Inhibition of Aldose Reductase Activates Hepatic Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-αand Ameliorates Hepatosteatosis in Diabetic db/db Mice
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- 1 January 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Experimental Diabetes Research
- Vol. 2012, 1-8
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/789730
Abstract
We previously demonstrated in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice that deficiency or inhibition of aldose reductase (AR) caused significant dephosphorylation of hepatic transcriptional factor PPARα, leading to its activation and significant reductions in serum lipid levels. Herein, we report that inhibition of AR by zopolrestat or by a short-hairpin RNA (shRNA) against AR caused a significant reduction in serum and hepatic triglycerides levels in 10-week old diabetic db/db mice. Meanwhile, hyperglycemia-induced phosphorylation of hepatic ERK1/2 and PPARαwas significantly attenuated in db/db mice treated with zopolrestat or AR shRNA. Further, in comparison with the untreated db/db mice, the hepatic mRNA expression ofAcoandApoA5, two target genes for PPARα, was increased by 93% () and 73% () in zopolrestat-treated mice, respectively. Together, these data indicate that inhibition of AR might lead to significant amelioration in hyperglycemia-induced dyslipidemia and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
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Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (30970649, 2009J01180, 2010J1008)
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