scholarly journals TGF-β-SMAD3 signaling mediates hepatic bile acid and phospholipid metabolism following lithocholic acid-induced liver injury

2012 ◽  
Vol 53 (12) ◽  
pp. 2698-2707 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsutomu Matsubara ◽  
Naoki Tanaka ◽  
Misako Sato ◽  
Dong Wook Kang ◽  
Kristopher W. Krausz ◽  
...  
2017 ◽  
Vol 161 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jibiao Li ◽  
Benjamin L Woolbright ◽  
Wen Zhao ◽  
Yifeng Wang ◽  
David Matye ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yangping Zhu ◽  
Changling Wang ◽  
Jingyi Yu ◽  
Yingying Miao ◽  
Yuanyuan Chai ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Lithocholic acid (LCA) is one kind of endogenous bile acids which is a typical index in primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). It could cause severe cholestatic liver injury in rodents. Obeticholic acid (OCA) is a major treatment for PBC. However, its effect and mechanism in LCA-induced liver injury was still unclear beside of bile acid regulation. This study aims to evaluate the hepatoprotective effect and mechanism of OCA against LCA-induced cholestatic liver injury. Results: LCA-induced upregulations of ALT, AST, ALP and TBA were reduced and the bile acid profiles in serum, liver and bile were improved significantly by OCA. This bile acid regulating effect of OCA was mainly based on increasing the expression of bile acid efflux transporters bile salt export pump (BSEP), multidrug resistant associated protein 2 (MRP2), MRP3 and multi-drug resistance 3 (MDR3) instead of bile acid synthesis inhibition. Furthermore, it was found that OCA reduced the activation and expression of Caspase 8/3 signaling pathway without the change of p-MLKL and BAX in LCA-induced cholestatic model. And the inhibition of Caspase 8/3 signaling pathway depended on the activation of Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) to inhibit Caspase 8 cleavage to form a active complex.Conclusions: This study found OCA improved LCA-induced cholestatic liver injury via FXR-induced exogenous cell apoptosis, which provided a new evidence for the application of OCA to ameliorate PBC in clinical.


2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuru Ma ◽  
Hongjin Wu ◽  
Huawei Wang ◽  
Fengrong Chen ◽  
Zhenrong Xie ◽  
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BackgroundThe pathogenesis of methamphetamine usedisorders (MUDs) remains largely unknown; however, bile acids may play arole as potential mediators of liver injury and psychiatric comorbidities.The aim of this study was to characterize bile acid (BA) profiles in plasmaof patients with MUDs undergoing withdrawal.MethodsLiver functions and psychiatric symptoms wereevaluated in a retrospective cohort (30 MUDs versus 30 control subjects) andan exploratory cohort (30 MUDs including 10 subjects each at the 7-day,3-month, and 12-month withdrawal stages versus 10 control subjects). BAcompositions in plasma samples from MUD patients in the exploratory cohortwere determined by gas-liquid chromatography.ResultsBoth psychiatric comorbidities andmethamphetamine-induced liver injury were observed in patients in both MUDcohorts. The plasma concentrations of the total BA, cholic acid (CA), andchenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) were lower in MUD patients relative tocontrols. The maximum decline was observed at the 3-month stage, withgradual recovery at the 12-month stage. Notably, the ratios of deoxycholicacid (DCA)/CA and lithocholic acid (LCA)/CDCA were statistically significantat the 3-month stage comparing with controls. Significant correlations werefound between the LCA/CDCA and taurolithocholic acid (TLCA)/CDCA ratios andthe levels of alanine transaminase and aspartate aminotransferase, andbetween the LCA/CDCA ratio and the HAM-A score.ConclusionBA profile during METH withdrawal weremarkedly altered, with these unbalanced BAs being associated with liverinjury. The associations between BA profiles and psychiatric symptomssuggest an association between specific BAs and disease progression,possibly through the liver-brain axis.


2015 ◽  
Vol 149 (1) ◽  
pp. 237-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason R. Slizgi ◽  
Yang Lu ◽  
Kenneth R. Brouwer ◽  
Robert L. St. Claire ◽  
Kimberly M. Freeman ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 1035-1045 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa D. Beilke ◽  
Lauren M. Aleksunes ◽  
Ricky D. Holland ◽  
David G. Besselsen ◽  
Rick D. Beger ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armin Mooranian ◽  
Nassim Zamani ◽  
Bozica Kovacevic ◽  
Corina Mihaela Ionescu ◽  
Giuseppe Luna ◽  
...  

Aim: Examine bile acids effects in Type 2 diabetes. Background: In recent studies, the bile acid ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) has shown potent anti-inflammatory effects in obese patients while in type 2 diabetics (T2D) levels of the pro-inflammatory bile acid lithocholic acid were increased, and levels of the anti-inflammatory bile acid chenodeoxycholic acid were decreased, in plasma. Objective: Hence, this study aimed to examine applications of novel UDCA nanoparticles in diabetes. Methods: Diabetic balb/c adult mice were divided into three equal groups and gavaged daily with either empty microcapsules, free UDCA, or microencapsulated UDCA over two weeks. Their blood, tissues, urine, and faeces were collected for blood glucose, inflammation, and bile acid analyses. UDCA resulted in modulatory effects on bile acids profile without antidiabetic effects suggesting that bile acid modulation was not directly linked to diabetes treatment. Results: UDCA resulted in modulatory effects on bile acids profile without antidiabetic effects suggesting that bile acid modulation was not directly linked to diabetes treatment. Conclusion: Bile acids modulated the bile profile without affecting blood glucose levels.


1990 ◽  
Vol 31 (12) ◽  
pp. 2209-2218
Author(s):  
H Oda ◽  
H Yamashita ◽  
K Kosahara ◽  
S Kuroki ◽  
F Nakayama

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