Effects of a novel selective PPARα modulator, statin, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor, and combinatorial therapy on the liver and vasculature of medaka nonalcoholic steatohepatitis model
Effects of a novel selective PPARα modulator, statin, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor, and combinatorial therapy on the liver and vasculature of medaka nonalcoholic steatohepatitis model
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新型选择性 PPARα 调节剂、他汀类药物、钠-葡萄糖协同转运蛋白 2 抑制剂及联合治疗对青鳉非酒精性脂肪性肝炎模型肝脏和血管的影响
DOI:
10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.01.086
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Terai Shuji
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作者:
Kimura Atsushi;Kamimura Kenya;Ohkoshi-Yamada Marina;Shinagawa-Kobayashi Yoko;Goto Ryo;Owaki Takashi;Oda Chiyumi;Shibata Osamu;Morita Shinichi;Sakai Norihiro;Abe Hiroyuki;Yokoo Takeshi;Sakamaki Akira;Kamimura Hiroteru;Terai Shuji
ObjectiveNonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a disease entity with an increasing incidence, with involvement of several metabolic pathways. Various organs, including the liver, kidneys, and the vasculature, are damaged in NASH, indicating the urgent need to develop a standard therapy. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the effects of drugs targeting various metabolic pathways and their combinations on a high-fat diet (HFD)-induced NASH medaka model.MethodsTo investigate the effects of drugs on vascular structures, the NASH animal model was developed using thefli::GFPtransgenic medaka fed with HFD at 20 mg/fish daily. The physiological changes, histological changes in the liver, vascular structures in the fin, and serum biochemical markers were evaluated in a time-dependent manner after treatment with selective peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α modulator (pemafibrate), statin (pitavastatin), sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (tofogliflozin), and their combinations. Furthermore, to determine the mechanisms underlying the effects, whole transcriptome sequencing was conducted using medaka liver samples.ResultsHistological analyses revealed significant suppression of fat accumulation and fibrotic changes in the liver after treatment with drugs and their combinations. The expression levels of steatosis- and fibrosis-related genes were modified by the treatments. Moreover, the HFD-induced vascular damages in the fin exhibited milder changes after treatment with the drugs.ConclusionThe effects of treating various metabolic pathways on the medaka body, liver, and vascular structures of the NASH medaka model were evidenced. Moreover, to our knowledge, this study is the first to report whole genome sequence and gene expression evaluation of medaka livers, which could be helpful in clarifying the molecular mechanisms of drugs.