Autor: |
Haibo Dong, Liuyi Hao, Wenliang Zhang, Wei Zhong, Wei Guo, Ruichao Yue, Xinguo Sun, Zhanxiang Zhou |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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Zdroj: |
Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vol 12, Iss 3, Pp 793-811 (2021) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2352-345X |
DOI: |
10.1016/j.jcmgh.2021.05.013 |
Popis: |
Background & Aims: Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a liver-enriched xenobiotic receptor that plays important role in detoxification response in liver. This study aimed to investigate how AhR signaling may impact the pathogenesis of alcohol-related liver disease (ALD). Methods: Chronic alcohol feeding animal studies were conducted with mouse models of hepatocyte-specific AhR knockout (AhRΔhep) and NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 (NQO1) overexpression, and dietary supplementation of the AhR ligand indole-3-carbinol. Cell studies were conducted to define the causal role of AhR and NQO1 in regulation of redox balance and apoptosis. Results: Chronic alcohol consumption induced AhR activation and nuclear enrichment of NQO1 in hepatocytes of both alcoholic hepatitis patients and ALD mice. AhR deficiency exacerbated alcohol-induced liver injury, along with reduction of NQO1. Consistently, in vitro studies demonstrated that NQO1 expression was dependent on AhR. However, alcohol-induced NQO1 nuclear translocation was triggered by decreased cellular oxidized nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+)-to-NADH ratio, rather than by AhR activation. Furthermore, both in vitro and in vivo overexpression NQO1 prevented alcohol-induced hepatic NAD+ depletion, thereby enhancing activities of NAD+-dependent enzymes and reversing alcohol-induced liver injury. In addition, therapeutic targeting of AhR in the liver with dietary indole-3-carbinol supplementation efficiently reversed alcoholic liver injury by AhR-NQO1 signaling activation. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that AhR activation is a protective response to counteract alcohol-induced hepatic NAD+ depletion through induction of NQO1, and targeting the hepatic AhR-NQO1 pathway may serve as a novel therapeutic approach for ALD. |
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