The ?-tocopherol status and expression of ?-tocopherol-related proteins in methionine-choline deficient rats treated with vitamin E.

ABSTRACT: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common liver disorder in developed countries, and its incidence is increasing in all population groups. As an antioxidant, vitamin E is effective in the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, although the mechanism is still unclear. Methionine-choline deficient Wistar rats (n = 5) used as an experimental model of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease were fed a vitamin E-enriched diet (500 mg/kg) for 4 weeks. The effects were assessed by measuring lipid peroxidation, ?-tocopherol levels, and the expression of ?-tocopherol-related proteins in the liver. In vitamin E-treated methionine-choline deficient rats, lipid peroxidation was reduced, but liver histopathological changes were not improved. Hepatic ?-tocopherol levels in these rats were significantly elevated compared to normal rats treated with vitamin E. Expression of liver ?-tocopherol transfer protein in vitamin E-treated methionine-choline deficient rats was significantly repressed compared to methionine-choline deficient rats. The expression of liver cytochrome P450 4F2 and ATP-binding cassette transporter protein 1, involved in metabolism and transport of ?-tocopherol, respectively, was significantly repressed in vitamin E-treated methionine-choline deficient rats. In methionine-choline deficient rats, vitamin E treatment altered the hepatic ?-tocopherol-related protein expression, which may affect ?-tocopherol status in the liver, leading to reduced lipid peroxidation.

SUBMITTER: Miyazaki H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4042150 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature