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KMID : 0620920170490120004
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Experimental & Molecular Medicine
2017 Volume.49 No. 12 p.4 ~ p.4
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Lysophosphatidic acid protects against acetaminophen-induced acute liver injury
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Bae Geon-Ho
Lee Sung-Kyun
Kim Hyung-Sik
Lee Min-Gyu
Lee Ha-Young
Bae Yoe-Sik
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Abstract
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We investigated the effect of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in experimental acetaminophen (APAP)-induced acute liver injury. LPA administration significantly reduced APAP-challenged acute liver injury, showing attenuated liver damage, liver cell death and aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase levels. APAP overdose-induced mortality was also significantly decreased by LPA administration. Regarding the mechanism involved in LPA-induced protection against acute liver injury, LPA administration significantly increased the glutathione level, which was markedly decreased in APAP challenge-induced acute liver injury. LPA administration also strongly blocked the APAP challenge-elicited phosphorylation of JNK, ERK and GSK3β, which are involved in the pathogenesis of acute liver injury. Furthermore, LPA administration decreased the production of TNF-α and IL-1β in an experimental drug-induced liver injury animal model. Mouse primary hepatocytes express LPA1,3?6, and injection of the LPA receptor antagonist KI16425 (an LPA1,3-selective inhibitor) or H2L 5765834 (an LPA1,3,5-selective inhibitor) did not reverse the LPA-induced protective effects against acute liver injury. The therapeutic administration of LPA also blocked APAP-induced liver damage, leading to an increased survival rate. Collectively, these results indicate that the well-known bioactive lipid LPA can block the pathogenesis of APAP-induced acute liver injury by increasing the glutathione level but decreasing inflammatory cytokines in an LPA1,3,5-independent manner. Our results suggest that LPA might be an important therapeutic agent for drug-induced liver injury.
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KEYWORD
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Drug development, Hepatotoxicity
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