Abstract | BACKGROUND AND AIMS: METHODS: Eight-week-old wild-type (WT) and CHOP knockout (CHOP-/-) mice were fed a normal or methionine- choline-deficient (MCD) diet. Mice were sacrificed after 3 weeks, and steatosis, inflammation, apoptosis, and liver damage were assessed. We also evaluated fibrosis after 8 weeks of nutrition intervention. To explore the role of CHOP in liver carcinogenesis, 25 mg/kg of diethylnitrosamine (DEN) was injected intraperitoneally into 2-week-old mice, which were then fed the aforementioned diets from 8 to 24 weeks of age. CHOP expression in HCC patient livers was also evaluated. RESULTS: CHOP deficiency did not affect steatosis but significantly reduced apoptotic cells, inflammation scores, and serum liver enzymes. It also significantly suppressed total serum bilirubin levels, fibrotic area size, and messenger RNA expression of profibrotic cytokines. DEN-initiated carcinogenesis was promoted by the MCD diet, while CHOP deficiency significantly attenuated the total number and maximum diameter of tumors and the Ki-67 labeling index. In human livers, CHOP expression was enhanced in parallel with non- alcoholic steatohepatitis-to-HCC progression. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Kan Toriguchi, Etsuro Hatano, Kazutaka Tanabe, Kenji Takemoto, Kojiro Nakamura, Yukinori Koyama, Satoru Seo, Kojiro Taura, Shinji Uemoto |
Journal | Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
(J Gastroenterol Hepatol)
Vol. 29
Issue 5
Pg. 1109-18
(May 2014)
ISSN: 1440-1746 [Electronic] Australia |
PMID | 24329600
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | © 2014 Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation and Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd. |
Chemical References |
- CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins
- Methionine
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Topics |
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Animals
- CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins
(deficiency)
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
(etiology, therapy)
- Choline Deficiency
- Fatty Liver
(etiology, prevention & control, therapy)
- Female
- Humans
- Liver Cirrhosis
(etiology, prevention & control, therapy)
- Liver Neoplasms
(etiology, prevention & control, therapy)
- Male
- Methionine
(deficiency)
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Targeted Therapy
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