Targeting the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier attenuates fibrosis in a mouse model of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
McCommis KS, Hodges WT, Brunt EM, Nalbantoglu I, McDonald WG, Holley C, Fujiwara H, Schaffer JE, Colca JR, Finck BN. Targeting the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier attenuates fibrosis in a mouse model of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Hepatology 2017, 65: 1543-1556. PMID: 28027586, PMCID: PMC5397348, DOI: 10.1002/hep.29025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStellate cell activationPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γProliferator-activated receptor γNonalcoholic steatohepatitisMitochondrial pyruvate carrier 2Cell activationRodent modelsReceptor γDevelopment of NASHNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseDose-limiting side effectHepatic stellate cell activationFatty liver diseaseInsulin-sensitizing thiazolidinedionesLiver of miceLiver-specific deletionExpression of markersTrans fatty acidsMetabolic syndromeLiver diseaseHepatocyte dysfunctionHepatic fibrosisLiver fibrosisPharmacologic developmentMouse model