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Linking Antibodies Against Apolipoprotein A-1 to Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis in Mice

Published inInternational journal of molecular sciences, vol. 25, no. 22, 11875
Publication date2024-11-05
First online date2024-11-05
Abstract

Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MASLD) is a common liver and health issue associated with heightened cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, with Cytokeratin 18 (CK-18) as a marker of liver injury across the MASLD to cirrhosis spectrum. Autoantibodies against apolipoprotein A-1 (AAA-1s) predict increased CVD risk, promoting atherosclerosis and liver steatosis in apoE−/− mice, though their impact on liver inflammation and fibrosis remains unclear. This study examined AAA-1s’ impact on low-grade inflammation, liver steatosis, and fibrosis using a MASLD mouse model exposed to AAA-1s passive immunization (PI). Ten-week-old male C57BL/6J mice under a high-fat diet underwent PI with AAA-1s or control antibodies for ten days. Compared to controls, AAA-1-immunized mice showed higher plasma CK-18 (5.3 vs. 2.1 pg/mL, p = 0.031), IL-6 (13 vs. 6.9 pg/mL, p = 0.035), IL-10 (27.3 vs. 9.8 pg/mL, p = 0.007), TNF-α (32.1 vs. 24.2 pg/mL, p = 0.032), and liver steatosis (93.4% vs. 73.8%, p = 0.007). Transcriptomic analyses revealed hepatic upregulation of pro-fibrotic mRNAs in AAA-1-recipient mice, though histological changes were absent. In conclusion, short-term AAA-1 PI exacerbated liver steatosis, inflammation, and pro-fibrotic gene expression, suggesting that AAA-1s may play a role in MASLD progression. Further research with prolonged AAA-1 exposure is warranted to clarify their potential role in liver fibrosis and associated complications.

Keywords
  • Anti-apolipoprotein A1 antibodies
  • MASLD
  • MASH
  • CDAHFD mouse
  • Cytokeratin 18
  • Inflammation
  • Animals
  • Apolipoprotein A-I / immunology
  • Apolipoprotein A-I / metabolism
  • Autoantibodies / immunology
  • Diet, High-Fat / adverse effects
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Fatty Liver / etiology
  • Fatty Liver / metabolism
  • Fatty Liver / pathology
  • Keratin-18 / metabolism
  • Liver / metabolism
  • Liver / pathology
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
Citation (ISO format)
PAGANO, Sabrina et al. Linking Antibodies Against Apolipoprotein A-1 to Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis in Mice. In: International journal of molecular sciences, 2024, vol. 25, n° 22, p. 11875. doi: 10.3390/ijms252211875
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Additional URL for this publicationhttps://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/25/22/11875
Journal ISSN1422-0067
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