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ArticleNan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University2024

[Overexpression of lncRNA HEM2M alleviates liver injury in mice with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease].

X Kong, T Zhang, Y Zhang, L Gao, W Wang, M Wang, G Wang, K Lü

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Article in Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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X KongKey Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China.
T ZhangKey Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China.
Y ZhangKey Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China.
L GaoKey Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China.
W WangKey Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China.
M WangSchool of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College, Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center for Polysaccharide Drugs, Wuhu 241002, China.
G WangSchool of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College, Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center for Polysaccharide Drugs, Wuhu 241002, China.
K LüKey Laboratory of Non-coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241001, China.
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Abstract

objectiveTo explore the effects of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) HEM2M overexpression on liver injury in mice with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

methodsWild-type C57BL/6 (WT) mice and myeloid cell-specific HEM2M knock-in (MYKI) mice were fed normal (ND) or high-fat diet (HFD) for 12 weeks. After intraperitoneal glucose tolerance and insulin tolerance tests, the mice were euthanized for detection of liver function indicators in the serum and liver tissue. HE staining and F4/80 immunohistochemical staining were used to examine liver pathologies, and the levels of IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α in the liver tissues were determined with ELISA. The mRNA expressions of HEM2M and the markers of M1 macrophages (TNF-α, iNOS, and IL-6) and M2 macrophages (Arg-1, YM-1, and IL-10) were detected using qRT-PCR, and the protein expressions of P-AKT, T-AKT, NLRC4, caspase-1 and GSDMD were assayed using immunoblotting. Caspase-1 activity in the liver tissues was determined with colorimetric measurement and immunofluorescence assay.

resultsCompared with HFD-fed WT mice, MYKI mice with HFD feeding showed milder liver function damage (

conclusionOverexpression of HEM2M reduces the production of hepatic inflammatory factors, improves insulin resistance and inhibits hepatic NLRC4 inflammasome activation, which leads to reduced hepatic pyroptosis and liver injury in NAFLD mice.

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Insulin ResistanceNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseRNA, Long NoncodingAnimalsCaspasesDiet, High-FatGlucoseInflammasomesInterleukin-6LiverMiceMice, Inbred C57BLProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRNA, MessengerTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaCaspasesGlucoseInflammasomesInterleukin-6Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, MessengerTumor Necrosis Factor-alphalncRNA HEM2Mmacrophagenon-alcoholic fatty liver diseasepyroptosis

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