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Lack of PPAR? exacerbates lipopolysaccharide-induced liver toxicity through STAT1 inflammatory signaling and increased oxidative/nitrosative stress.

ABSTRACT: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-? (PPAR?) has been implicated in a potent anti-inflammatory activity. However, no information is available on whether PPAR? can affect signal transducers and activator of transcription proteins (STATs) in acute liver damage. Thus, this study was aimed to investigate the in vivo role of PPAR? in elevating STATs as well as oxidative/nitrosative stress in a model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute hepatic inflammatory injury. Using age-matched Ppara-null and wild-type (WT) mice, we demonstrate that the deletion of PPAR? aggravates LPS-mediated liver injury through activating STAT1 and NF-?B-p65 accompanied by increased levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Furthermore, the activities of key anti-oxidant enzymes and mitochondrial complexes were significantly decreased while lipid peroxidation and protein nitration were elevated in LPS-exposed Ppara-null mice compared to WT. These results indicate that PPAR? is important in preventing LPS-induced acute liver damage by regulating STAT1 inflammatory signaling pathways and oxidative/nitrosative stress.

SUBMITTER: Yoo SH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3056153 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Lack of PPARα exacerbates lipopolysaccharide-induced liver toxicity through STAT1 inflammatory signaling and increased oxidative/nitrosative stress.

Yoo Seong Ho SH Park Ogyi O Henderson Lauren E LE Abdelmegeed Mohamed A MA Moon Kwan-Hoon KH Song Byoung-Joon BJ

Toxicology letters 20110122 1

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α (PPARα) has been implicated in a potent anti-inflammatory activity. However, no information is available on whether PPARα can affect signal transducers and activator of transcription proteins (STATs) in acute liver damage. Thus, this study was aimed to investigate the in vivo role of PPARα in elevating STATs as well as oxidative/nitrosative stress in a model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute hepatic inflammatory injury. Using age-matched Ppara ...[more]

PMID: 21262334

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Lack of PPAR? exacerbates lipopolysaccharide-induced liver toxicity through STAT1 inflammatory signaling and increased oxidative/nitrosative stress.

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Lack of PPARα exacerbates lipopolysaccharide-induced liver toxicity through STAT1 inflammatory signaling and increased oxidative/nitrosative stress.

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