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S100A10-ANXA2 tetramer inhibition hampers hepatic stellate cell activation in human MASLD organoids

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Published inEMBO molecular medicine, vol. 18, no. 7, p. 2920-2945
Publication date2026-07
First online date2026-06-10
Abstract

Metabolic dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD), initiated by the pathological lipid accumulation within hepatocytes, can progress towards Metabolic dysfunction-Associated SteatoHepatitis (MASH) characterized by inflammation and fibrosis. Hepatic fibrosis is the strongest predictor of liver-related mortality, yet effective antifibrotic therapies remain limited, calling for identification of new molecular targets. Our previous work identified S100A10 as a MASLD promoter, suggesting that its association with AnnexinA2 (ANXA2) within the S100A10-ANXA2 heterotetramer (A2t) might promote hepatic fibrosis. Here, we inhibited A2t using its inhibitor, A2ti-1, in human hepatic stellate cells (LX-2) and in human multilineage liver organoids (HLOs) modeling MASLD. In LX-2, A2ti-1 reduced α-SMA protein levels and expression of profibrotic genes, indicating direct suppression of stellate cell activation. In HLOs, A2ti-1 significantly reduced fibrosis by lowering α-SMA levels, collagen deposition, and profibrotic gene expression, without altering steatosis. Mechanistically, A2ti-1 inhibited hepatic stellate cell activation through a SMAD-independent mechanism involving reduced STAT3 phosphorylation. These findings identify the S100A10-ANXA2 tetramer as a new regulator of hepatic stellate cells activation and highlight its inhibition as a promising antifibrotic strategy in MASH.

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  • Annexin A2 / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Annexin A2 / metabolism
  • Cell Line
  • Fatty Liver / metabolism
  • Fatty Liver / pathology
  • Hepatic Stellate Cells / drug effects
  • Hepatic Stellate Cells / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis / pathology
  • Organoids / metabolism
  • Organoids / pathology
  • Protein Multimerization
  • S100 Calcium Binding Protein A10
  • S100 Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors
  • S100 Proteins / metabolism
  • STAT3 Transcription Factor / metabolism
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TUERKAL, Miranda et al. S100A10-ANXA2 tetramer inhibition hampers hepatic stellate cell activation in human MASLD organoids. In: EMBO molecular medicine, 2026, vol. 18, n° 7, p. 2920–2945. doi: 10.1038/s44321-026-00464-y
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Additional URL for this publicationhttps://link.springer.com/10.1038/s44321-026-00464-y
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