Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3311457 | Hepatology Research | 2006 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
In this study, we investigated a dietary model of steatohepatitis caused by methionine- and choline-deficiency (MCD) in obese, diabetic KK-Ay mice. Male KK-Ay mice and C57Bl/6 mice were fed an MCD diet for up to 8 weeks, and liver pathology was evaluated. Hepatic steatosis and inflammatory infiltration were more prominent in KK-Ay mice than in C57Bl/6 mice 4 weeks after feeding with MCD diet. MCD diet-induced increases in tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α mRNA levels, as well as lipid peroxidation, in the liver were also potentiated significantly in KK-Ay mice. Extended degree of hepatic fibrosis was observed in KK-Ay mice as compared to C57Bl/6 mice 8 weeks after feeding with MCD diet. Indeed, α1(I)procollagen and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 mRNA levels were significantly higher in KK-Ay mice following dietary treatment. Serum adiponectin levels were elevated nearly two-fold when C57Bl/6 mice were given MCD diet for 4 weeks; however, serum adiponectin levels in KK-Ay mice fed both the control- and MCD diet were the same, reaching the values almost 1/2 of those in C57Bl/6 mice. In conclusion, KK-Ay mice exhibit increased susceptibility to MCD diet-induced steatohepatitis, where hypoadiponectinemia most likely plays a key role in exacerbation of both inflammatory and profibrogenic responses.
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Authors
Kyoko Okumura, Kenichi Ikejima, Kazuyoshi Kon, Wataru Abe, Shunhei Yamashina, Nobuyuki Enomoto, Yoshiyuki Takei, Nobuhiro Sato,