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Therapeutic effects of myocardin-related transcription factor A (MRTF-A) knockout on experimental mice with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis induced by high-fat diet
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Objective To explore the effects of myocardin-related transcription factor A (MRTF-A) knockout on mice with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) induced by high-fat diet (HFD). Methods Normal-fat diet (NFD) or HFD was fed to MRTF-A-knockout (MRTF-A -/- ) and wild-type (WT) mice for 16 weeks. Liver histopathological status was observed using Hematoxylin and Eosin (HE) staining, Oil Red O staining, Sirius Red staining, and Immunohistochemical staining. The mRNA and protein levels in liver tissues were measured through quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and Western blot. Results Compared with WT + HFD group, mice in MRTF-A -/- + HFD group were decreased in body weight, blood glucose, plasma insulin, liver TG and NAFLD activity score (NAS), with liver function recovery. Besides, compared with HFD-fed WT mice, HFD-fed MRTF-A -/- mice were improved in hepatic fibrosis, accompanied by decreased collagen content (%) and down-regulated expressions of α-SMA, COL1A2, TGFβ1 , and SMAD3 . In mice fed with HFD, the expression of MCP-1, CCR2, F4/80 and CD68 declined in liver tissues of MRTF-A -/- mice as compared with WT mice. Besides, in hepatic macrophages isolated from HFD-fed mice, the observed increased expression of TNF-α , IL-1β , MCP-1 , as well as decreased expression of CCR2. Compared with WT + HFD group, MRTF-A -/- + HFD group mice were decreased regarding NF-κB p65 in liver tissues. Conclusion MRTF-A knockout reduced macrophage infiltration, do…
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“Fatty acid metabolism has been previously described as a cellular process regulated by MRTFA in the liver [31].”
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“Interestingly, MRTFA KO has been associated with the resistance to develop steatosis [31], and YAP/TAZ proteins were associated with fatty metabolism programmes in hepatocytes [6]; however, there is important evidence about the role of MRTFs in lipid metabolism [53, 54].”
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Torres‐Ortiz, B. S., Pérez‐Calixto, D., Carretero‐Ortega, J., Guzman‐López, A. G., Pinto‐Dueñas, D. C., Hernández‐Juárez, M., Jiménez‐Escobar, A., Rodríguez‐Hernández, A., Díaz‐Bello, B., Serna‐Márquez, N., et al. (2026) · The FEBS Journal · doi:10.1111/febs.70570
Metadata
- Authors
- Zhang, L., Li, H.-L., Zhang, D.-D., & Cui, X.-C.
- Affiliations
- Binzhou Medical University (CN)
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China
- Corresponding author
- Cui, Xiao-Chun
- ORCID
- Zhang, Lei
- Venue
- Human & Experimental Toxicology
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2021-03-29
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 1634-1645
- ISSN
- 0960-3271 (ISSN-L)
- 1477-0903
- OpenAlex
- W3141193558
- Cited by
- 10
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 5
- FWCI
- 1.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Human & Experimental Toxicology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Liver physiology and pathology
- Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmacology › Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
- Keywords
- MRTF-A, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, high-fat diet, liver fibrosis, hepatic macrophages, macrophage infiltration, NF-κB p65, liver inflammation, CCR2, MCP-1, TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling, COL1A2, alpha-smooth muscle actin, therapeutic target
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Mice, Inbred C57BL, RNA, Messenger, Trans-Activators, Mice, Knockout, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Mice, Diet, High-Fat, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
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