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Amelioration of high fat diet induced liver lipogenesis and hepatic steatosis by interleukin-22.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20452699     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Interleukin-22 (IL-22) is a Th17-related cytokine within the IL-10 family and plays an important role in host defense and inflammatory responses in orchestration with other Th17 cytokines. IL-22 exerts its functions in non-immune cells as its functional receptor IL-22R1 is restricted in peripheral tissues but not in immune cells. It was recently found that IL-22 serves as a protective molecule to counteract the destructive nature of the T cell-mediated immune response to liver damage. However, it is currently unknown whether IL-22 has an effect on lipid metabolism in the liver.
METHODS: In this study, we demonstrate that IL-22 alleviates hepatic steatosis induced by high fat diet (HFD).
RESULTS: Administration of recombinant murine IL-22 (rmIL-22) was able to stimulate STAT3 phosphorylation in HepG2 cells and mouse liver. The activation of STAT3 by rmIL-22 was reduced by the over-expression of a dominant negative IL-22R1. Within hours after rmIL-22 treatment, the expression of lipogenesis-related genes including critical transcription factors and enzymes for lipid synthesis in the liver was significantly down-regulated. The levels of triglyceride and cholesterol in the liver were significantly reduced by long-term treatment of rmIL-22 in C57BL/6 and ob/ob mice fed with HFD. The HFD-induced increases of ALT and AST in ob/ob mice were ameliorated by rmIL-22 treatment. In addition, the expression of fatty acid synthase and TNF-alpha in the liver was decreased by long-term rmIL-22 administration.
CONCLUSIONS: Collectively, these data indicate that IL-22, in addition to its known functions in host defense and inflammation, has a protective role in HFD-induced hepatic steatosis via its regulation on lipid metabolism in the liver.
Authors:
Ling Yang; Yixuan Zhang; Lingdi Wang; Fengjuan Fan; Lu Zhu; Zhigang Li; Xiangbo Ruan; Heng Huang; Zhenzhen Wang; Zhihua Huang; Yuliang Huang; Xiaoqiang Yan; Yan Chen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-04-21
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of hepatology     Volume:  53     ISSN:  1600-0641     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Hepatol.     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-06     Completed Date:  2010-11-02     Revised Date:  2012-08-24    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8503886     Medline TA:  J Hepatol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  339-47     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010 European Association for the Study of the Liver. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cholesterol / metabolism
Dietary Fats / adverse effects,  pharmacology*
Disease Models, Animal
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Fatty Liver / chemically induced,  metabolism,  prevention & control*
Interleukins / pharmacology*,  therapeutic use*
Lipid Metabolism / drug effects
Lipogenesis / drug effects*
Liver / drug effects,  metabolism*
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Phosphorylation / drug effects
STAT3 Transcription Factor / metabolism
Triglycerides / metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Dietary Fats; 0/Interleukins; 0/STAT3 Transcription Factor; 0/Stat3 protein, mouse; 0/Triglycerides; 0/interleukin-22; 57-88-5/Cholesterol

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