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ArticleAging2020

Inhibition of stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase 1 ameliorates hepatic steatosis by inducing AMPK-mediated lipophagy.

Youping Zhou, Li Zhong, Shengjie Yu, Wei Shen, Can Cai, Huihong Yu

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Article in Aging, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 39 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 1 country.

Youping ZhouDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Li ZhongDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Shengjie YuDepartment of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Wei ShenDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Can CaiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Huihong YuDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Chongqing Medical University · CNDalian Medical University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SCD1 is a key enzyme controlling lipid metabolism and a link between its activity and NAFLD has been proposed. Lipophagy is a novel regulatory approach to lipid metabolism regulation, which is involved in the development of NAFLD. However, the possible functional connection between SCD1 and lipophagy in NAFLD remains unknown. To investigate the molecular mechanisms through which SCD1 regulates lipophagy in hepatic steatosis, the model of hepatic steatosis was established by inducing mouse primary hepatocytes with sodium palmitate and feeding C57BL/6 mice with HFD. Our results indicated that sodium palmitate-treated hepatocytes exhibited increased SCD1 expression, AMPK inactivation and defective lipophagy. Inhibition of SCD1 expression in hepatocytes resulted in enhanced AMPK activity and lipophagy, and reduced lipid deposition. Although SCD1 overexpression led to decreased AMPK activity and lipophagy, lipid deposition was increased in hepatocytes. SCD1 regulated lipophagy through AMPK to affect lipid metabolism in mouse primary hepatocytes. Additionally, compared to HFD-fed mice, CAY10566(an SCD1-specific inhibitor)-treated mice exhibited significantly decreased hepatic steatosis and hepatic lipid droplet accumulation, as well as enhanced AMPK activity and lipophagy. This study elucidated that SCD1 inhibition ameliorates hepatic steatosis by inducing AMPK-mediated lipophagy, suggesting that the SCD1-AMPK-lipophagy pathway is a potential therapeutic target for NAFLD.

Indexed as

Gene Expression RegulationAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsAutophagyDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme InhibitorsFatty LiverHepatocytesLipid MetabolismMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPalmitic AcidProtein SubunitsRNAStearoyl-CoA DesaturaseAMP-Activated Protein KinasesEnzyme InhibitorsPalmitic AcidPrkaa1 protein, mouseProtein SubunitsRNAStearoyl-CoA DesaturaseAMPKlipophagyNAFLDSCD1

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PMID32324591
PMCPMC7202503
OpenAlexW3019642603

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