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ArticleNature communications2024

Lipopolysaccharide binding protein resists hepatic oxidative stress by regulating lipid droplet homeostasis.

Qilun Zhang, Xuting Shen, Xin Yuan, Jing Huang, Yaling Zhu, Tengteng Zhu, Tao Zhang, Haibo Wu, Qian Wu, Yinguang Fan and 15 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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29citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Qilun Zhang *Laboratory of Diabetes, Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230001, China.
Xuting Shen *Department of Pathophysiology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230000, China.
Xin Yuan *Department of Pathophysiology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230000, China.
Jing HuangDepartment of Pathophysiology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230000, China.
Yaling ZhuDepartment of Pathophysiology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230000, China.
Tengteng ZhuDepartment of Pathophysiology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230000, China.
Tao ZhangDepartment of Pathophysiology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230000, China.
Haibo WuDepartment of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230001, China.
Qian WuDepartment of pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui, 230011, China.
Yinguang FanDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, China.
Jing NiDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, China.
Leilei MengDepartment of Pathophysiology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230000, China.
Anyuan HeSchool of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230000, China.
Chaowei ShiDepartment of Chemistry, Center for BioAnalytical Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Science at Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0024-1096
Hao LiDepartment of Chemistry, Center for BioAnalytical Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory of Physical Science at Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, China.
Qingsong HuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, 230001, Hefei, China.
Jian WangState Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, 102206, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8116-7691
Cheng ChangState Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, 102206, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0361-2438
Fan HuangOrgan Transplantation Center, Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, China.
Fang LiDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, China.
Meng ChenGraduate School of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, 233030, China.
Anding LiuExperimental Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China. andingliu@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4667-4572
Shandong YeLaboratory of Diabetes, Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230001, China. ysd196406@163.com.
Mao ZhengLaboratory of Diabetes, Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230001, China. zhengmao1999@foxmail.com.
Haoshu FangDepartment of Pathophysiology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230000, China. fanghaoshu@ahmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3108-6305
Anhui Medical University · CNUniversity of Science and Technology of China · CNBeijing Proteome Research Center · CNAnhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNBengbu Medical College · CNTongji Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oxidative stress-induced lipid accumulation is mediated by lipid droplets (LDs) homeostasis, which sequester vulnerable unsaturated triglycerides into LDs to prevent further peroxidation. Here we identify the upregulation of lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) and its trafficking through LDs as a mechanism for modulating LD homeostasis in response to oxidative stress. Our results suggest that LBP induces lipid accumulation by controlling lipid-redox homeostasis through its lipid-capture activity, sorting unsaturated triglycerides into LDs. N-acetyl-L-cysteine treatment reduces LBP-mediated triglycerides accumulation by phospholipid/triglycerides competition and Peroxiredoxin 4, a redox state sensor of LBP that regulates the shuttle of LBP from LDs. Furthermore, chronic stress upregulates LBP expression, leading to insulin resistance and obesity. Our findings contribute to the understanding of the role of LBP in regulating LD homeostasis and against cellular peroxidative injury. These insights could inform the development of redox-based therapies for alleviating oxidative stress-induced metabolic dysfunction.

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Acute-Phase ProteinsLipid DropletsMembrane GlycoproteinsCarrier ProteinsHomeostasisLipopolysaccharide-Binding ProteinLipopolysaccharidesOxidative StressTriglyceridesAcute-Phase ProteinsCarrier ProteinsLipopolysaccharide-Binding ProteinLipopolysaccharidesMembrane GlycoproteinsTriglycerides

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PMID38615060
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