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ArticleCellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology2024

Genetic Ablation of C/EBPα-p300 Pathway Blocks Development of Obese Pregnancy Associated Liver Disorders in Offspring.

Margaret A Hanlon, Ruhi Gulati, Michael Johnston, Yasmeen Fleifil, Maria Rivas, Nikolai A Timchenko

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Article in Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Margaret A HanlonDivision of General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Ruhi GulatiDivision of General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Michael JohnstonDivision of General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Yasmeen FleifilDivision of General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Maria RivasInstitute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo (USP) Cidade Universitária, Butantã, São Paulo, Brazil.
Nikolai A TimchenkoDivision of General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. Electronic address: Nikolai.Timchenko@cchmc.org.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · USInstituto Butantan · BRUniversity of Cincinnati · US

Funding

Stem Cell/Organoid and Genome Editing CoreP30DK078392 · NIDDK · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI LEE ARMISTEAD DENSON · 2007 to 2026
$24.4M
NAFLD: Mechanisms and TreatmentsR01DK102597 · NIDDK · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI TIMCHENKO, NIKOLAI A. · 2015 to 2018
$1.4M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK078392NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK102597
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND &

aimsThe obesity-associated nonalcoholic fatty liver disease represents a common cause of pediatric liver diseases, including the pediatric liver cancer hepatoblastoma. The mechanisms behind the development of fatty liver in children are not yet known. We examined the role of the C/EBPα-p300 pathway in the development of maternal obesity-associated fatty liver phenotype in offspring.

methodsBecause the ability of C/EBPα to promote fatty liver phenotype is enhanced by CDK4-mediated phosphorylation of C/EBPα at Ser193 and subsequent formation of C/EBPα-p300 complexes, we used wild-type (WT) and C/EBPα-S193D and C/EBPα-S193A mutant mice to study the effects of maternal high-fat diet (HFD) on the liver health of offspring. The females of these mouse lines were fed an HFD before mating, and the pups were further subjected to either an HFD or a normal diet for 12 weeks.

resultsWT female mice on the HFD before and during pregnancy and their subsequent offspring on the HFD had severe fatty liver, fibrosis, and an increased rate of liver proliferation. However, the HFD in C/EBPα-S193A mice did not cause development of these disorders. In HFD-HFD treated WT mice, C/EBPα is phosphorylated at Ser193 and forms complexes with p300, which activate expression of genes involved in development of fatty liver, fibrosis, and proliferation. However, S193A-C/EBPα mice do not have complexes of C/EBPα-S193A with p300, leading to a lack of activation of genes of fatty liver, fibrosis, and proliferation. The mutant C/EBPα-S193D mice have accelerated cdk4-dependent pathway and have developed steatosis at early stages.

conclusionsThese studies identified the epigenetic cause of obese pregnancy-associated liver diseases and suggest a potential therapy based on inhibition of cdk4-ph-S193-C/EBPα-p300 pathway.

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CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-alphaNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseAnimalsChildFemaleFibrosisHumansMiceObesityPregnancyCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-alphaC/EBPαFibrosisHigh Fat DietMaternal ObesityProliferationSteatosis

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PMID37967813
PMCPMC10821535
OpenAlexW4388666247

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