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JOURNAL OF THE CHINESE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
卷 76, 期 12, 页码 686-692出版社
ELSEVIER TAIWAN
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2013.08.010
关键词
C57BL mouse; NLRP3; NLRX1; nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
资金
- Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau [2009232]
Background: Increasing evidence suggests that innate immunity is involved in the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Nod-like receptors (NLRs) have recently been identified as key mediators of inflammatory and immune responses. The aim of this article is to explore the correlation of nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor (NLR)X1 and NLRP3 with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in mice. Methods: In our study, a high-fat diet, lipopolysaccharides (LPSs), and normal diet were given to C57BL mice to establish high fat (HF), HF + LPS, and control groups. Thereafter, serum alanine and aspartate aminotransferase (ALT and AST) levels were measured, and NASH severity was histologically examined. We measured tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha levels by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, protein expression by Western blotting, and mRNA expression by real-time fluorescent quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Results: Levels of ALT and AST were higher in HF LPS mice than in HF mice (p < 0.05). NLRX1 mRNA and protein expression was lower in HF and HF LPS mice than in control mice (p < 0.05). NLRP3 mRNA expression was higher in HF and HF LPS mice than in control mice (p < 0.05). The mRNA and protein expression of TNF receptor-associated factor (TRAF)6, interleukin-1 beta, caspase-1, and apoptosis-associated speck-like protein were significantly higher in HF LPS mice than in control and HF mice; furthermore, mRNA expression was higher in HF mice than in control mice (p < 0.05), but protein expression was similar. Conclusion: NLRX1 and NLRP3 inflammasomes may be important in NASH development. Copyright (C) 2013 Elsevier Taiwan LLC and the Chinese Medical Association. All rights reserved.
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