2024
Glutathione synthesis in the mouse liver supports lipid abundance through NRF2 repression
Asantewaa G, Tuttle E, Ward N, Kang Y, Kim Y, Kavanagh M, Girnius N, Chen Y, Rodriguez K, Hecht F, Zocchi M, Smorodintsev-Schiller L, Scales T, Taylor K, Alimohammadi F, Duncan R, Sechrist Z, Agostini-Vulaj D, Schafer X, Chang H, Smith Z, O’Connor T, Whelan S, Selfors L, Crowdis J, Gray G, Bronson R, Brenner D, Rufini A, Dirksen R, Hezel A, Huber A, Munger J, Cravatt B, Vasiliou V, Cole C, DeNicola G, Harris I. Glutathione synthesis in the mouse liver supports lipid abundance through NRF2 repression. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 6152. PMID: 39034312, PMCID: PMC11271484, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50454-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunitLipid abundanceLipogenic enzyme expressionAbundance in vivoLipid productionCatalytic subunitRepress Nrf2Transcription factorsNrf2 repressionAdult tissuesSynthesis of GSHEnzyme expressionNon-redundantRedox bufferMouse liverLoss of GSHTriglyceride productionIn vivo modelsAbundanceGlutathione synthesisLiver balanceFat storesOxidative stressLipidDeletion
2022
Lipidomics and Redox Lipidomics Indicate Early Stage Alcohol‐Induced Liver Damage
Koelmel JP, Tan WY, Li Y, Bowden JA, Ahmadireskety A, Patt AC, Orlicky DJ, Mathé E, Kroeger NM, Thompson DC, Cochran JA, Golla JP, Kandyliari A, Chen Y, Charkoftaki G, Guingab‐Cagmat J, Tsugawa H, Arora A, Veselkov K, Kato S, Otoki Y, Nakagawa K, Yost RA, Garrett TJ, Vasiliou V. Lipidomics and Redox Lipidomics Indicate Early Stage Alcohol‐Induced Liver Damage. Hepatology Communications 2022, 6: 513-525. PMID: 34811964, PMCID: PMC8870008, DOI: 10.1002/hep4.1825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcoholic fatty liver diseaseEthanol-treated miceFatty liver diseaseAlcohol consumption altersRegulation of triglycerideLiver lipidomeRegulation of phosphatidylcholineHepatic inflammationLiver biopsyLiver diseaseComprehensive time-course studyLiver damageHistological signsEarly biomarkersHistological markersMouse modelTime-course studyLiver tissueTriglyceridesHistological analysisEarly detectionLipid accumulationLiverMajor lipid classesDiet model