ArticleNature communications2015
A metabolic stress-inducible miR-34a-HNF4α pathway regulates lipid and lipoprotein metabolism.
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- Investigating microRNAs to Explain the Link between Cholesterol Metabolism and NAFLD in Humans: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
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- MicroRNA Crosstalk in Metabolic Disorders: The Dual Role of miR-122 and miR-34a in NAFLD and Type 2 Diabetes.Molecular biotechnology · 2026Review
- Genetic or pharmacological inhibition of hepatic TMEM141 attenuates MASH and fibrosis via the ROS-HNF4α signaling pathway.Nature communications · 2026Article
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- Biomarkers for early identification of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD): a narrative review.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2026Article
- Expression of Serum and Exosomal microRNA-34a in Subjects with Increased Fat Mass.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Transomic analysis reveals DNA methylation and transcription factor roles in obese liver protein expression.NPJ systems biology and applications · 2025Article
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Abstract
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common liver diseases, but its underlying mechanism is poorly understood. Here we show that hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α (HNF4α), a liver-enriched nuclear hormone receptor, is markedly inhibited, whereas miR-34a is highly induced in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, diabetic mice and mice fed a high-fat diet. miR-34a is essential for HNF4α expression and regulates triglyceride accumulation in human and murine hepatocytes. miR-34a inhibits very low-density lipoprotein secretion and promotes liver steatosis and hypolipidemia in an HNF4α-dependent manner. As a result, increased miR-34a or reduced HNF4α expression in the liver attenuates the development of atherosclerosis in Apoe(-/-) or Ldlr(-/-) mice. These data indicate that the miR-34a-HNF4α pathway is activated under common conditions of metabolic stress and may have a role in the pathogenesis of NAFLD and in regulating plasma lipoprotein metabolism. Targeting this pathway may represent a novel approach for the treatment of NAFLD.
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