升高的猪会扰乱脂质代谢,并促进MASLD的炎症反应
Yalin Zhang1, Fengyu Ju1, Li Yan1
1Department of Pharmacology and School of Basic Medicine Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
概括
棕酸 (PA) 驱动 Porcupine 表达,通过破坏脂质代谢和增加炎症,恶化代谢功能障碍相关的脂肪性肝病 (MASLD). 用Wnt974准猪对MASLD治疗有希望.
科学领域:
- 肝病学 肝病学是一种肝病学.
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 生物化学 生物化学
背景情况:
- 与代谢功能障碍相关的脂肪性肝病 (MASLD) 是一个全球性的健康问题,治疗方法有限.
- 在MASLD患者中观察到血清棕酸 (PA) 的升高,但其作用尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 调查棕酸 (PA) 和猪在MASLD发展中的作用.
- 探索 Porcupine 作为 MASLD 的潜在治疗点.
主要方法:
- 对基因表达综合数据集,西部涂抹,mRNA测序和RT-qPCR的分析.
- 在体外和体内研究使用细胞模型和高脂肪饮食诱导的MASLD小鼠模型.
- 评估脂质代谢,炎症标志物和蛋白质棕化.
主要成果:
- 棕酸 (PA) 诱导了猪表达,与不调节的脂质代谢和体外炎症相关.
- 猪的水平在MASLD小鼠肝脏中升高,定位在富含脂质的肝细胞中.
- 用Wnt974抑制猪会减少脂质积累和炎症,降低CD36蛋白水平.
结论:
- 由PA诱导的猪会通过破坏脂质代谢和促进炎症来加剧MASLD.
- 猪抑制为MASLD提供了潜在的治疗策略.
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