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Alcohol dysregulates miR-148a in hepatocytes through FoxO1, facilitating pyroptosis via TXNIP overexpression.

Mi Jeong Heo, Tae Hyun Kim, Jueng Soo You, Delia Blaya, Pau Sancho-Bru, Sang Geon Kim

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Article in Gut, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 145 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

145 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 245 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Mi Jeong HeoCollege of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Tae Hyun KimCollege of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jueng Soo YouDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Delia BlayaLaboratory of Liver Cell Plasticity and Tissue Repair, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticasy Digestivas (CIBERehd), Barcelona, Spain.
Pau Sancho-BruLaboratory of Liver Cell Plasticity and Tissue Repair, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticasy Digestivas (CIBERehd), Barcelona, Spain.
Sang Geon KimCollege of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5420-2797
Seoul National University · KRCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas · ESKonkuk University · KR

Funding

Molecular Subtypes for Targeted Therapies in Alcoholic HepatitisU01AA021908 · NIAAA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BATALLER, RAMON · 2013 to 2017
$6.0M
NIAAA NIH HHS U01 AA021908
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAlcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a leading cause of death among chronic liver diseases. However, its pathogenesis has not been completely established. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key contributors to liver diseases progression. This study investigated hepatocyte-abundant miRNAs dysregulated by ALD, its impact on hepatocyte injury and the underlying basis.

designAlcoholic hepatitis (AH) human and animal liver samples and hepatocytes were used to assess miR-148a levels. Pre-miR-148a was delivered specifically to hepatocytes in vivo using lentivirus. Immunoblottings, luciferase reporter assays, chromatin immunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence assays were carried out in cell models.

resultsThe miRNA profile and PCR analyses enabled us to find substantial decrease of miR-148a in the liver of patients with AH. In mice subjected to Lieber-DeCarli alcohol diet or binge alcohol drinking, miR-148a levels were also markedly reduced. In cultured hepatocytes and mouse livers, alcohol exposure inhibited forkhead box protein O1 (FoxO1) expression, which correlated with miR-148a levels and significantly decreased in human AH specimens. FoxO1 was identified as a transcription factor for

conclusionAlcohol decreases miR-148a expression in hepatocytes through FoxO1, facilitating TXNIP overexpression and NLRP3 inflammasome activation, which induces hepatocyte pyroptosis. Our findings provide information on novel targets for reducing incidence and progression of ALD.

Indexed as

PyroptosisAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCells, CulturedDisease ProgressionFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHepatitis, AlcoholicHepatocytesHumansImmunoblottingInflammasomesMiceMicroRNAsPolymerase Chain ReactionThioredoxinsTranscription FactorsCarrier ProteinsInflammasomesMicroRNAsThioredoxinsTranscription FactorsTXNIP protein, humanTxnip protein, mousealcohol-induced injurycell deathcell signallinginflammation

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PMID29475852
PMCPMC6581021
OpenAlexW2788779164

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