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ArticleExperimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.)2020

mTORC1-IRE1α pathway activation contributes to palmitate-elicited triglyceride secretion and cell death in hepatocytes.

Jun Wang, Yingli Chen, Qing Song, Alexandra Griffiths, Zhenyuan Song

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Article in Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jun WangDepartment of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Yingli ChenDepartment of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Qing SongDepartment of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Alexandra GriffithsDepartment of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Zhenyuan SongDepartment of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8750-5762
University of Illinois Chicago · USHarbin Medical University · CN

Funding

Central nervous system-adipose tissue axis in the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver diseaseR01AA026603 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI SONG, ZHENYUAN · 2018 to 2022
$1.8M
The pathological role of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase in alcoholic liver diseaseR21AA025363 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI SONG, ZHENYUAN · 2017 to 2018
$420k
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA026603NIAAA NIH HHS R21 AA025363
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

impact statementLipotoxicity induced by saturated fatty acids (SFA) plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of a variety of obesity-related metabolic disorders; however, the exact mechanism(s) underlying lipotoxicity development remains elusive. The liver plays a central role in regulating intrahepatic and circulatory lipid homeostasis. In the current study, we identified that mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) activation plays an important role in regulating the detrimental effects of SFA palmitate in hepatocytes, in specific cell death, and TG overproduction. Furthermore, our data confirmed that palmitate-induced mTORC1 activation is attributable to its stimulatory effect on IRE1α, one of three canonical pathways activated during ER stress. Importantly, IRE1α inhibition prevented palmitate-triggered cell death and TG overproduction, suggesting mTORC1-IRE1α pathway is mechanistically implicated in palmitate lipotoxicity. The data obtained in the current investigation support future study to explore the therapeutic potential of targeting the mTORC1-IRE1α pathway as a novel clinical strategy for the treatment of metabolic disorders involving lipotoxicity.

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AnimalsBodily SecretionsCell DeathCell LineCoenzyme A LigasesEndoplasmic Reticulum StressEndoribonucleasesHepatocytesLiverMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1MicePalmitatesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSignal TransductionTriglyceridesCoenzyme A LigasesEndoribonucleasesErn1 protein, mouseMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1PalmitatesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesTriglyceridesER stressIRE1αLipotoxicitymTORC1palmitateSCD-1

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PMID32436749
PMCPMC7437378
OpenAlexW3026387502

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