Project description:miRNA expression was profiled before and during liver regeneration following 2/3 partial hepatectomy (PHx) in chronic ethanol-fed (EtOH) and pair-fed carbohydrate control (CHO) rats. Prior to PHx, EtOH animals were fed a liquid diet containing 36% of the calories from ethanol for 5 weeks. Left lateral and medial (LLM) lobes were removed at time of PHx and used as t = 0 biological controls. Remnant liver tissue (PHx) was harvested 1 h, 6 h, 12 h, and 24 h after PHx. RNA from 4 biological replicates was pooled for profiling miRNA expression on Agilent Rat miRNA Microarrays v1.0.
Project description:miRNA expression was profiled before and during liver regeneration following 2/3 partial hepatectomy (PHx) in chronic ethanol-fed (EtOH) and pair-fed carbohydrate control (CHO) rats. Prior to PHx, EtOH animals were fed a liquid diet containing 36% of the calories from ethanol for 5 weeks. Left lateral and medial (LLM) lobes were removed at time of PHx and used as t = 0 biological controls. Remnant liver tissue (PHx) was harvested 1 h, 6 h, 12 h, and 24 h after PHx. RNA from 4 biological replicates was pooled for profiling miRNA expression on Agilent Rat miRNA Microarrays v1.0. miRNA expression was profiled in the chronic ethanol-fed (EtOH) and carbohydrate control pair-fed (CHO) liver prior to (LLM) and 1 h, 6 h, 12 h, and 24 h after partial hepatectomy (PHx).
Project description:Total RNA-seq using mouse tissues from Cyp2e1 +/+ mice upon pair-fed, Cyp2e1 +/+ mice upon EtOH-fed, Cyp2e1 -/- mice upon pair-fed, and Cyp2e1 -/- mice upon EtOH fed.
Project description:Background: Environmental pollutants, including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been shown to alter and promote the development of alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD). Our group recently demonstrated that PCB126 promoted steatosis, hepatomegaly, and modulated intermediary metabolism in an ALD rodent model. Objectives: To better understand how PCB126 promoted ALD, the current study adopts transcriptomic and metallomic approaches to identify mechanistic pathways involved in this promotion. Methods: Briefly, male C57BL/6J mice were exposed to 0.2 mg/kg PCB126 or corn oil vehicle prior to ethanol feeding in the chronic-binge model. Liver tissues were collected for RNA sequencing and ICP-MS metals quantification. Results: PCB126 uniquely modified the transcriptome in EtOH-fed mice in terms of variance. EtOH feeding alone resulting in >4000 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and PCB126 exposure resulted in more DEGs in the EtOH-fed group over the pair-fed group. Top gene ontology (GO) biological processes indicated ‘peptidyl tyrosine modifications’ and GO molecular function processes showed a loss of ‘metal, and ion, and zinc binding’. Western blot analysis depicted that the JAK2-STAT5 signaling axis was disrupted by the enhanced loss of phosphorylated JAK2 in EtOH+PCB126 mice. Quantified liver essential metal levels were overall depleted by EtOH feeding, and potassium, magnesium, cobalt, and zinc were further decreased by PCB126. Discussion: The results suggests that phosphorylation and metal binding are disrupted in EtOH+PCB126 mice, implying that evolutionarily conserved homeostatic signaling mechanisms are modified by pollutant exposure in EtOH-fed mice. The loss of phosphorylation and essential metals are two suggestive modes of action that may explain the promotion of disease by PCB126 in ALD.
Project description:In this study, we analyzed the effects of chronic alcohol consumption on liver repair and regeneration after partial hepatectomy (PHx). Rats were fed a liquid diet containing 36% of total calories derived from ethanol for 5 weeks; corresponding pair-fed calorie-matched controls were fed diets in which ethanol calories were replaced either by carbohydrate or by fat. After 5 weeks, rats were subjected to 70% PHx and liver samples were collected at 1, 6 and 24h after the surgery. The excised liver samples at t=0 served as within-animal controls. We used Affymetrix Rat Gene 1.0 ST arrays to obtain global gene expression data from each liver sample (n=4 replicate rats, 72 arrays total). Gene expression was profiled in the chronic ethanol-fed (EtOH) and carbohydrate control pair-fed (CHO) liver prior to (control) and 1 h, 6 h, 12 h, and 24 h after partial hepatectomy (PHx).
