RRC ID 48065
著者 Komiya C, Tanaka M, Tsuchiya K, Shimazu N, Mori K, Furuke S, Miyachi Y, Shiba K, Yamaguchi S, Ikeda K, Ochi K, Nakabayashi K, Hata KI, Itoh M, Suganami T, Ogawa Y.
タイトル Antifibrotic effect of pirfenidone in a mouse model of human nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.
ジャーナル Sci Rep
Abstract Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is characterized by steatosis with lobular inflammation and hepatocyte injury. Pirfenidone (PFD) is an orally bioavailable pyridone derivative that has been clinically used for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. However, it remains unknown whether PFD improves liver fibrosis in a mouse model with human NASH-like phenotypes. In this study, we employed melanocortin 4 receptor-deficient (MC4R-KO) mice as a mouse model with human NASH-like phenotypes to elucidate the effect and action mechanisms of PFD on the development of NASH. PFD markedly attenuated liver fibrosis in western diet (WD)-fed MC4R-KO mice without affecting metabolic profiles or steatosis. PFD prevented liver injury and fibrosis associated with decreased apoptosis of liver cells in WD-fed MC4R-KO mice. Pretreatment of PFD inhibited the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)-induced liver injury and fibrogenic responses associated with decreased apoptosis of liver cells in wild-type mice. PFD also prevented TNF-α-induced hepatocyte apoptosis in vitro with reduced activation of caspase-8 and -3. This study provides evidence for the antifibrotic effect of PFD in a mouse model of human NASH. The data of this study highlight hepatocyte apoptosis as a potential therapeutic target, and suggest that PFD can be repositioned as an antifibrotic drug for human NASH.
巻・号 7
ページ 44754
公開日 2017-3-17
DOI 10.1038/srep44754
PII srep44754
PMID 28303974
PMC PMC5355985
MeSH Animals Apoptosis / drug effects Caspase 3 / metabolism Caspase 8 / metabolism Cells, Cultured Diet, Western Disease Models, Animal Feeding Behavior / drug effects Hepatocytes / drug effects Hepatocytes / metabolism Hepatocytes / pathology Humans Inflammation / pathology Liver / drug effects Liver / pathology Liver Cirrhosis / drug therapy Liver Cirrhosis / pathology Mice, Inbred C57BL Mice, Knockout Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / blood Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / drug therapy* Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / genetics Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease / pathology Pyridones / pharmacology Pyridones / therapeutic use* Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4 / deficiency Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4 / metabolism Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / adverse effects Up-Regulation / genetics
IF 3.998
引用数 24
WOS 分野 GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 RAW 264(RCB0535)