LOX-1 attenuates high glucose-induced autophagy via AMPK/HNF4α signaling in HLSECs

Autor: Qidang Duan, Huiling Si, Limin Tian, Na Zhang, Jumei Qiu, Jing Yu, Jing Liu, Qi Zhang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Heliyon, Vol 8, Iss 12, Pp e12385- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2405-8440
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12385
Popis: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) combined with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common cause of death. Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1) is involved in the regulation of autophagy and associated with a variety of diseases, such as atherosclerosis, diabetes, and NAFLD. This study aimed to investigate the effect of LOX-1 on autophagy induced by high glucose levels in human liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (HLSECs) and whether it regulates autophagy through the adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase/hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α (AMPK/HNF4α) pathway. In this study, HLSECs cultured with high glucose medium showed increased expression of LOX-1, whereas autophagy was inhibited. High glucose levels decreased the AMPK phosphorylation, increased the HNF4α phosphorylation, and retained the HNF4α in the cytoplasm. By contrast, silencing of LOX-1 reversed the phenomenon induced by high glucose levels and restored the HNF4a localization. Taken together, our findings reveal a novel mechanism of high glucose-induced autophagy in HLSECs, namely, the LOX-1-mediated AMPK/HNF4α signaling pathway. Therefore, LOX-1 is an important target molecule for the regulation of autophagy in HLSECs.
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