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GPx7 ameliorates non-alcoholic steatohepatitis by regulating oxidative stress

Authors
 Hyeon Ju Kim  ;  Yoseob Lee  ;  Sungsoon Fang  ;  Won Kim  ;  Hyo Jung Kim  ;  Jae-Woo Kim 
Citation
 BMB REPORTS, Vol.53(6) : 317-322, 2020-06 
Journal Title
BMB REPORTS
ISSN
 1976-6696 
Issue Date
2020-06
Abstract
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common liver diseases. NAFLD can further progress to irreversible liver failure such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) fibrosis and cirrhosis. However, specific regulator of NASH fibrosis has yet to be established. Here, we found that glutathione peroxidase 7 (GPx7) was markedly expressed in NASH fibrosis. Although GPx7 is an antioxidant enzyme protecting other organs, whether GPx7 plays a role in NASH fibrosis has yet to be studied. We found that knockdown of GPx7 in transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and free fatty acids (FFA)-treated LX-2 cells elevated the expression of pro-fibrotic and pro-inflammatory genes and collagen synthesis. Consistently, GPx7 overexpression in LX-2 cells led to the suppression of ROS production and reduced the expression of pro-fibrotic and pro-inflammatory genes. Further, NASH fibrosis induced by choline-deficient amino acid defined, high fat diet (CDAHFD) feeding was significantly accelerated by knockdown of GPx7, as evidenced by up-regulated liver fibrosis and inflammation compared with CDAHFD control mice. Collectively, these results suggest that GPx7 might be a novel therapeutic target to prevent the progression and development of NAFLD.
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DOI
10.5483/BMBRep.2020.53.6.280
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > BioMedical Science Institute (의생명과학부) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (생화학-분자생물학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Jae Woo(김재우) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5456-9495
Fang, Sungsoon(황성순) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0201-5567
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/179396
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