脂肪变性
纤维化
脂肪肝
医学
肝硬化
内科学
肝纤维化
病理
疾病
作者
Divya Ramnath,Katharine M. Irvine,Samuel W. Lukowski,Leigh Horsfall,Zhixuan Loh,Andrew D. Clouston,Preya Patel,Kevin Fagan,Abishek Iyer,Guy Lampe,Jennifer L. Stow,Kate Schroder,David P. Fairlie,Joseph E. Powell,Elizabeth E. Powell,Matthew J. Sweet
出处
期刊:JCI insight
[American Society for Clinical Investigation]
日期:2018-07-25
卷期号:3 (14)
被引量:36
标识
DOI:10.1172/jci.insight.120274
摘要
Chronic liver disease (CLD) is associated with tissue-destructive fibrosis. Considering that common mechanisms drive fibrosis across etiologies, and that steatosis is an important cofactor for pathology, we performed RNA sequencing on liver biopsies of patients with different fibrosis stages, resulting from infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) (with or without steatosis) or fatty liver disease. In combination with enhanced liver fibrosis score correlation analysis, we reveal a common set of genes associated with advanced fibrosis, as exemplified by those encoding the transcription factor ETS-homologous factor (EHF) and the extracellular matrix protein versican (VCAN). We identified 17 fibrosis-associated genes as candidate EHF targets and demonstrated that EHF regulates multiple fibrosis-associated genes, including VCAN, in hepatic stellate cells. Serum VCAN levels were also elevated in advanced fibrosis patients. Comparing biopsies from patients with HCV with or without steatosis, we identified a steatosis-enriched gene set associated with advanced fibrosis, validating follistatin-like protein 1 (FSTL1) as an exemplar of this profile. In patients with advanced fibrosis, serum FSTL1 levels were elevated in those with steatosis (versus those without). Liver Fstl1 mRNA levels were also elevated in murine CLD models. We thus reveal a common gene signature for CLD-associated liver fibrosis and potential biomarkers and/or targets for steatosis-associated liver fibrosis.
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