| First Author | Kay HY | Year | 2011 |
| Journal | Antioxid Redox Signal | Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 8 | Pages | 2135-46 |
| PubMed ID | 21504366 | Mgi Jnum | J:303134 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:6511535 | Doi | 10.1089/ars.2010.3834 |
| Citation | Kay HY, et al. (2011) Nrf2 inhibits LXRalpha-dependent hepatic lipogenesis by competing with FXR for acetylase binding. Antioxid Redox Signal 15(8):2135-46 |
| abstractText | AIMS: The nuclear receptor liver X receptor-alpha (LXRalpha) stimulates lipogenesis, leading to steatosis. Nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor-2 (Nrf2) contributes to cellular defense mechanism by upregulating antioxidant genes, and may protect the liver from injury inflicted by fat accumulation. However, whether Nrf2 affects LXRalpha activity is unknown. This study investigated the inhibitory role of Nrf2 in hepatic LXRalpha activity and the molecular basis. RESULTS: A deficiency of Nrf2 enhanced the ability of LXRalpha agonist to promote hepatic steatosis, as mediated by lipogenic gene induction. In hepatocytes, Nrf2 overexpression repressed gene transactivation by LXR-binding site activation. Consistently, treatment of mice with sulforaphane (an Nrf2 activator) suppressed T0901317-induced lipogenesis, as confirmed by the experiments using hepatocytes. Nrf2 activation promoted deacetylation of farnesoid X receptor (FXR) by competing for p300, leading to FXR-dependent induction of small heterodimer partner (SHP), which was responsible for the repression of LXRalpha-dependent gene transcription. In human steatotic samples, the transcript levels of LXRalpha and SREBP-1 inversely correlated with those of Nrf2, FXR, and SHP. INNOVATION: Our findings offer the mechanism to explain how decrease in Nrf2 activity in hepatic steatosis could contribute to the progression of NAFLD, providing the use of Nrf2 as a molecular biomarker to diagnose NAFLD. As certain antioxidants have the abilities to activate Nrf2, clinicians might utilize the activators of Nrf2 as a new therapeutic approach to prevent and/or treat NAFLD. CONCLUSION: Nrf2 activation inhibits LXRalpha activity and LXRalpha-dependent liver steatosis by competing with FXR for p300, causing FXR activation and FXR-mediated SHP induction. Our findings provide important information on a strategy to prevent and/or treat steatosis. |
