期刊
JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY
卷 72, 期 3, 页码 411-419出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2019.10.011
关键词
NAFLD; beta-Klotho; SNPs; Ballooning; Inflammation
资金
- Italian Ministry of Health
- AIRC, (Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro), Italy [MFAG12936]
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Policlinico Milano
- Istituto Nazionale di Genetica Molecolare (INGM Molecular Medicine Grant)
- AIRC [MFAG16888]
- Ricerca Finalizzata [RF-2016-02364358]
- LITMUS European Union (EU) Programme Horizon 2020 [777377]
Background & Aim: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the leading cause of chronic liver disease in adults and children. Along with obesity, diabetes and insulin resistance, genetic factors strongly impact on NAFLD development and progression. Dysregulated bile acid metabolism and the fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19) pathway play a pivotal role in NAFLD pathogenesis. However, the mechanism through which the FGF19 receptor system is associated with liver damage in NAFLD remains to be defined. Methods: We evaluated the impact of the rs17618244 G>A beta-Klotho (KLB) variant on liver damage in 249 pediatric patients with biopsy-proven NAFLD and the association of this variant with the expression of hepatic and soluble KLB. In vitro models were established to investigate the role of the KLB mutant. Results: The KLB rs17618244 variant was associated with an increased risk of ballooning and lobular inflammation. KLB plasma levels were lower in carriers of the rs17618244 minor A allele and were associated with lobular inflammation, ballooning and fibrosis. In HepG2 and Huh7 hepatoma cell lines, exposure to free fatty acids caused a severe reduction of intracellular and secreted KLB. Finally, KLB downregulation obtained by the expression of a KLB mutant in HepG2 and Huh7 cells induced intracellular lipid accumulation and upregulation of p62, ACOX1, ACSL1, IL-1 beta and TNF-alpha gene expression. Conclusion: In conclusion, we showed an association between the rsl 7618244 KLB variant, which leads to reduced KLB expression, and the severity of NAFLD in pediatric patients. We can speculate that the KLB protein may exert a protective role against lipotoxicity and inflammation in hepatocytes. Lay summary: Genetic and environmental factors strongly impact on the pathogenesis and progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The FGF19/FGFR4/KLB pathway plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of NAFLD. The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of a genetic variant in the KLB gene on the severity of liver disease. Our data suggest that the KLB protein plays a protective role against lipotoxicity and inflammation in hepatocytes. (C) 2019 European Association for the Study of the Liver. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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