A type IV Autotaxin inhibitor ameliorates acute liver injury and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

被引：13

作者：

Booijink, Richell ^{[1
,2
]}

Salgado-Polo, Fernando ^{[2
]}

Jamieson, Craig ^{[3
]}

Perrakis, Anastassis ^{[2
]}

Bansal, Ruchi ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Twente, Fac Sci & Technol, Dept Med Cell BioPhys, Translat Liver Res, Enschede, Netherlands

[2] Netherlands Canc Inst, Oncode Inst, Div Biochem, Amsterdam, Netherlands

[3] Univ Strathclyde, Dept Pure & Appl Chem, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

来源：

EMBO MOLECULAR MEDICINE | 2022年 / 14卷 / 09期

关键词：

Autotaxin-lysophosphatidic acid (ATX-LPA) axis; inflammation; fibrosis; liver disease; signaling pathways; HEPATIC STELLATE CELLS; LYSOPHOSPHATIDIC ACID; SERUM AUTOTAXIN; SIGNALING PATHWAY; FIBROSIS; INFLAMMATION; CONTRACTION; ACTIVATION; MECHANISMS; DISCOVERY;

D O I：

10.15252/emmm.202216333

中图分类号：

R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];

学科分类号：

1001 ;

摘要：

The lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) signaling axis is an important but rather underexplored pathway in liver disease. LPA is predominantly produced by Autotaxin (ATX) that has gained significant attention with an impressive number of ATX inhibitors (type I-IV) reported. Here, we evaluated the therapeutic potential of a (yet unexplored) type IV inhibitor, Cpd17, in liver injury. We first confirmed the involvement of the ATX-LPA signaling axis in human and murine diseased livers. Then, we evaluated the effects of Cpd17, in comparison with the classic type I inhibitor PF8380, in vitro, where Cpd17 showed higher efficacy. Thereafter, we characterized the mechanism-of-action of both inhibitors and found that Cpd17 was more potent in inhibiting RhoA-mediated cytoskeletal remodeling, and phosphorylation of MAPK/ERK and AKT/PKB. Finally, the therapeutic potential of Cpd17 was investigated in CCl4-induced acute liver injury and diet-induced nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, demonstrating an excellent potential of Cpd17 in reducing liver injury in both disease models in vivo. We conclude that ATX inhibition, by type IV inhibitor in particular, has an excellent potential for clinical application in liver diseases.

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