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ArticleHepatology communications2024

Aging aggravates liver fibrosis through downregulated hepatocyte SIRT1-induced liver sinusoidal endothelial cell dysfunction.

Qingqing Dai, Xin Qing, Wei Jiang, Shouwen Wang, Shengsheng Liu, Xuesheng Liu, Fan Huang, Hongchuan Zhao

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Article in Hepatology communications, 2024. 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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Qingqing DaiDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5970-1683
Xin QingDepartment of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Wei JiangDepartment of Burns, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Shouwen WangDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Shengsheng LiuDepartment of Pathology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Xuesheng LiuDepartment of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Fan HuangDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Hongchuan ZhaoDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8371-8266
Anhui Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAging increases the susceptibility to chronic liver diseases and hastens liver fibrosis deterioration, but the underlying mechanisms remain partially understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of aging and chronic liver diseases on hepatocyte Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) and LSECs and their contribution to liver fibrosis pathogeneses.

methodsYoung (8-12 wk) and aged (18-20 mo) mice were subjected to carbon tetrachloride-induced liver fibrosis. Primary HSCs and LSECs were isolated and cocultured for in vitro experiments. Liver tissues and blood samples from healthy controls and patients with liver fibrosis were analyzed.

resultsDownregulated hepatocytes SIRT1 in aged mice increased high mobility group box 1 acetylation, cytoplasmic translocation, and extracellular secretion, causing LSECs dysfunction by means of the toll-like receptor 4/AK strain transforming (AKT)/endothelial nitric oxide synthase pathway, ultimately activating HSCs and increasing susceptibility to liver injury and fibrosis. Adeno-associated virus-mediated overexpression of SIRT1 in hepatocytes suppressed the abovementioned alterations and attenuated carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury and fibrosis in liver fibrosis mice, and there were no significant differences in liver injury and fibrosis indicators between young and aged mice after SIRT1 overexpression treatment. In vitro experiments demonstrated that SIRT1 overexpression and endothelial nitric oxide synthase agonist YC-1 improved LSECs function and inhibited HSCs activation, mediated by nitric oxide. Similarly, downregulated hepatocytes SIRT1 and LSECs dysfunction were observed in the livers of aged individuals compared to young individuals and were more pronounced in aged patients with liver fibrosis.

conclusionsAging aggravates liver fibrosis through downregulated hepatocytes SIRT1-induced LSECs dysfunction, providing a prospective curative approach for preventing and treating liver fibrosis.

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Liver DiseasesSirtuin 1AgingAnimalsCarbon TetrachlorideEndothelial CellsHepatocytesHumansLiver CirrhosisMiceNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIProspective StudiesCarbon TetrachlorideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIISIRT1 protein, humanSirtuin 1

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