Project description:Background & Aims: Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is associated with loss of vitamin A (retinoids), increased steatosis, and greater oxidative stress. Although a strong correlation has been observed between loss of retinoids and ALD, if retinoid loss plays a causal role in the pathophysiology of ALD is not clear. Approach & Results: Based on our prior published data indicating that a selective retinoic acid receptor beta (RARβ) agonist limits nonalcohol-related liver disease (NAFLD) pathology, we generated AlbCre;RARβ knockout (BKO) mice and fed these mice a Lieber DeCarli ethanol diet (ETOH). We also generated cultured human hepatocytes (HepG2) that lack RARβ (RARβ-KO) and treated them with ETOH. Here we show that the livers of BKO mice develop greater steatosis, oxidative stress (assessed by 4-HNE), cell proliferation, and hypertrophy on the ETOH diet when compared to wild type (WT). Compared to ETOH-WT mice, the ETOH-BKO mice also exhibit higher hepatic transcript levels of ATF4, MYC, a subset of integrated stress response (ISR) genes (Trib3, Asns, Nqo1, and Hmox1), and the common ATF4 and MYC target, 4EBP1(EIF4EBP1). In RARβ-KO HepG2 cells, ETOH treatments (24 and 72h) resulted in more rapid and greater development of reactive oxygen species compared to parental HepG2. Notably, even without ETOH, ATF4 protein was higher in the RARβ-KO than in parental HepG2. Conclusions: Our research identifies hepatocyte RARβ as a crucial negative regulator of oxidative stress, MYC, ATF4, and proliferation in ALD.
Project description:In this study, we analyzed the role of miR-21 in liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy (PHx) in chronic ethanol-treated rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a liquid diet containing 36% of total calories derived from ethanol for 5 weeks; corresponding pair-fed calorie-matched controls were fed diets in which ethanol calories were replaced by carbohydrate. After 5 weeks, locked nucleic acid (LNA)-modified oligo antisense to miR-21 (AM21, Exiqon, Vedbaek, Denmark) was used to inhibit miRNA in vivo, and rats were subjected to 70% PHx. Liver samples were collected at 24h after the surgery. The excised liver samples at t=0 served as within-animal controls. Rat Gene 2.0 ST (Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA) arrays were used to obtain global gene expression data from pooled liver samples (pools of 3 or 4 biological replicates/array, total 8 arrays). Gene expression was profiled in AM21 treated or untreated chronic ethanol-fed (EtOH) and carbohydrate control pair-fed (CHO) rat liver prior to (control, t=0) and 24 h after 70% partial hepatectomy (PHx).
Project description:The specific role of nutritional status during gestation in exacerbating or mitigating fetal toxicity of ethanol (EtOH) remains unclear. We used an intragastric infusion model (Total enteral nutrition, TEN) to appropriately control for dietary EtOH consumption and caloric intake. Time impregnated female Sprague Dawley rats (250-300 g) were surgically cannulated with intragastric cannulae (on gestation day 4) and infused either control or EtOH-containing diets. Rats were fed 220 kcal/ kg3/4/d (NRC recommended caloric intake for gestation) or 160 kcal/ kg3/4/d (undernourished to 72% of control) diets containing either 12 g/kg/d EtOH or an isocaloric amount of carbohydrates from gestation days 6-15. Maternal hepatic gene expression profiles were assessed on GD15. The present data dissect specific effects of nutritional status during gestation and EtOH intake and the interaction thereof. The data reveal a highly significant interaction between undernutrition and EtOH consumption. Experiment Overall Design: Four groups of time impregnated female Sprague Dawley rats were utilized. Experiment Overall Design: Group 1: Control, TEN-220, control group fed normal (non-EtOH containing) diets at 220 kcal/ kg3/4/d. Experiment Overall Design: Group 2: Ethanol-220, EtOH-220 (EtOH group fed EtOH containing diets) at 12 g EtOH/kg/d diets at 220 kcal/ kg3/4/d. Experiment Overall Design: Group 3: Control-160, TEN-160, (undernourished control group fed normal (non-EtOH containing) diets at 160 kcal/ kg3/4/d. Experiment Overall Design: Group 4: Ethanol-160, EtOH-160, (undernourished rats fed EtOH containing diets) at 12 g EtOH/kg/d diets at 160 kcal/ kg3/4/d
Project description:The pregane X receptor (PXR), a xenobiotioc-sensing nuclear receptor has been implicated in alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD). The role of PXR signaling in potentiating ethanol (EtOH)-induced hepatotoxicty in male wild-type (WT) mice was reported previously, however, how PXR signaling modulated EtOH-induced hepatotoxicty in female is still unknown. Several mRNAs that are involved in retinol and steroid hormone biosynthesis, chemical carcinogeneiss, and arachidonic acid metabolism were increased by EtOH in a PXR-dependent manner. Overall, female PXR-null mice are resistant against chronic EtOH-induced hepatotoxicity than their WT counterparts.
Project description:To investigate the effect of Cyp2e1 and EtOH on mRNA expression in mouse tissues, we profiled total RNA expression using mouse tissues from Cyp2e1 -/- mice and Cyp2e1 +/+ mice upon EtOH fed mice compared to control. We compare the expression level of RNA and profile circular RNA expression using circular RNA junction.