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ArticleDiabetes & metabolism journal2025

Interleukin 33 Promotes Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cell Dysfunction and Hepatic Fibrosis in Diabetic Mice.

Huimin Chen, Chao Gao, Li Mo, Xingzhu Yin, Li Chen, Bangfu Wu, Ying Zhao, Xueer Cheng, Chanhua Liang, Bichao Xu and 4 more

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Huimin Chen *Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Chao Gao *National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Li MoDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Xingzhu YinDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Li ChenDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Bangfu WuDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Ying ZhaoDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Xueer ChengDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Chanhua LiangDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Bichao XuWuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China.
Dongyan LiDepartment of Pharmacy, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Yanyan LiShenzhen Center for Chronic Disease Control, Shenzhen, China.
Ping YaoDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Yuhan TangDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

Funding

Applied Basic Frontier Special Project of Wuhan Science and Technology Bureau 2020020601012246National Natural Science Foundation of China 81602858
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Abstract

backgruoundInterleukin 33 (IL33) drives liver fibrosis, and individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus are more likely advanced to liver fibrosis. However, the role of IL33 in diabetic liver fibrosis remains unclear, prompting our investigation.

methodsWe developed a diabetes model in wild-type, IL33-/-, and suppression of tumorigenicity 2 (ST2-/-, IL33 receptor) mice. Furthermore, wild-type diabetic mice were injected with IL33 neutralizing antibody (αIL33). We also co-cultured human liver endothelial cells and human hepatic stellate cells to identify the role of IL33 in high palmitic acid and high glucose conditions.

resultsHepatic collagen deposition was increased in diabetic mice, which was alleviated by IL33 knockout, ST2 knockout, or administration of αIL33. Also, αIL33 treatment blunted liver sinusoidal endothelial cell (LSEC) dysfunction and inflammation during diabetic liver fibrosis progression. Recombinant IL33 (rIL33) treatment aggravated autophagy disruption in the presence of palm acid and high glucose in LSECs, which was blunted by autophagy agonist rapamycin administration and ERK/MAPK inhibitor PD98059 treatment. Hepatic stellate cell line LX-2 co-cultured with rIL33-pretreated LSECs displayed augmented activation, which was also attenuated by rapamycin or PD98059 pretreated.

conclusionIL33 drives LSEC dysfunction and promotes diabetic hepatic fibrosis, thus a potential therapeutic target for diabetic liver fibrosis.

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Diabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Endothelial CellsInterleukin-33LiverLiver CirrhosisAnimalsHepatic Stellate CellsHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutIl33 protein, mouseInterleukin-33AutophagyDiabetes mellitusEndothelial cellsInterleukin-33Liver cirrhosis

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PMCPMC12620701

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