Thyroid Hormone Decreases Hepatic Steatosis, Inflammation, and Fibrosis in a Dietary Mouse Model of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis. 2022

Jin Zhou, and Madhulika Tripathi, and Jia Pei Ho, and Anissa Anindya Widjaja, and Shamini Guna Shekeran, and Macalinao Dominique Camat, and Anne James, and Yajun Wu, and Jianhong Ching, and Jean-Paul Kovalik, and Kiat-Hon Lim, and Stuart Alexander Cook, and Boon-Huat Bay, and Brijesh Kumar Singh, and Paul Michael Yen
Program of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disorders, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is characterized by hepatic steatosis, lobular inflammation, and fibrosis. Thyroid hormone (TH) reduces steatosis; however, the therapeutic effect of TH on NASH-associated inflammation and fibrosis is not known. This study examined the therapeutic effect of TH on hepatic inflammation and fibrosis during NASH and investigated THs molecular actions on autophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis. HepG2-TRβ cells were treated with bovine serum albumin-conjugated palmitic acid (PA) to mimic lipotoxic conditions in vitro. Mice with NASH were established by feeding C57BL/6J mice Western diet with 15% fructose in drinking water for 16 weeks. These mice were administered triiodothyronine (T3)/thyroxine (T4) supplemented in drinking water for the next eight weeks. In cultured HepG2-TRβ cells, TH treatment increased mitochondrial respiration and fatty acid oxidation under basal and PA-treated conditions, as well as decreased lipopolysaccharides and PA-stimulated inflammatory and fibrotic responses. In a dietary mouse model of NASH, TH administration decreased hepatic triglyceride content (3.19 ± 0.68 vs. 8.04 ± 0.42 mM/g liver) and hydroxyproline (1.44 ± 0.07 vs. 2.58 ± 0.30 mg/g liver) when compared with mice with untreated NASH. Metabolomics profiling of lipid metabolites showed that mice with NASH had increased triacylglycerol, diacylglycerol, monoacylglycerol, and hepatic cholesterol esters species, and these lipid species were decreased by TH treatment. Mice with NASH also showed decreased autophagic degradation as evidenced by decreased transcription Factor EB and lysosomal protease expression, and accumulation of LC3B-II and p62. TH treatment restored the level of lysosomal proteins and resolved the accumulation of LC3B-II and p62. Impaired mitochondrial biogenesis was also restored by TH. The simultaneous restoration of autophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis by TH increased β-oxidation of fatty acids. Additionally, the elevated oxidative stress and inflammasome activation in NASH liver were also decreased by TH. In a mouse model of NASH, TH restored autophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis to increase β-oxidation of fatty acids and to reduce lipotoxicity, oxidative stress, hepatic inflammation, and fibrosis. Activating thyroid hormone receptor in the liver may represent an effective strategy for NASH treatment.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007249 Inflammation A pathological process characterized by injury or destruction of tissues caused by a variety of cytologic and chemical reactions. It is usually manifested by typical signs of pain, heat, redness, swelling, and loss of function. Innate Inflammatory Response,Inflammations,Inflammatory Response, Innate,Innate Inflammatory Responses
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008810 Mice, Inbred C57BL One of the first INBRED MOUSE STRAINS to be sequenced. This strain is commonly used as genetic background for transgenic mouse models. Refractory to many tumors, this strain is also preferred model for studying role of genetic variations in development of diseases. Mice, C57BL,Mouse, C57BL,Mouse, Inbred C57BL,C57BL Mice,C57BL Mice, Inbred,C57BL Mouse,C57BL Mouse, Inbred,Inbred C57BL Mice,Inbred C57BL Mouse
D004195 Disease Models, Animal Naturally-occurring or experimentally-induced animal diseases with pathological processes analogous to human diseases. Animal Disease Model,Animal Disease Models,Disease Model, Animal
D005227 Fatty Acids Organic, monobasic acids derived from hydrocarbons by the equivalent of oxidation of a methyl group to an alcohol, aldehyde, and then acid. Fatty acids are saturated and unsaturated (FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED). (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) Aliphatic Acid,Esterified Fatty Acid,Fatty Acid,Fatty Acids, Esterified,Fatty Acids, Saturated,Saturated Fatty Acid,Aliphatic Acids,Acid, Aliphatic,Acid, Esterified Fatty,Acid, Saturated Fatty,Esterified Fatty Acids,Fatty Acid, Esterified,Fatty Acid, Saturated,Saturated Fatty Acids
D005355 Fibrosis Any pathological condition where fibrous connective tissue invades any organ, usually as a consequence of inflammation or other injury. Cirrhosis,Fibroses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013963 Thyroid Hormones Natural hormones secreted by the THYROID GLAND, such as THYROXINE, and their synthetic analogs. Thyroid Hormone,Hormone, Thyroid,Hormones, Thyroid
D014280 Triglycerides An ester formed from GLYCEROL and three fatty acid groups. Triacylglycerol,Triacylglycerols,Triglyceride

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