogenesis, HCVcp, and PPARα, age-dependent changes of these factors were examined in HCVcpTg, PPARα inhibitor-treated HCVcpTg, and non-Tg mice. The sulfatide content in liver, the hepatic expression of two key enzymes catalyzing the initial and last reactions in sulfatide synthesis, the hepatic expression of known sulfatide-transferring protein, oxidative stress, and hepatic PPARα expression and its activation were age-dependently increased in HCVcpTg mice. The increased synthesis and accumulation of sulfatides and PPARα activation were significantly enhanced in liver cancer lesions. These changes were attenuated by PPARα inhibitor treatment and not observed in non-Tg mice. These results suggest that HCVcp-induced age-dependent PPARα activation increases synthesis of sulfatides and the resulting sulfatide accumulation affects HCV-related liver cancer. The monitoring of hepatic sulfatide content and the modulation of sulfatide generation by intervention using a PPARα inhibitor might be useful for the prediction and prevention of HCV-related hepatocarcinogenesis, respectively.
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- Yangyang Tian
- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, China
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Nutritional Science, Prefectural College, Nagano, Nagano, 380-8525, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan.
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
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- Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan
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Yang WT, Wu LW, Tseng TC, Chen CL, Yang HC, Su TH, Wang CC, Kuo SFT, Liu CH, Chen PJ, Chen DS, Liu CJ, Kao JH. Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Loss and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development in Patients With Dual Hepatitis B and C Infection. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e2995. [PMID: 26962809 PMCID: PMC4998890 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000002995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are 2 major causes of chronic viral hepatitis. It is still unclear how HCV coinfection affects HBV replication and clinical outcomes in HBV/HCV coinfected patients.We conducted a longitudinal study, which enrolled 111 patients with HBV/HCV coinfection and 111 propensity score-matched controls with HBV monoinfection. Both groups had comparable baseline age, sex, fibrosis stage, levels of HBV DNA, and HBV surface antigen (HBsAg). The HCV coinfection and other host/viral factors were correlated with various outcomes, including HBsAg loss and cirrhosis/hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development.After a 10-year follow-up, we found that HCV coinfection itself was not associated with HBsAg loss. However, coinfected patients with alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level >80 U/L had a higher chance of HBsAg loss than those with ALT level ≤80 U/L [hazard ratio (95% confidence interval): 4.41 (1.75-11.15)] or matched controls with HBV monoinfection [hazard ratio (95% confidence interval): 3.40 (1.54-7.50)]. Besides, both HCV coinfection and higher ALT levels were associated with higher HCC risks and the HCC risks remained even after HBsAg loss in HBV/HCV con-infected patient.HCV coinfection is not associated with HBsAg loss. A higher ALT level is a major determinant of HBsAg loss in patients with HBV/HCV coinfection. Both HCV coinfection and a higher ALT level were independent risk factors of HCC.
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- Wan-Ting Yang
- From the Division of Gastroenterology (T-CT, C-CW), Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Tzuchi Hospital, The Buddhist Tzuchi Medical Foundation; Division of Gastroenterology (H-CY, T-HS, C-HL, P-JC, C-JL, J-HK), Department of Internal Medicine; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine (C-LC, T-HS, C-HL, C-JL, J-HK); Hepatitis Research Center (W-TY, C-HL, J-HK); Department of Medical Research (J-HK); Department of Microbiology (H-CY), National Taiwan University College of Medicine and National Taiwan University Hospital; Master of Public Health Degree Program (W-TY), National Taiwan University, Taipei; Division of Gastroenterology (L-WW), Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei; School of Medicine (T-CT, C-CW), Tzu Chi University, Hualien; Genomics Research Center Academia Sinica (D-SC), Taipei, Taiwan; St Vincent's Hospital (SF-TK), Melbourne VIC, Australia; and Taiwan Liver Disease Consortium (TLC) (C-JL), Taipei, Taiwan
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HCV and Oxidative Stress: Implications for HCV Life Cycle and HCV-Associated Pathogenesis. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2016; 2016:9012580. [PMID: 26955431 PMCID: PMC4756209 DOI: 10.1155/2016/9012580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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HCV (hepatitis C virus) is a member of the Flaviviridae family that contains a single-stranded positive-sense RNA genome of approximately 9600 bases. HCV is a major causative agent for chronic liver diseases such as steatosis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma which are caused by multifactorial processes. Elevated levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) are considered as a major factor contributing to HCV-associated pathogenesis. This review summarizes the mechanisms involved in formation of ROS in HCV replicating cells and describes the interference of HCV with ROS detoxifying systems. The relevance of ROS for HCV-associated pathogenesis is reviewed with a focus on the interference of elevated ROS levels with processes controlling liver regeneration. The overview about the impact of ROS for the viral life cycle is focused on the relevance of autophagy for the HCV life cycle and the crosstalk between HCV, elevated ROS levels, and the induction of autophagy.
