Diabetes accelerates steatohepatitis in mice: liver pathology and single-cell gene expression signatures
Am J Pathol. 2024 Feb 1:S0002-9440(24)00037-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2024.01.007. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTGlucose lowering independently reduces liver fibrosis in human NAFLD. We investigated the impact of diabetes on steatohepatitis and established a novel mouse model for diabetic steatohepatitis. Male C57BL/6J mice were fed a 60% high-fat diet (HFD) and injected with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) and streptozotocin (STZ) to induce diabetes. The HFD+CCl4+STZ group displayed more severe liver steatosis, hepatocyte ballooning, and regenerative nodules compared to other groups. Diabetes upregulated inflammatory cytokine-associated genes and elevated the M1/M2 macrophage ratios in the liver. Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) analysis of non-parenchymal cells in the liver showed that diabetes reduced the Kupffer cells and increased bone marrow-derived recruited inflammatory macrophages, such as Ly6Chi-RM. Diabetes globally reduced liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs). Furthermore, the upregulation of genes related to the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE)/toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) was observed in Ly6Chi-RM and LSECs under diabetes, suggesting a possible role of the RAGE/TLR4 signaling in the interaction between inflammatory macrophages and LSECs. The study established a novel diabetic steatohepatitis model using a combination of HFD, CCl4, and STZ. Diabetes exacerbates steatosis, hepatocyte ballooning, fibrosis, regenerative nodule formation, and ...
Source: Am J Pathol - Category: Pathology Authors: Tuerdiguli Abuduyimiti Hisanori Goto Kumi Kimura Yu Oshima Ryota Tanida Kyoko Kamoshita Nontaphat Leerach Halimulati Abuduwaili Hein Ko Oo Qifang Li Cynthia M Galicia-Medina Hiroaki Takayama Kiyo-Aki Ishii Yujiro Nakano Yumie Takeshita Tomohiro Iba Hisami Source Type: research
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