The autophagic protein p62 is a target of reactive aldehydes in human and murine cholestatic liver disease.

Inflammatory cholestatic liver diseases, including Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), are characterized by periportal inflammation with progression to cirrhosis. The objective of this study was to examine interactions between oxidative stress and autophagy in cholestasis. Using hepatic tissue fro...

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Main Authors: Colin T Shearn, Aimee L Anderson, Michael W Devereux, David J Orlicky, Cole Michel, Dennis R Petersen, Colin G Miller, Sanjiv Harpavat, Edward E Schmidt, Ronald J Sokol
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276879
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author Colin T Shearn
Aimee L Anderson
Michael W Devereux
David J Orlicky
Cole Michel
Dennis R Petersen
Colin G Miller
Sanjiv Harpavat
Edward E Schmidt
Ronald J Sokol
author_facet Colin T Shearn
Aimee L Anderson
Michael W Devereux
David J Orlicky
Cole Michel
Dennis R Petersen
Colin G Miller
Sanjiv Harpavat
Edward E Schmidt
Ronald J Sokol
author_sort Colin T Shearn
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description Inflammatory cholestatic liver diseases, including Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), are characterized by periportal inflammation with progression to cirrhosis. The objective of this study was to examine interactions between oxidative stress and autophagy in cholestasis. Using hepatic tissue from male acute cholestatic (bile duct ligated) as well as chronic cholestatic (Mdr2KO) mice, localization of oxidative stress, the antioxidant response and induction of autophagy were analyzed and compared to human PSC liver. Concurrently, the ability of reactive aldehydes to post-translationally modify the autophagosome marker p62 was assessed in PSC liver tissue and in cell culture. Expression of autophagy markers was upregulated in human and mouse cholestatic liver. Whereas mRNA expression of Atg12, Lamp1, Sqstm1 and Map1lc3 was increased in acute cholestasis in mice, it was either suppressed or not significantly changed in chronic cholestasis. In human and murine cholestasis, periportal hepatocytes showed increased IHC staining of ubiquitin, 4-HNE, p62, and selected antioxidant proteins. Increased p62 staining colocalized with accumulation of 4-HNE-modified proteins in periportal parenchymal cells as well as with periportal macrophages in both human and mouse liver. Mechanistically, p62 was identified as a direct target of lipid aldehyde adduction in PSC hepatic tissue and in vitro cell culture. In vitro LS-MS/MS analysis of 4-HNE treated recombinant p62 identified carbonylation of His123, Cys128, His174, His181, Lys238, Cys290, His340, Lys341 and His385. These data indicate that dysregulation of autophagy and oxidative stress/protein damage are present in the same periportal hepatocyte compartment of both human and murine cholestasis. Thus, our results suggest that both increased expression as well as ineffective autophagic degradation of oxidatively-modified proteins contributes to injury in periportal parenchymal cells and that direct modification of p62 by reactive aldehydes may contribute to autophagic dysfunction.
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spelling doaj.art-ce15a1ec4a624b35aa47d9ec04c0050d2023-06-09T05:31:16ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-011711e027687910.1371/journal.pone.0276879The autophagic protein p62 is a target of reactive aldehydes in human and murine cholestatic liver disease.Colin T ShearnAimee L AndersonMichael W DevereuxDavid J OrlickyCole MichelDennis R PetersenColin G MillerSanjiv HarpavatEdward E SchmidtRonald J SokolInflammatory cholestatic liver diseases, including Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), are characterized by periportal inflammation with progression to cirrhosis. The objective of this study was to examine interactions between oxidative stress and autophagy in cholestasis. Using hepatic tissue from male acute cholestatic (bile duct ligated) as well as chronic cholestatic (Mdr2KO) mice, localization of oxidative stress, the antioxidant response and induction of autophagy were analyzed and compared to human PSC liver. Concurrently, the ability of reactive aldehydes to post-translationally modify the autophagosome marker p62 was assessed in PSC liver tissue and in cell culture. Expression of autophagy markers was upregulated in human and mouse cholestatic liver. Whereas mRNA expression of Atg12, Lamp1, Sqstm1 and Map1lc3 was increased in acute cholestasis in mice, it was either suppressed or not significantly changed in chronic cholestasis. In human and murine cholestasis, periportal hepatocytes showed increased IHC staining of ubiquitin, 4-HNE, p62, and selected antioxidant proteins. Increased p62 staining colocalized with accumulation of 4-HNE-modified proteins in periportal parenchymal cells as well as with periportal macrophages in both human and mouse liver. Mechanistically, p62 was identified as a direct target of lipid aldehyde adduction in PSC hepatic tissue and in vitro cell culture. In vitro LS-MS/MS analysis of 4-HNE treated recombinant p62 identified carbonylation of His123, Cys128, His174, His181, Lys238, Cys290, His340, Lys341 and His385. These data indicate that dysregulation of autophagy and oxidative stress/protein damage are present in the same periportal hepatocyte compartment of both human and murine cholestasis. Thus, our results suggest that both increased expression as well as ineffective autophagic degradation of oxidatively-modified proteins contributes to injury in periportal parenchymal cells and that direct modification of p62 by reactive aldehydes may contribute to autophagic dysfunction.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276879
spellingShingle Colin T Shearn
Aimee L Anderson
Michael W Devereux
David J Orlicky
Cole Michel
Dennis R Petersen
Colin G Miller
Sanjiv Harpavat
Edward E Schmidt
Ronald J Sokol
The autophagic protein p62 is a target of reactive aldehydes in human and murine cholestatic liver disease.
PLoS ONE
title The autophagic protein p62 is a target of reactive aldehydes in human and murine cholestatic liver disease.
title_full The autophagic protein p62 is a target of reactive aldehydes in human and murine cholestatic liver disease.
title_fullStr The autophagic protein p62 is a target of reactive aldehydes in human and murine cholestatic liver disease.
title_full_unstemmed The autophagic protein p62 is a target of reactive aldehydes in human and murine cholestatic liver disease.
title_short The autophagic protein p62 is a target of reactive aldehydes in human and murine cholestatic liver disease.
title_sort autophagic protein p62 is a target of reactive aldehydes in human and murine cholestatic liver disease
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276879
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