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BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 74, Issue 3, Pages 521-531Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2007.05.005
Keywords
liver; S-adenosylhomocysteine; S-adenosylmethionine; tumor necrosis factor; mitochondria
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- NIAAA NIH HHS [K01 AA015344-01A1, R01 AA014623, K01 AA015344-02, K01 AA015344-03, K01 AA015344] Funding Source: Medline
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Hepatocytes are resistant to tumor necrosis factor-alpha-(TNF) induced killing/apoptosis under normal circumstances, but primary hepatocytes from rats chronically fed alcohol have increased TNF cytotoxicity. Therefore, there must be mechanism(s) by which alcohol exposure sensitizes to TNF hepatotoxicity. Abnormal metabolism of methionine and S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) are well-documented acquired metabolic abnormalities in ALD. S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) is the product of SAM in hepatic transmethylation reactions, and SAH hydrolase (SAHH) is the only enzyme to metabolize SAH to homocysteine and adenosine. Our previous studies demonstrated that chronic intracellular accumulation of SAH sensitized hepatocytes to TNF cytotoxicity in vitro. In the current study, we extended our previous observations by further characterizing the effects of chronic alcohol intake on mitochondrial SAM levels in liver and examining its possible involvement in SAH sensitization to TNF hepatotoxicity. Chronic alcohol consumption in mice not only increased cytosolic SAH levels, but also decreased mitochondrial SAM concentration, leading to decreased mitochondrial SAM to SAH ratio. Moreover, accumulation of hepatic SAH induced by administration of 3-deaza-adenosine (DZA-a potent inhibitor of SAHH) enhanced lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/TNF hepatotoxicity in mice in vivo. inhibition of SAHH by DZA resulted not only in accumulation of cytoplasmic SAH, but also in depletion of the mitochondrial SAM pool. Further studies using mitochondrial SAM transporter inhibitors showed that inhibition of SAM transport into mitochondria sensitized HepG2 cells to TNF cytotoxicity. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that depletion of the mitochondrial SAM pool by SAH, which is elevated during chronic alcohol consumption, plays a critical role in SAH induced sensitization to TNF hepatotoxicity. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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