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ArticleHepatology international2013

Amelioration of hepatic inflammation in a mouse model of NASH using a dithiocarbamate derivative.

Jason J Schwartz, Lyska Emerson, Elaine Hillas, Ann Phan, Heather Thiesset, Matthew Firpo, Jeffrey Sorensen, Thomas Kennedy, Mary Rinella

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Article in Hepatology international, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jason J SchwartzDivision of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Texas, Southwestern, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX, USA. jason.schwartz@utsouthwestern.edu.
Lyska EmersonDepartment of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. lyska.emerson@hsc.utah.edu.
Elaine HillasDepartment of General Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Ann PhanDepartment of General Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Heather ThiessetDepartment of General Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. heather.thiesset@hsc.utah.edu.
Matthew FirpoDepartment of General Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Jeffrey SorensenDepartment of General Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Thomas KennedyGeorgia Health Sciences University, Section of Pulmonology, Augusta, GA, USA. TKennedy@georgiahealth.edu.
Mary RinellaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. m-rinella@northwestern.edu.
University of Utah · USAugusta University Health · USNorthwestern University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe process whereby liver inflammation develops in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is not fully understood. While modification of the inflammatory milieu is an attractive target to prevent the development of hepatocellular injury, most antiinflammatory agents have proven ineffective in this setting. Tetraethylthiuram disulfide (TDSF) is able to induce S-glutathionylation of NF-κB along with critical signaling proteins involved with inflammation, especially when complexed with a heavy metal. For this reason, we hypothesized that administration of TDSF would function to ameliorate necroinflammatory activity in a mouse model of NASH.

methodsMice were divided into five groups and received control chow versus a methionine-choline-deficient diet. After 6 weeks of TDSF versus sham gavage, animals were necropsied. Using conventional H&E staining, livers were examined using the Brunt scoring system by a hepatopathologist blinded to treatment groups. Validated mouse primer sets were used for quantitative real-time PCR to evaluate changes in mRNA expression.

resultsLivers treated with TDSF demonstrated a qualitative reduction in lobular inflammation, lipogranuloma formation, and Kupffer cell accumulation, but not steatosis. Significant reductions in inflammatory transcripts for α-1-collagen, TGF-β, Mmp2, MCP-1, and TNF-1α were also observed.

conclusionsAnimals treated with TDSF exhibit a reduction in lobular inflammation that is independent of lipid accumulation when administered MCD diet. Similar reductions are seen in several inflammatory transcripts associated with NASH. Additional work in this area may reveal a therapeutic role for TDSF or similar agents in curtailing inflammatory signaling within the liver.

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Animal ModelsDisulfiramDithiocarbamatesNAFLDNASHTherapies

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