Wang Xue, Ning Chunyou, Cheng Xingyi, Wu Zhengzhong, Wu Dongbo, Ding Xuemei, Ju Cunxiang, Zhou Zhihang, Wan Lingfeng, Zhao Wei, Shi Peiliang
GemPharmatech Chengdu Co., Ltd., Chengdu, China.
Center of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Animal Model Exp Med. 2025 Jan;8(1):114-125. doi: 10.1002/ame2.12506. Epub 2024 Dec 27.
BACKGROUND: The emerging incidence of pathogenic liver conditions is turning into a major concern for global health. Induction of pyroptosis in hepatocytes instigates cellular disintegration, which in turn liberates substantial quantities of pro-inflammatory intracellular substances, thereby accelerating the advancement of liver fibrosis. Consequently, directing therapeutic efforts towards inhibiting pyroptosis could potentially serve as an innovative approach in managing inflammation related chronic hepatic disorders. METHODS: GSDMD-NT mice and Alb-cre mice were generated using CRISPR/Cas9 technology. After crossing the two strains together, we induced conditional cell death by doxycycline to construct a mouse model of liver fibrosis. We analyzed differentially expressed genes by RNA sequencing and explored their biological functions. The efficacy of obeticholic acid (OCA) in the treatment of liver fibrosis was assessed. RESULTS: Doxycycline-treated GSDMD-NT × Alb-cre mice showed severe liver damage, vacuolation of hepatocytes, increased collagen fibers, and accumulation of lipid droplets. The expression of liver fibrosis related genes was greatly increased in the doxycycline-treated mouse liver compared with untreated mouse liver. RNA-sequencing showed that upregulated differentially expressed genes were involved in inflammatory responses, cell activation, and metabolic processes. Treatment with OCA alleviated the liver fibrosis, with reduced ALT and AST levels seen in the GSDMD-NT × Alb-cre mice. CONCLUSIONS: We successfully constructed a novel mouse model for liver fibrosis. This GSDMD-NT-induced fibrosis may be mediated by abnormal lipid metabolism. Our results demonstrated that we successfully constructed a mouse model of liver fibrosis, and GSDMD-NT induced fibrosis by mediating lipid metabolism.
背景:致病性肝脏疾病的发病率不断上升,已成为全球健康的一大主要担忧。肝细胞焦亡的诱导会引发细胞解体,进而释放大量促炎细胞内物质,从而加速肝纤维化的进展。因此,将治疗努力导向抑制焦亡可能成为管理炎症相关慢性肝病的一种创新方法。 方法:使用CRISPR/Cas9技术构建GSDMD-NT小鼠和Alb-cre小鼠。将这两个品系杂交后,我们通过强力霉素诱导条件性细胞死亡来构建肝纤维化小鼠模型。我们通过RNA测序分析差异表达基因,并探索其生物学功能。评估了奥贝胆酸(OCA)治疗肝纤维化的疗效。 结果:强力霉素处理的GSDMD-NT×Alb-cre小鼠表现出严重的肝损伤、肝细胞空泡化、胶原纤维增加和脂滴积累。与未处理的小鼠肝脏相比,强力霉素处理的小鼠肝脏中肝纤维化相关基因的表达大幅增加。RNA测序表明,上调的差异表达基因参与炎症反应、细胞活化和代谢过程。OCA治疗减轻了肝纤维化,GSDMD-NT×Alb-cre小鼠的ALT和AST水平降低。 结论:我们成功构建了一种新型肝纤维化小鼠模型。这种由GSDMD-NT诱导的纤维化可能由异常脂质代谢介导。我们的结果表明,我们成功构建了肝纤维化小鼠模型,且GSDMD-NT通过介导脂质代谢诱导纤维化。
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