Abstract |
Sepsis causes intrahepatic cholestasis and leads to hepatic failure. However, the pathophysiology of hepatic events is unclear. Expression of rat hepatic bile acid coenzyme A-amino acid N-acyltransferase (rBAT), a major enzyme for the conjugation of bile acids, is significantly decreased during sepsis. rBAT transcriptional regulation is mainly by a heterodimer of farnesoid-X receptor (FXR) and retinoid-X receptor-alpha (RXR-alpha) via the inverted repeat 1 sequence. During sepsis, nuclear receptors and translocation of RXR-alpha from cytosol to nucleus decrease. The purpose of this study was to further clarify the mechanisms of RXR-alpha-mediated rBAT regulation during polymicrobial sepsis and with dexamethasone treatment. Polymicrobial sepsis was induced in rats by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). Liver tissues obtained 3, 6, 9, and 18 h after CLP were studied, and hepatocytes were isolated from rats with sepsis. Post-CLP decreases were observed in mRNA levels of rBAT (6 h), protein levels of rBAT (6 h), RXR-alpha (6 h), and FXR (9 h). DNA binding activity of FXR/RXR significantly decreased at 6 h after CLP. Dexamethasone reversed sepsis-inhibited RXR-alpha expression and the binding activity of FXR/RXR to rBAT DNA as well as rBAT protein expression. The results suggest that suppression of rBAT occurs at the transcriptional level, and the decrease in RXR-alpha by septic insult may play a critical role in rBAT suppression at the early stage of polymicrobial sepsis.
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Authors | Yen-Hsu Chen, I-Chu Hong, Kung-Kai Kuo, Hseng-Kuang Hsu, Chin Hsu |
Journal | Shock (Augusta, Ga.)
(Shock)
Vol. 28
Issue 1
Pg. 65-70
(Jul 2007)
ISSN: 1073-2322 [Print] United States |
PMID | 17483744
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- DNA Primers
- RNA, Messenger
- Retinoid X Receptor alpha
- Dexamethasone
- Acyltransferases
- bile acid-CoA amino acid N-acyltransferase
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Topics |
- Acyltransferases
(genetics, metabolism)
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- DNA Primers
(genetics)
- Dexamethasone
(pharmacology)
- Down-Regulation
(drug effects)
- Liver
(drug effects, metabolism)
- Liver Failure
(etiology, genetics, metabolism, prevention & control)
- Male
- RNA, Messenger
(genetics, metabolism)
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Retinoid X Receptor alpha
(genetics, metabolism)
- Sepsis
(complications, genetics, metabolism)
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