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ArticleJournal of hepatology2021

Alcohol-induced Hsp90 acetylation is a novel driver of liver sinusoidal endothelial dysfunction and alcohol-related liver disease.

Yilin Yang, Panjamaporn Sangwung, Reiichiro Kondo, Yirang Jung, Matthew J McConnell, Jain Jeong, Teruo Utsumi, William C Sessa, Yasuko Iwakiri

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Article in Journal of hepatology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yilin YangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Panjamaporn SangwungDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Reiichiro KondoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan.
Yirang JungDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Matthew J McConnellDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Jain JeongDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Teruo UtsumiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
William C SessaDepartment of Pharmacology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Yasuko IwakiriDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. Electronic address: yasuko.iwakiri@yale.edu.
Yale University · USKurume University · JP

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
Yale Liver CenterP30DK034989 · NIDDK · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI WAJAHAT Zafar MEHAL · 1986 to 2026
$31.1M
Institutional Career Development CoreKL2TR001862 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI CANTLEY, LLOYD G, EDELMAN, E. JENNIFER · 2016 to 2025
$12.2M
The role of Kupffer cells in alcohol-induced liver diseaseR01AA025342 · NIAAA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI IWAKIRI, YASUKO · 2017 to 2021
$1.9M
Hemodynamics and hepatic remodelingR01DK117597 · NIDDK · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI IWAKIRI, YASUKO · 2018 to 2021
$1.5M
Alcohol metabolism in liver sinusoidal endothelial cellsR21AA023599 · NIAAA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI IWAKIRI, YASUKO · 2015 to 2016
$437k
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR001862NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA025342NIAAA NIH HHS R21 AA023599NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK034989NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK117597
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND &

aimsLiver sinusoidal endothelial cell (LSEC) dysfunction has been reported in alcohol-related liver disease, yet it is not known whether LSECs metabolize alcohol. Thus, we investigated this, as well as the mechanisms of alcohol-induced LSEC dysfunction and a potential therapeutic approach for alcohol-induced liver injury.

methodsPrimary human, rat and mouse LSECs were used. Histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) was overexpressed specifically in liver ECs via adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated gene delivery to decrease heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) acetylation in ethanol-fed mice.

resultsLSECs expressed CYP2E1 and alcohol dehydrogenase 1 (ADH1) and metabolized alcohol. Ethanol induced CYP2E1 in LSECs, but not ADH1. Alcohol metabolism by CYP2E1 increased Hsp90 acetylation and decreased its interaction with endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) leading to a decrease in nitric oxide (NO) production. A non-acetylation mutant of Hsp90 increased its interaction with eNOS and NO production, whereas a hyperacetylation mutant decreased NO production. These results indicate that Hsp90 acetylation is responsible for decreases in its interaction with eNOS and eNOS-derived NO production. AAV8-driven HDAC6 overexpression specifically in liver ECs deacetylated Hsp90, restored Hsp90's interaction with eNOS and ameliorated alcohol-induced liver injury in mice.

conclusionRestoring LSEC function is important for ameliorating alcohol-induced liver injury. To this end, blocking acetylation of Hsp90 specifically in LSECs via AAV-mediated gene delivery has the potential to be a new therapeutic strategy. LAY SUMMARY: Alcohol metabolism in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) and the mechanism of alcohol-induced LSEC dysfunction are largely unknown. Herein, we demonstrate that LSECs can metabolize alcohol. We also uncover a mechanism by which alcohol induces LSEC dysfunction and liver injury, and we identify a potential therapeutic strategy to prevent this.

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AcetylationAdultAlcohol DrinkingAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsEndothelial CellsHSP90 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansLiver Diseases, AlcoholicMiceRatsHSP90 Heat-Shock Proteinsadeno-associated virus (AAV)alcohol dehydrogenase 1 (ADH1)cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1)endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS)gene deliveryhistone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6)

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PMID33675874
PMCPMC8292196
OpenAlexW3133624176

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