Author, as appears in the article.: Bertran, Laia; Adalid, Laia; Vilaro-Blay, Merce; Barrientos-Riosalido, Andrea; Aguilar, Carmen; Martinez, Salome; Sabench, Fatima; del Castillo, Daniel; Porras, Jose Antonio; Alibalic, Ajla; Richart, Cristobal; Auguet, Teresa
Department: Medicina i Cirurgia Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
URV's Author/s: Aguilar Crespillo, Carmen Isabel / Auguet Quintillà, Maria Teresa / Barrientos Riosalido, Andrea / Bertran Ramos, Laia / Del Castillo Déjardin, Daniel / Martínez González, María Salomé / Porras Ledantes, Jose Antonio / Richart Jurado, Cristobal Manuel / Sabench Pereferrer, Fàtima
Keywords: Stimulator of interferon genes Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Microbiota Lipogenesis Inflammation stimulator of interferon genes pathway microbiota lipogenesis inflammation cirrhosis
Abstract: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent chronic hepatic disease. Although mostly benign, this disease can evolve into nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) plays an important role in the immune response against stressed cells, but this protein may also be involved in liver lipogenesis and microbiota composition. In this study, the role of STING in NAFLD was evaluated by RT–qPCR to analyze STING mRNA abundance and by immunohistochemical analysis to evaluate protein expression in liver biopsies from a cohort composed of 69 women with morbid obesity classified according to their liver involvement (normal liver, n = 27; simple steatosis (SS), n = 26; NASH, n = 16). The results showed that STING mRNA expression in the liver increases with the occurrence of NAFLD, specifically in the SS stage in which the degree of steatosis is mild or moderate. Protein analysis corroborated these results. Positive correlations were observed among hepatic STING mRNA abundance and gamma-glutamyl transferase and alkaline phosphatase levels, hepatic Toll-like receptor 9 expression and some circulating microbiota-derived bile acids. In conclusion, STING may be involved in the outcome and progression of NAFLD and may be related to hepatic lipid metabolism. However, further studies are needed to confirm these findings.
Thematic Areas: Molecular biology Medicina ii Farmacia Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Biotecnología Biochemistry & molecular biology Biochemistry
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: andrea.barrientos@urv.cat andrea.barrientos@urv.cat joseantonio.porras@urv.cat mariasalome.martinez@urv.cat danieldel.castillo@urv.cat laia.bertranr@estudiants.urv.cat laia.bertranr@estudiants.urv.cat fatima.sabench@urv.cat carmenisabel.aguilar@urv.cat carmenisabel.aguilar@urv.cat mariateresa.auguet@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0001-6418-1822 0000-0001-6185-2889 0000-0003-0456-3102 0000-0001-7024-7824 0000-0001-9052-1368 0000-0001-9052-1368 0000-0002-9262-8756 0000-0002-4440-562X 0000-0002-4440-562X 0000-0003-0396-6428
Record's date: 2024-09-28
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/4/496
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Metabolites. 13 (4): 496-
APA: Bertran, Laia; Adalid, Laia; Vilaro-Blay, Merce; Barrientos-Riosalido, Andrea; Aguilar, Carmen; Martinez, Salome; Sabench, Fatima; del Castillo, Danie (2023). Expression of STING in Women with Morbid Obesity and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Metabolites, 13(4), 496-. DOI: 10.3390/metabo13040496
Article's DOI: 10.3390/metabo13040496
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2023
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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