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ArticleLipids in health and disease2018

Changes in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha target gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Tian Tian Li, Tian Bi Tan, Hai Qing Hou, Xiao Yun Zhao

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Article in Lipids in health and disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tian Tian LiMedical Experimental Center of Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Shandong University, Qingdao, 266035, China.
Tian Bi TanDynacare, 150 Montreal Road, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Hai Qing HouClinical Lab of Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Shandong University, Qingdao, 266035, China.
Xiao Yun ZhaoClinical Lab of Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Shandong University, Qingdao, 266035, China. 18561810828@126.com.
Qingdao University · CNShandong University · CN

Funding

Shandong Medical and Health Science and Techology Development Plan 2014WS0130
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo identify differences in the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα) target genes in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among Chinese individuals.

methodsThirty healthy subjects were selected as the control group (CN), and 43 patients newly diagnosed with NAFLD were subdivided into two groups, non-obese group (NF, n = 21) and obese group (OF, n = 22). Expression of PPARα and its target genes was determined in PBMCs. The levels of liver cell damage markers, total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), free fatty acids (FFA), glucose, and insulin were determined in serum.

resultsCompared to the CN group, the blood pressure and homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) were increased in the other groups (P < 0.05), while the systolic blood pressure (SBP) and liver cell damage markers were significantly increased in the OF group (P < 0.05). In the OF group, PPARα target gene expression was 2.03-3.31 times higher than that in the CN group, and a negative correlation was found between PPARα target gene expression and abdominal circumference (AC), body mass index (BMI), diastolic blood pressure (DBP). Additionally, solute carrier family 25 (carnitine/acylcarnitine translocase) member 20 (SLC25A20) and acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase 2 long chain (ACADVL) were negatively correlated with HOMA-IR; PPARα, acetyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase 2 (ACAA2), and carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A (CPT1A) were positively correlated with HOMA-IR.

conclusionThere is an up-expression of PPARα target genes in the PBMCs of NAFLD patients, possibly leading to changes in β-oxidation and insulin resistance.

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Gene Expression RegulationAdultAsian PeopleHumansInsulin ResistanceLeukocytes, MononuclearMiddle AgedNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseasePPAR alphaPPAR alphaInsulin resistanceNAFLDObesityPBMCPPARα

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