Aging-induced aberrant RAGE/PPARα axis promotes hepatic steatosis via dysfunctional mitochondrial β oxidation

© 2020 The Authors. Aging Cell published by Anatomical Society and John Wiley & Sons Ltd..

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), characterized by an increase in hepatic triglyceride (TG) content, is the most common liver disease worldwide. Aging has been shown to increase susceptibility to NAFLD; however, the underlying molecular mechanism remains poorly understood. In the present study, we examined hepatic TG content and gene expression profiles in body weight-matched young (3 months old), middle-aged (10 months old), and old (20 months old) C57BL/6 mice and found that TGs were markedly accumulated while mitochondrial β-oxidation-related genes, including PPARα, were downregulated in the liver of old mice. In addition, advanced glycation end product receptor (RAGE), a key regulator of glucose metabolism, was upregulated in the old mice. Mechanistically, suppression of RAGE upregulated PPARα and its downstream target genes, which in turn led to reduced TG retention. Finally, we found that hepatic RAGE expression was increased in aging patients, a finding that correlated with decreased PPARα levels. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that the upregulation of RAGE may play a critical role in aging-associated liver steatosis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

Aging cell - 19(2020), 10 vom: 15. Okt., Seite e13238

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wan, Jian [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Xiangsong [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Hanbei [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Xinyi [VerfasserIn]
Song, Xi [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Song [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Xinyuan [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Su, Qing [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Dongsheng [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Bin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Bo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aging
Hepatic steatosis
Journal Article
Mitochondria
PPARα
PPAR alpha
RAGE
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 26.08.2021

Date Revised 26.08.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/acel.13238

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315083832