Deletion of liver-specific STAT5 gene alters the expression of bile acid metabolism genes and reduces liver damage in lithogenic diet-fed mice

作者：Baik Myunggi^*; Kim Jangseon; Piao Min Yu; Kang Hyeok Joong; Park Seung Ju; Na Sang Weon; Ahn Sung Hoon; Lee Jae Hyuk

来源：Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 2017, 39: 59-67.

DOI：10.1016/j.jnutbio.2016.09.012

• Liver damage
• Growth hormone
• STAT5
• Lithogenic diet
• Bile acids
• Gallstones

Signal transducers and activators of transcription 5 (STAT5) mediates growth hormone signals, which may control hepatic cholesterol uptake and bile acid metabolism. Deregulation of liver cholesterol homeostasis and bile acid metabolism may cause liver damage and cholesterol gallstone development. The purpose of this study was to understand the role of local STAT5 signaling in cholesterol and bile acid metabolism using liver-specific STAT5 knock-out (STAT5 LKO) mice on a normal diet and a cholesterol- and bile acid-containing lithogenic diet. STAT5 LKO mice showed significant down-regulation of STAT5 and insulin-like growth factor-1 genes. STATS gene deletion had a minor effect on cholesterol metabolism, as evidenced by a minor change in circulating cholesterol levels and no changes in expression of hepatic low-density lipoprotein receptor and cholesterol synthesis genes in STAT5 LKO mice. In contrast, bile acid synthesis and uptake genes were profoundly down-regulated and bile acid detoxification genes were up-regulated in STATS LKO mice. In STAT5 fl/fl mice, a lithogenic diet induced liver damage, as evidenced by moderate increases in liver ballooning, inflammation and fibrosis. However, STATS deletion ameliorated the degree of liver damage induced by the lithogenic diet. In STATS LKO mice, a lithogenic diet did not alter the incidence or severity of cholesterol gallstones. In conclusion, local STATS signaling does not have a significant role in cholesterol metabolism. In contrast, hepatic STAT5 signaling has significant roles in regulating transcription of genes for synthesis, transport and detoxification of bile acids, but it has only a minor role in bile acid metabolism.

• 出版日期2017-1