期刊
JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY
卷 59, 期 4, 页码 805-813出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2013.05.023
关键词
Ceramide; ER stress; Mitochondrial cholesterol; Homocysteine; Alcohol induced liver disease; Mitochondrial GSH
资金
- CIBEREHD
- Fundacio la Marate de TV3
- la Mutua Madrilena [PI10/02114, PI09/0056, PI09/1164]
- Research Center for Liver and Pancreatic Diseases, NIAAA/NIH [SAF2008-02199, SAF200911417, SAF2010-15760, SAF2011-23031, SAF2012-34831, BFU2010-18826, P50-AA-11999]
Background & Aims: The pathogenesis of alcohol-induced liver disease (ALD) is poorly understood. Here, we examined the role of acid sphingomyelinase (ASMase) in alcohol induced hepatic endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, a key mechanism of ALD. Methods: We examined ER stress, lipogenesis, hyperhomocysteinemia, mitochondrial cholesterol (mChol) trafficking and susceptibility to LPS and concanavalin-A in ASMase(-/-) mice fed alcohol. Results: Alcohol feeding increased SREBP-1c, DGAT-2, and FAS mRNA in ASMase(+/+) but not in ASMase(-/-) mice. Compared to ASMase(+/+) mice, ASMase(-/-) mice exhibited decreased expression of ER stress markers induced by alcohol, but the level of tunicamycinmediated upregulation of ER stress markers and steatosis was similar in both types of mice. The increase in homocysteine levels induced by alcohol feeding was comparable in both ASMase(+/+) and ASMase(-/-) mice. Exogenous ASMase, but not neutral SMase, induced ER stress by perturbing ER Ca2+ homeostasis. Moreover, alcohol-induced mChol loading and StARD1 overexpression were blunted in ASMase(-/-) mice. Tunicamycin upregulated StARD1 expression and this outcome was abrogated by tauroursodeoxycholic acid. Alcohol-induced liver injury and sensitization to LPS and concanavalin-A were prevented in ASMase(-/-) mice. These effects were reproduced in alcohol-fed TNFR1/R2(-/-) mice. Moreover, ASMase does not impair hepatic regeneration following partial hepatectomy. Of relevance, liver samples from patients with alcoholic hepatitis exhibited increased expression of ASMase, StARD1, and ER stress markers. Conclusions: Our data indicate that ASMase is critical for alcohol- induced ER stress, and provide a rationale for further clinical investigation in ALD. (C) 2013 European Association for the Study of the Liver. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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