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Chang ML. Metabolic alterations and hepatitis C: From bench to bedside. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22:1461-1476. [PMID: 26819514 PMCID: PMC4721980 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i4.1461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2015] [Revised: 08/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In addition to causing cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatitis C virus (HCV) is thought to cause hypolipidemia, hepatic steatosis, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes. The viral life cycle of HCV depends on cholesterol metabolism in host cells. HCV core protein and nonstructural protein 5A perturb crucial lipid and glucose pathways, such as the sterol regulatory element-binding protein pathway and the protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin/S6 kinase 1 pathway. Although several lines of transgenic mice expressing core or full HCV proteins exhibit hepatic steatosis and/or dyslipidemia, whether they completely reflect the metabolic alterations in humans with HCV infection remains unknown. Many cross-sectional studies have demonstrated increased prevalences of metabolic alterations and cardiovascular events in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC); however, conflicting results exist, primarily due to unavoidable individual variations. Utilizing anti-HCV therapy, most longitudinal cohort studies of CHC patients have demonstrated the favorable effects of viral clearance in attenuating metabolic alterations and cardiovascular risks. To determine the risks of HCV-associated metabolic alterations and associated complications in patients with CHC, it is necessary to adjust for crucial confounders, such as HCV genotype and host baseline glucose metabolism, for a long follow-up period after anti-HCV treatment. Adipose tissue is an important endocrine organ due to its release of adipocytokines, which regulate lipid and glucose metabolism. However, most data on HCV infection and adipocytokine alteration are inconclusive. A comprehensive overview of HCV-associated metabolic and adipocytokine alterations, from bench to bedside, is presented in this topic highlight.
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Ress C, Kaser S. Mechanisms of intrahepatic triglyceride accumulation. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22:1664-1673. [PMID: 26819531 PMCID: PMC4721997 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i4.1664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Revised: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 09/30/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hepatic steatosis defined as lipid accumulation in hepatocytes is very frequently found in adults and obese adolescents in the Western World. Etiologically, obesity and associated insulin resistance or excess alcohol intake are the most frequent causes of hepatic steatosis. However, steatosis also often occurs with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and is also found in rare but potentially life-threatening liver diseases of pregnancy. Clinical significance and outcome of hepatic triglyceride accumulation are highly dependent on etiology and histological pattern of steatosis. This review summarizes current concepts of pathophysiology of common causes of hepatic steatosis, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), alcoholic fatty liver disease, chronic HCV infections, drug-induced forms of hepatic steatosis, and acute fatty liver of pregnancy. Regarding the pathophysiology of NAFLD, this work focuses on the close correlation between insulin resistance and hepatic triglyceride accumulation, highlighting the potential harmful effects of systemic insulin resistance on hepatic metabolism of fatty acids on the one side and the role of lipid intermediates on insulin signalling on the other side. Current studies on lipid droplet morphogenesis have identified novel candidate proteins and enzymes in NAFLD.
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Nakamura K, Koyama M, Ishida R, Kitahara T, Nakajima T, Aoyama T. Characterization of bioactive agents in five types of marketed sprouts and comparison of their antihypertensive, antihyperlipidemic, and antidiabetic effects in fructose-loaded SHRs. JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2016; 53:581-90. [PMID: 26787977 PMCID: PMC4711472 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-015-2048-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 09/15/2015] [Accepted: 09/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes are important precursors of cardiovascular disease. Here, we evaluated the antihypertensive, antihyperlipidemic, and antidiabetic potential of five types of sprouts in fructose-loaded spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). Powdered sprouts (PSs) were produced from mung bean, broccoli, radish, and buckwheat sprouts and germinated soybeans by lyophilization. The PSs were analyzed for nutritional composition and bioactive agents (γ-aminobutyric acid [GABA], coenzyme Q10 [CoQ10], rutin, and myo-inositol-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexakisphosphate [IP6]) and functionally tested in SHRs given water containing 25 % fructose and diets containing 30 % PS for 46 days. All PSs were nutritionally rich in protein and dietary fiber. CoQ10, GABA/rutin, and GABA/IP6 were abundant in broccoli, buckwheat, and germinated soybean PSs, respectively. Mung bean, broccoli, and buckwheat PSs caused significant reductions in heart rates and/or serum triglycerides. Mung bean PS also significantly reduced serum total cholesterol. These data supported the antihypertensive and antihyperlipidemic potential of mung bean, broccoli, and buckwheat sprouts.
