ArticleGastro hep advances2026
Hepatocyte HIF2α Downregulates the Urea Cycle Through Suppression of HNF4α.
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Background and Aims: Hypoxia contributes to chronic liver diseases such as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease through the activation of hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs). Hif2α has been shown to drive a severe steatohepatitis and fibrosis phenotype in mice. How Hif2α drives this injury is not fully known. We identified a core regulatory pathway that was disrupted in hepatocytes in a Hif2α-dependent fashion to identify a possible common signaling pathway that may predispose to progression of inflammation and fibrosis. Methods: We utilized mouse primary hepatocytes and mouse liver tissue from genetic models of chronic hypoxia along with standard molecular methods and ammonia assays to identify abnormal nitrogen metabolism. Results: The urea cycle is significantly depressed in a HIF2α-dependent fashion, which leads to elevation of ammonia. The urea cycle is controlled by a master regulator of hepatocyte function called hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha (HNF4α), which is suppressed by Hif2α. Conclusion: Hif2α suppresses expression of a master regulator of hepatocyte biology, HNF4α, leading to significant disruption in hepatocyte-specific pathways such as the urea cycle. How Hif2α regulates HNF4α remains a point of active investigation, but inhibition of Hif2α may represent a therapeutic target to maintain the full function of a mature hepatocyte.
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