Abstract
Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha (HNF4α) is a key master transcriptional factor for hepatic fat and bile acid metabolic pathways. We aimed to investigate the role of HNF4α in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The role of HNF4α was evaluated in free fatty acid–induced lipotoxicity and chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA)-induced bile acid toxicity. Furthermore, the role of HNF4α was evaluated in a methionine choline deficiency (MCD)-diet-induced NAFLD model. The overexpression of HNF4α reduced intracellular lipid contents and attenuated palmitic acid (PA)-induced lipotoxicity. However, the protective effects of HNF4α were reversed when CDCA was used in a co-treatment with PA. HNF4α knockdown recovered cell death from bile acid toxicity. The inhibition of HNF4α decreased intrahepatic inflammation and the NAFLD activity score in the MCD model. Hepatic HNF4α inhibition can attenuate bile acid toxicity and be more effective as a therapeutic strategy in NAFLD patients; however, it is necessary to study the optimal timing of HNF4α inhibition.
Funder
Hanyang University
National Research Foundation of Korea
Subject
Paleontology,Space and Planetary Science,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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