ArticleDrug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals2022
Long Noncoding RNAs Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4A Antisense RNA 1 and Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1A Antisense RNA 1 Are Involved in Ritonavir-Induced Cytotoxicity in Hepatoma Cells.
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Abstract
Ritonavir (RTV), a pharmacoenhancer used in anti-HIV regimens, can induce liver damage. RTV is primarily metabolized by cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) in the liver. HNF4A antisense RNA 1 (HNF4A-AS1) and HNF1A antisense RNA 1 (HNF1A-AS1) are long noncoding RNAs that regulate the expression of pregnane X receptor (PXR) and CYP3A4. This study investigated the role and underlying mechanisms of HNF4A-AS1 and HNF1A-AS1 in RTV-induced hepatotoxicity. HNF4A-AS1 and HNF1A-AS1 were knocked down by small hairpin RNAs in Huh7 and HepG2 cells. Lactate dehydrogenase and reactive oxygen species assays were performed to assess RTV-induced hepatotoxicity. Chromatin immunoprecipitation quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to detect PXR enrichment and histone modifications in the CYP3A4 promoter. HNF4A-AS1 knockdown increased PXR and CYP3A4 expression and exacerbated RTV-induced cytotoxicity, whereas HNF1A-AS1 knockdown generated the opposite phenotype. Mechanistically, enrichment of PXR and trimethylation of histone 3 lysine 4 (H3K4me3) in the CYP3A4 promoter was increased, and trimethylation of histone 3 lysine 27 (H3K27me3) was decreased after HNF4A-AS1 knockdown. However, PXR and H3K4me3 enrichment decreased after HNF1A-AS1 knockdown. Alterations in RTV-induced hepatotoxicity caused by decreasing HNF4A-AS1 or HNF1A-AS1 were reversed by knockdown or overexpression of PXR. Increased susceptibility to RTV-induced liver injury caused by the PXR activator rifampicin was attenuated by HNF4A-AS1 overexpression or HNF1A-AS1 knockdown. Taken together, these results revealed that HNF4A-AS1 and HNF1A-AS1 modulated RTV-induced hepatotoxicity by regulating CYP3A4 expression, primarily by affecting the binding of PXR and histone modification status in the CYP3A4 promoter. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: HNF4A-AS1 and HNF1A-AS1, transcribed separately from neighboring antisense genes of the human transcription factor genes
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