期刊
JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
卷 19, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12967-021-02885-4
关键词
Steatosis; NAFLD; Exendin-4; LncRNAs; HepG2; GLP-1R agonist
资金
- Qatar National Library
- Qatar Biomedical Research Institute
This study confirmed that Ex-4 can improve steatosis in HepG2 cells and identified 379 and 180 differentially expressed LncRNAs between untreated, steatotic, and Ex-4-treated steatotic cells. Functional enrichment analysis revealed critical pathways involved in fatty acid and pyruvate metabolism, insulin, PPAR, Wnt, TGF-beta, mTOR, VEGF, NOD-like, and Toll-like receptors signaling pathways.
Background and aimsThe hallmark of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the excessive hepatic lipid accumulation. Currently, no pharmacotherapy exists for NAFLD. However, the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists have recently emerged as potential therapeutics. Here, we sought to identify the long non-coding RNAs (LncRNAs) associated with the steatosis improvement induced by the GLP-1R agonist Exendin-4 (Ex-4) in vitro.MethodsSteatosis was induced in HepG2 cells with oleic acid. The transcriptomic profiling was performed using total RNA extracted from untreated, steatotic, and Ex-4-treated steatotic cells. We validated a subset of differentially expressed LncRNAs with qRT-PCR and identified the most significantly enriched cellular functions associated with the relevant LncRNAs.ResultsWe confirm that Ex-4 improves steatosis in HepG2 cells. We found 379 and 180 differentially expressed LncRNAs between untreated and steatotic cells and between steatotic and Ex-4-treated steatotic cells, respectively. Interestingly, 22 upregulated LncRNAs in steatotic cells became downregulated with Ex-4 exposure, while 50 downregulated LncRNAs in steatotic cells became upregulated in the presence of Ex-4. Although some LncRNAs, such as MALAT1, H19, and NEAT1, were previously associated with NAFLD, the association of others with steatosis and the positive effect of Ex-4 is being reported for the first time. Functional enrichment analysis identified many critical pathways, including fatty acid and pyruvate metabolism, and insulin, PPAR, Wnt, TGF-beta, mTOR, VEGF, NOD-like, and Toll-like receptors signaling pathways.ConclusionOur results suggest that LncRNAs may play essential roles in the mechanisms underlying steatosis improvement in response to GLP-1R agonists and warrant further functional studies.
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