Integration analysis identifies the role of metallothionein in the progression from hepatic steatosis to steatohepatitis
BackgroundNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a metabolic disorder that develops from non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), has become an epidemic of chronic liver dysfunction worldwide. However, mechanisms that govern the transition from NAFL to NASH have...
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| author | Xiaoya Li Shaoping Zhong Yifan Sun Xinmei Huang Yue Li Lihong Wang Yueyue Wu Min Yang Hai-Xin Yuan Jun Liu Shufei Zang |
| author_facet | Xiaoya Li Shaoping Zhong Yifan Sun Xinmei Huang Yue Li Lihong Wang Yueyue Wu Min Yang Hai-Xin Yuan Jun Liu Shufei Zang |
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| description | BackgroundNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a metabolic disorder that develops from non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), has become an epidemic of chronic liver dysfunction worldwide. However, mechanisms that govern the transition from NAFL to NASH have not been fully elucidated.MethodsGene expression profile data of NAFLD liver tissues were obtained from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), including three microarray datasets with 60 NAFL and 44 NASH patients. Integrative differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between NAFL and NASH patients were identified using robust rank aggregation (RRA) analysis. Hub genes were identified combined with gene ontology functional annotation and protein–protein interaction network construction and validated using a sequencing dataset. Huh-7 cells with palmitate-induced lipid overload and NAFLD-diet mouse model of different stages were used to verify our findings.ResultsRRA analysis determined 70 robust DEGs between NAFL and NASH. The most robustly upregulated genes were SPP1, AKR1B10, CHST9, and ANXA2, while the most robustly downregulated DEGs were SNORD94, SCARNA10, SNORA20, and MT1M. Cellular response to zinc ion (GO: 0071294) ranked first in GO analysis of downregulated genes, and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment showed that mineral absorption (hsa04978) was significantly enriched. The involvement of the metallothionein pathway was further validated by the decrease of Mt1 expression during NAFL to NASH progression in NAFLD mice and the protection from lipotoxicity in liver cells by overexpressing MT1M.ConclusionsOur integrated analysis identified novel gene signatures and provided comprehensive molecular mechanisms underlying the transition from NAFL to NASH. Metallothionein might be a potential intervention target for NAFLD progression. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7217f85f3f24465896dd420554d54baf2022-12-22T04:32:00ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Endocrinology1664-23922022-10-011310.3389/fendo.2022.951093951093Integration analysis identifies the role of metallothionein in the progression from hepatic steatosis to steatohepatitisXiaoya Li0Shaoping Zhong1Yifan Sun2Xinmei Huang3Yue Li4Lihong Wang5Yueyue Wu6Min Yang7Hai-Xin Yuan8Jun Liu9Shufei Zang10Department of Endocrinology of Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology of Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology of Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology of Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology of Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology of Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology of Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology of Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology of Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology of Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaBackgroundNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a metabolic disorder that develops from non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), has become an epidemic of chronic liver dysfunction worldwide. However, mechanisms that govern the transition from NAFL to NASH have not been fully elucidated.MethodsGene expression profile data of NAFLD liver tissues were obtained from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), including three microarray datasets with 60 NAFL and 44 NASH patients. Integrative differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between NAFL and NASH patients were identified using robust rank aggregation (RRA) analysis. Hub genes were identified combined with gene ontology functional annotation and protein–protein interaction network construction and validated using a sequencing dataset. Huh-7 cells with palmitate-induced lipid overload and NAFLD-diet mouse model of different stages were used to verify our findings.ResultsRRA analysis determined 70 robust DEGs between NAFL and NASH. The most robustly upregulated genes were SPP1, AKR1B10, CHST9, and ANXA2, while the most robustly downregulated DEGs were SNORD94, SCARNA10, SNORA20, and MT1M. Cellular response to zinc ion (GO: 0071294) ranked first in GO analysis of downregulated genes, and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment showed that mineral absorption (hsa04978) was significantly enriched. The involvement of the metallothionein pathway was further validated by the decrease of Mt1 expression during NAFL to NASH progression in NAFLD mice and the protection from lipotoxicity in liver cells by overexpressing MT1M.ConclusionsOur integrated analysis identified novel gene signatures and provided comprehensive molecular mechanisms underlying the transition from NAFL to NASH. Metallothionein might be a potential intervention target for NAFLD progression.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.951093/fullnon-alcoholic fatty liver diseasesteatohepatitismetallothioneinintegration analysisrobust rank aggregation |
| spellingShingle | Xiaoya Li Shaoping Zhong Yifan Sun Xinmei Huang Yue Li Lihong Wang Yueyue Wu Min Yang Hai-Xin Yuan Jun Liu Shufei Zang Integration analysis identifies the role of metallothionein in the progression from hepatic steatosis to steatohepatitis Frontiers in Endocrinology non-alcoholic fatty liver disease steatohepatitis metallothionein integration analysis robust rank aggregation |
| title | Integration analysis identifies the role of metallothionein in the progression from hepatic steatosis to steatohepatitis |
| title_full | Integration analysis identifies the role of metallothionein in the progression from hepatic steatosis to steatohepatitis |
| title_fullStr | Integration analysis identifies the role of metallothionein in the progression from hepatic steatosis to steatohepatitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Integration analysis identifies the role of metallothionein in the progression from hepatic steatosis to steatohepatitis |
| title_short | Integration analysis identifies the role of metallothionein in the progression from hepatic steatosis to steatohepatitis |
| title_sort | integration analysis identifies the role of metallothionein in the progression from hepatic steatosis to steatohepatitis |
| topic | non-alcoholic fatty liver disease steatohepatitis metallothionein integration analysis robust rank aggregation |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.951093/full |
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