Myeloid-specific deletion of chitinase-3-like 1 protein ameliorates murine diet-induced steatohepatitis progression
Autor: | Andrea D. Kim, Lin Kui, Benedikt Kaufmann, Sung Eun Kim, Aleksandra Leszczynska, Ariel E. Feldstein |
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Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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Zdroj: | Journal of Molecular Medicine. |
ISSN: | 1432-1440 0946-2716 |
Popis: | Abstract Chitinase-3-like 1 protein (CHI3L1) is a secreted glycoprotein, strongly correlated with fibrosis severity in chronic liver diseases including non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). However, the mechanisms by which CHI3L1 contributes to fibrogenesis remain undefined. Here, we showed that infiltrating monocyte-derived liver macrophages represent the main source of CHI3L1 in murine NASH. We developed a floxed CHI3L1 knock-out (KO) mouse to further study the cell-specific role of CHI3L1 ablation. Wildtype (WT) and myeloid cell-specific CHI3L1 KO mice (CreLyz) were challenged with a highly inflammatory and fibrotic dietary model of NASH by administering choline-deficient high-fat diet for 10 weeks. Macrophage accumulation and inflammatory cell recruitment were significantly ameliorated in the CreLyz group compared to WT (F4/80 IHC p p p p TGFB1 p CTGF p ACTA2 p COL1A1 p Key messages We showed that CHI3L1 expression is increased in murine CDAA-HFAT diet NASH model, and that infiltrating macrophages are a key source of CHI3L1 production. Myeloid cell-specific CreLyz CHI3L1 knock-out in mice fed with CDAA-HFAT diet improved the NASH phenotype, with significantly reduced accumulation of pro-inflammatory macrophages and neutrophils compared with WT group. DEG and qPCR analysis of genes in CreLyz CHI3L1 knock-out mouse liver showed the mechanistic role of CHI3L1 in cellular chemotaxis. HSC is directly activated by CHI3L1 via receptor IL13Rα2, leading to upregulation of collagen deposition and pro-fibrotic gene, TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 release in whole liver. Direct stimulation of macrophages with CHI3L1 leads to upregulated expression of HSC-activation factors, suggesting its role in modulating macrophage-HSC crosstalk. |
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