Both PXR and SLC27A4 can regulate lipid absorption and play an important role in the pathogenesis of NAFLD. We previously first found that PXR can induce SLC27A4 expression and promote lipid absorption in the liver, PXR-SLC27A4 axis may be the key mechanism for the pathogenesis of NAFLD. Cassia mimosoides Linn can clear liver, remove dampness, dispel phlegm and eliminating stasis to activate blood circulation,which is an effective prescription for treating NAFLD. Our previous study suggested that Cassia mimosoides Linn can inhibit the expression of PXR, and may play an anti-NAFLD role through PXR-SLC27A4 axis. To verify the hypothesis, in the present study, we are planning to study the influence on SLC27A4 and its promoter by activating/knocking out PXR from in vitro and in vivo experiments,look for a combination of these two sites and the gene expression of PXR, SLC27A4,CYP3A11 from the liver tissue of NAFLD’s model mice,explore whether SLC27A4 is the target genes of PXR, expound PXR regulates SLC27A4 on transcription to promote the lipid absorption. Subsequently, we filtrate the Cassia mimosoides Linn as the inhibitor of PXR, and study the expression of PXR and SLC27A4 were inhibited by Cassia mimosoides Linn to improved NAFLD from in vitro and in vivo, explaining the mechanism of anti-NAFLD of Cassia mimosoides Linn through PXR-SLC27A4.
PXR和SLC27A4均能调控脂质吸收,在NAFLD发病机制中发挥重要作用。我们前期研究首次发现了PXR能诱导SLC27A4表达,促进肝内脂质吸收,PXR-SLC27A4轴可能是NAFLD发病的关键机制。铁甲草清肝利湿,化痰散瘀,是治疗NAFLD的有效单方,预实验提示了铁甲草能抑制PXR表达,可能通过PXR-SLC27A4轴发挥抗NAFLD作用。为验证该假说,本项目拟从体内体外实验研究活化/敲除PXR对SLC27A4及其启动子的影响,找寻两者结合位点,以及NAFLD模型小鼠肝组织中PXR、Slc27a4、Cyp3a11等基因的表达,探讨SLC27A4是PXR的靶基因,阐述PXR在转录水平上调控SLC27A4,促进脂质吸收。随后,筛选铁甲草是PXR抑制剂,从体内体外实验研究铁甲草抑制PXR和SLC27A4的表达,改善NAFLD,阐述PXR-SLC27A4轴是铁甲草抗NAFLD的作用机制。
背景:随着社会的发展,全球非酒精性脂肪性肝病(NAFLD)的发病率逐年上升,同时现代医学对NAFLD发病机制研究尚未取得突破性进展,临床上仍缺乏有效的治疗药物与措施,因此找寻治疗NAFLD的作用新靶点,有效防止其发生发展具有非常重要的意义。.研究内容:本课题通过转录组学、脂质组学及CHIP测序等手段首次对PXR-SLC27A4通路与脂质代谢相关性进行研究,并在野生型小鼠、PXR和SLC27A4过表达和敲除小鼠及其肝脏原代细胞上验证该通路的异常表达对NAFLD的影响,此外,本研究对铁甲草及其有效成分进行研究,发掘其抗NAFLD的作用,并对内在机制进行探索。.重要结果及数据:研究发现PXR和SLC27A4过表达/敲除可以加重/缓解NAFLD的发生,深入探索其机制发现PXR与SLC27A4具有相关序列的同源性,可以调控SLC27A4的包含DR4和DR3的区域从而上调SLC27A4的转录活性,紧接着,SLC27A4过表达通过转运过量磷脂酰胆碱的成分之一PC(19:1_18:2),进一步促进PXR核转移,最终形成一条PXR-SLC27A4-PC-PXR循环,加重NAFLD的恶化。此外,本研究发现铁甲草及其有效成分大黄酚、大黄素均具有抗NAFLD的作用,同时,铁甲草可以通过抑制PXR-SLC27A4通路抑制肝脏细胞中的脂质累积,从而缓解NAFLD。.科学意义:本研究首次阐述PXR-SLC27A4轴在NAFLD的发生发展过程中具有重要作用,完善了PXR调控肝内的脂质吸收的分子机制;首次阐述PXR-SLC27A4轴是铁甲草抗NAFLD的作用机制,给中医药防治NAFLD提供新的理论基础和临床指导。
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