The 16S RNA-seq data in riboflavin-treated alcoholic liver disease
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ABSTRACT: Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a kind of liver disease that will result in liver cancer and some other high death rate liver disease. The study results show that riboflavin could protect the mouse against ALD. Then the study divides the C57BL/6 mice into the three groups including Control (C), Alcohol, Alcohol with riboflavin (AR) groups respectively. And the study makes the mouse stool samples 16S RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) to find the differential itestinal microbiota homeostasis among three groups futher and does the related analysis in riboflavin-treated alcoholic liver disease.
Project description:Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a kind serious liver disease, which will develope into the cirrhosis, liver cancer and so on. The study results show that riboflavin has the protective effect against ALD. Then the study divides the C57BL/6 mice into the three groups that were Control (C), Alcohol, Alcohol with riboflavin (AR) groups respectively. And the study makes the mouse liver RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) to find the differential expression mRNAs among three groups futher and does the related analysis in riboflavin-treated alcoholic liver disease.
Project description:Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is one of the most prevalent types of liver disease associated with high morbidity and mortality, caused by hepatotoxicity originating from alcohol metabolism, but current therapeutic drugs are still limited. The role of ACSS2 as an enzyme that metabolizes acetate in ALD remains unknown. Our study aimed to investigate the function of ACSS2 and its potential mechanism in ALD progression.
Project description:Alcoholic liver disease, which varies in severity from mild steatosis to cirrhosis and hepatitis, is one of the most prevalent chronic liver diseases worldwide. Excessive alcohol consumption remains the leading cause of ALD and alcohol-related complications and deaths. However, no medications have been developed to treat this disease and its pathogenesis remains elusive. Here, to understand alcohol-induced AhR activation in more detail, transcriptomic data was conducted using livers from mice subjected to either control or Lieber-DeCarli alcohol diets.
Project description:Chronic alcohol abuse has a detrimental effect on the brain and liver. There is no effective treatment for these patients and the mechanism underlying alcohol addiction and consequent alcohol-induced damage of the liver/brain axis remains unresolved. We compared experimental models of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and alcohol dependence in mice and demonstrated that genetic ablation of IL17 Receptor A (IL17ra-/-), or pharmacological blockade of IL17 signaling effectively suppressed the increased voluntary alcohol drinking in alcohol-dependent mice, and blocked alcohol-induced hepatocellular and neurological damage. The level of circulating IL17A positively correlated with the alcohol use in excessive drinkers, and was further increased in patients with ALD as compared to healthy individuals. Our data suggest that IL17A is a common mediator of excessive alcohol consumption and alcohol-induced liver/brain injury, and targeting IL17A may provide a novel strategy for treatment of alcohol-induced pathology.
Project description:Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) encompasses conditions ranging from simple steatosis to cirrhosis and even liver cancer. It has gained significant global attention in recent years. Despite this, effective pharmacological treatments for ALD remain elusive, and the core mechanisms underlying the disease are not yet fully comprehended. S100A16, a newly identified calcium-binding protein, is linked to lipid metabolism. Our research has discovered elevated levels of the S100A16 protein in both serum and liver tissue of ALD patients. A similar surge in hepatic S100A16 expression was noted in a Gao-binge alcohol feeding mouse model. S100a16 knockdown alleviated ethanol-induced liver injury, steatosis and inflammation. Conversely, S100a16 transgenic mice showed aggravating phenomenon. Mechanistically, we identify mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor (MANF) as a regulated entity downstream of S100a16 deletion. MANF inhibited ER-stress signal transduction induced by alcohol stimulation. Meanwhile, MANF silencing suppressed the inhibition effect of S100a16 knockout on ethanol-induced lipid droplets accumulation in primary hepatocytes. Our data suggested that S100a16 deletion protects mice against alcoholic liver lipid accumulation and inflammation dependent on upregulating MANF and inhibiting ER stress. This offers a potential therapeutic avenue for ALD treatment.
Project description:Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a leading cause of cirrhosis in the United States, which is characterized by extensive deposition of extracellular matrix proteins (ECM) and formation of a fibrous scar. Hepatic Stellate Cells (HSCs) are the major source of Collagen Type I producing myofibroblasts in ALD fibrosis. However, the mechanism of alcohol-induced activation of human and mouse HSCs is not fully understood. We compared the gene expression profiles of primary cultured human HSCs (hHSCs) isolated from patients with ALD (n=3) or without underlying liver disease (n=4) using RNA-Seq analysis. Furthermore, the gene expression profile of ALD hHSCs was compared to that of alcohol-activated mHSCs (isolated from intragastric (IG) alcohol-fed mice), or carbon-tetrachloride (CCl4)-activated mouse HSCs (mHSCs). Comparative transcriptome analysis revealed that ALD hHSCs, and alcohol- and CCl4-activated mHSCs share the expression of common HSC activation (Col1a1, Acta1, PAI-1, TIMP1, LOXL2), indicating that a common mechanism underlies activation of human and mouse HSCs. Furthermore, alcohol-activated mHSCs most closely recapitulate the gene expression profile of ALD hHSCs. We identified the genes that are similarly and uniquely upregulated in primary cultured alcohol-activated hHSCs and freshly isolated mHSCs, which include CSF1R, PLEK, LAPTM5, CD74, CD53, MMP9, CD14, CTSS, TYROBP, ITGB2, and other genes (compared to CCl4-activated mHSCs). We identified genes in alcohol-activated mHSCs from IG alcohol-fed mice that are largely consistent with the gene expression profile of primary cultured hHSCs from ALD patients. These genes are unique to alcohol-induced HSC activation in two species, and therefore, may become new targets or readout for anti-fibrotic therapy in experimental models of ALD.
Project description:Alcohol is metabolized in the liver, and chronic consumption can lead to inflammation, scarring, and damage to liver cells. The pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease (ALD), a complicated condition, is characterized by a succession of histopathological alterations that occur through a multistep and multifactorial process. FAF2/UBXD8/ETEA is a ubiquitin ligase adaptor protein and plays a crucial role in the ubiquitin-mediated degradation of misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum. Recent GWAS study indicated that FAF2 was associated with ALD, but the exact function of FAF2 in ALD has not been identified yet. The objective of this study was to investigate the role of FAF2 in ALD.Our study revealed a noteworthy rise in hepatic FAF2 protein expression among individuals with ALD and mice subjected to chronic-plus-single binge ethanol feeding. The suppression of FAF2 in mice liver provided protection against alcohol-induced hepatic steatosis.
Project description:Alcoholic liver diseases (ALDs) encompass a broad spectrum of clinical features of alcoholic fatty liver, alcoholic steatohepatitis and cirrhosis, and increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. While the toxic effects of alcohol likely result from complex interactions between genes and the environment, the molecular mechanisms of alcohol-induced liver damage remains undefined. Thus, a better understanding of the mechanisms regulating hepatic cell injury may lead to more effective therapeutic approaches for ALD. Here we compared the miRNA expression profile from tissues from control mice and mice receiving intragastric ethanol feeding. Four microarray hybridization studies were performed on three different pairs of liver-derived RNA from intragastric ethanol feeding and normal mice. The miRNAs differentially overexpressed in livers from ethanol fed mice.