ArticleJournal of endocrinological investigation2020
A preliminary study: proteomic analysis of exosomes derived from thyroid-stimulating hormone-stimulated HepG2 cells.
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- Association between thyroid function and metabolic associated fatty liver disease: a systemic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Pooled it
- Interactions between extracellular vesicles and hormones: review.Animal bioscience · 2026Article
- TSH-stimulated hepatocyte exosomes modulate liver-adipose triglyceride accumulation via the TGF-β1/ATGL axis in mice.Lipids in health and disease · 2025Article
- Recent advances in anterior pituitary hormones and metabolic-associated fatty liver disease.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Review
- GHRH-stimulated pituitary small extracellular vesicles inhibit hepatocyte proliferation and IGF-1 expression by its cargo miR-375-3p.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2024Article
- Exosome prospects in the diagnosis and treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Review
- Thyroid-stimulating hormone may participate in insulin resistance by activating toll-like receptor 4 in liver tissues of subclinical hypothyroid rats.Molecular biology reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) plays an important role in the regulation of lipid metabolism. However, little is known about the role that exosomes play in the process of TSH-induced lipotoxicity in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). As a preliminary step, the present study set out to investigate alterations in protein expression in exosomes derived from TSH-stimulated HepG2 cells.
methodsHepG2 cells were treated with TSH, exosomes were collected, and proteins were identified by mass spectrometry (MS). Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genome (KEGG) pathway analysis were performed to analyze the identified proteins.
resultsTSH treatment significantly increased exosomal production and changed the exosomal proteomic profile in HepG2 cells. Among the 1728 proteins, 140 identified proteins were upregulated and seven proteins were downregulated. GO analysis and KEGG analysis revealed that these proteins were involved in multiple processes including metabolism, apoptosis, and inflammation.
conclusionOur preliminary study demonstrated that exosomes derived from TSH-stimulated hepatocytes were increased and showed a specific altered spectrum of proteins, many of which were involved in metabolism, signal transduction, apoptosis, and inflammation. This study offers new insights into the pathogenesis of TSH-induced lipotoxicity in NAFLD.
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