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- Kozo Nakamura
- />Institute of Agriculture, Academic Assembly, Shinshu University, 8304 Minamiminowa-Village, Nagano, 399-4598 Japan
- />Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Shinshu University, 8304 Minamiminowa-Village, Nagano, 399-4598 Japan
- />Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Shinshu University, 8304 Minamiminowa-Village, Nagano, 399-4598 Japan
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- />Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Shinshu University, 8304 Minamiminowa-Village, Nagano, 399-4598 Japan
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- />Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Shinshu University, 8304 Minamiminowa-Village, Nagano, 399-4598 Japan
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- />Saladcosmo Co., Ltd, 1-15 Sentanbayashi, Nakatsugawa, Gifu 509-9131 Japan
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- />Department of Metabolic Regulation, Institute of Pathogenesis and Disease Prevention, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621 Japan
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- />Department of Metabolic Regulation, Institute of Pathogenesis and Disease Prevention, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621 Japan
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Ohkoshi S, Hirono H, Watanabe K, Hasegawa K, Yano M. Contributions of transgenic mouse studies on the research of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus-induced hepatocarcinogenesis. World J Hepatol 2015; 7:2834-2840. [PMID: 26668695 PMCID: PMC4670955 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i28.2834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2015] [Revised: 09/28/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Transgenic mouse technology has enabled the investigation of the pathogenic effects, including those on development, immunological reactions and carcinogenesis, of viral genes directly in living organism in a real-time manner. Although viral hepatocarcinogenesis comprises multiple sequences of pathological events, that is, chronic necroinflammation and the subsequent regeneration of hepatocytes that induces the accumulation of genetic alterations and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the direct action of viral proteins also play significant roles. The pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus X and hepatitis C virus (HCV) core genes has been extensively studied by virtue of their functions as a transactivator and a steatosis inducer, respectively. In particular, the mechanism of steatosis in HCV infection and its possible association with HCC has been well studied using HCV core gene transgenic mouse models. Although transgenic mouse models have remarkable advantages, they are intrinsically accompanied by some drawbacks when used to study human diseases. Therefore, the results obtained from transgenic mouse studies should be carefully interpreted in the context of whether or not they are well associated with human pathogenesis.
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Douglas DN, Pu CH, Lewis JT, Bhat R, Anwar-Mohamed A, Logan M, Lund G, Addison WR, Lehner R, Kneteman NM. Oxidative Stress Attenuates Lipid Synthesis and Increases Mitochondrial Fatty Acid Oxidation in Hepatoma Cells Infected with Hepatitis C Virus. J Biol Chem 2015; 291:1974-1990. [PMID: 26627833 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.674861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Cytopathic effects are currently believed to contribute to hepatitis C virus (HCV)-induced liver injury and are readily observed in Huh7.5 cells infected with the JFH-1 HCV strain, manifesting as apoptosis highly correlated with growth arrest. Reactive oxygen species, which are induced by HCV infection, have recently emerged as activators of AMP-activated protein kinase. The net effect is ATP conservation via on/off switching of metabolic pathways that produce/consume ATP. Depending on the scenario, this can have either pro-survival or pro-apoptotic effects. We demonstrate reactive oxygen species-mediated activation of AMP-activated kinase in Huh7.5 cells during HCV (JFH-1)-induced growth arrest. Metabolic labeling experiments provided direct evidence that lipid synthesis is attenuated, and β-oxidation is enhanced in these cells. A striking increase in nuclear peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α, which plays a dominant role in the expression of β-oxidation genes after ligand-induced activation, was also observed, and we provide evidence that peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α is constitutively activated in these cells. The combination of attenuated lipid synthesis and enhanced β-oxidation is not conducive to lipid accumulation, yet cellular lipids still accumulated during this stage of infection. Notably, the serum in the culture media was the only available source for polyunsaturated fatty acids, which were elevated (2-fold) in the infected cells, implicating altered lipid import/export pathways in these cells. This study also provided the first in vivo evidence for enhanced β-oxidation during HCV infection because HCV-infected SCID/Alb-uPA mice accumulated higher plasma ketones while fasting than did control mice. Overall, this study highlights the reprogramming of hepatocellular lipid metabolism and bioenergetics during HCV infection, which are predicted to impact both the HCV life cycle and pathogenesis.
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- Donna N Douglas
- From the Departments of Surgery,; Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada.
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- From the Departments of Surgery,; Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada
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- From the Departments of Surgery,; Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada
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- Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada; Medical Microbiology and Immunology
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- Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada; Medical Microbiology and Immunology
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- From the Departments of Surgery,; Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada
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