Differences in Hepatic Expression of Iron, Inflammation and Stress-Related Genes in Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Handa, Priya; Maliken, Bryan D; Nelson, James E; Hennessey, Kelly A; Vemulakonda, L. Akhila; Morgan-Stevenson, Vicki; Dhillon, Barjinder K; Gupta, Rohit; Yeh, Matthew M; Kowdley, Kris V.
Ann. hepatol
; 16(1): 77-85, Jan.-Feb. 2017. graf
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em Inglês
| LILACS | ID: biblio-838089
Abstract Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. We have previously shown that hepatic reticuloendothelial system (RES) iron deposition is associated with an advanced degree of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in humans. In this study, we aimed to determine differentially expressed genes related to iron overload, inflammation and oxidative stress pathways, with the goal of identifying factors associated with NASH progression. Seventy five patients with NAFLD were evaluated for their biochemical parameters and their liver tissue analyzed for NASH histological characteristics. Gene expression analysis of pathways related to iron homeostasis, inflammation and oxidative stress was performed using real-time PCR. Gene expression was compared between subjects based on disease status and presence of hepatic iron staining. We observed increased gene expression of hepcidin (HAMP) (2.3 fold, p = 0.027), transmembrane serine proteinase 6 (TMPRSS6) (8.4 fold, p = 0.003), signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) (5.5 fold, p = 0.004), proinflammatory cytokines; IL-1β (2.7 fold, p = 0.046) and TNF-α (3.8 fold, p = 0.001) in patients with NASH. TMPRSS6, a negative regulator of HAMP, is overexpressed in patients with NASH and HIF1α (hypoxia inducible factor-1) is downregulated. NAFLD patients with hepatic iron deposition exhibited higher hepcidin expression (3.1 fold, p = 0.04) but lower expression of cytokines. In conclusion, we observed elevated hepatic HAMP expression in patients with NASH and in NAFLD patients who had hepatic iron deposition, while proinflammatory cytokines displayed elevated expression only in patients with NASH, suggesting a regulatory role for hepcidin in NAFL to NASH transition and in mitigating inflammatory responses.
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Humanos Masculino Feminino Pessoa de Meia-Idade Estresse Oxidativo/genética Sobrecarga de Ferro/genética Hepatopatia Gordurosa não Alcoólica/genética Inflamação/genética Ferro/análise Fígado/química Serina Endopeptidases/genética Regulação da Expressão Gênica Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/genética Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/sangue Mediadores da Inflamação/sangue Sobrecarga de Ferro/diagnóstico Sobrecarga de Ferro/sangue Fator de Transcrição STAT3/genética Interleucina-1beta/genética Interleucina-1beta/sangue Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real Hepcidinas/genética Hepatopatia Gordurosa não Alcoólica/diagnóstico Hepatopatia Gordurosa não Alcoólica/sangue Inflamação/diagnóstico Inflamação/sangue Fígado/patologia Proteínas de Membrana/genética
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