Journal
CHEMICO-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS
Volume 273, Issue -, Pages 212-218Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2017.06.021
Keywords
Citreoviridin; Liver; Triglyceride accumulation; PPAR-alpha; TC/HDL-C ratio
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [81602881]
- Doctor Start-up Foundation of Liaoning Province [201601230]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2017M611239]
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Citreoviridin (CIT) is a mycotoxin produced by Penicillum citreonigrum, Aspergillus terreus and Eupeni-cillium ochrosalmoneum. CIT occurs naturally in moldy rice and corn. CIT is associated with the development of atherosclerosis in the general population. Alteration in hepatic lipid metabolism is a pathogenic factor in atherosclerosis. However the effect and the underlying mechanism of CIT on hepatic lipid metabolism are largely unknown. In this study, we reported that CIT induced triglyceride accumulation in mice liver and human liver HepG2 cells as shown in oil red O staining. CIT (0.1 mg/kg -0.3 mg/kg) for 6 weeks elevated liver triglyceride contents in mice. CIT inhibited the transactivation activity of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPAR-alpha) in hepatocyte in vivo and in vitro, as shown by the reduced mRNA levels of PPAR-alpha target genes which play key roles in lipid metabolism in various aspects. PPAR-alpha agonist fenofibrate attenuated CIT-induced triglyceride accumulation in HepG2 cells. Furthermore, CIT increased serum total cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio, a strong risk factor for cardiovascular disease. In summary, we reported that CIT induced PPAR-alpha-dependent hepatic triglyceride accumulation and dyslipidemia. Our data will provide new mechanistic insights into CIT-induced lipid alterations. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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