PMID- 31571363 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210323 LR - 20210323 IS - 1478-3231 (Electronic) IS - 1478-3223 (Linking) VI - 40 IP - 1 DP - 2020 Jan TI - Tanshinone IIA prevents rifampicin-induced liver injury by regulating BSEP/NTCP expression via epigenetic activation of NRF2. PG - 141-154 LID - 10.1111/liv.14262 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND & AIMS: Rifampicin (RFP)-induced cholestatic liver injury is characterized by impaired hepatic bile acid (BA) transport. Bile salt efflux pump (BSEP) and Na+/taurocholate cotransporter (NTCP) are the major BA transporters. However, little is known about the mechanisms underlying these transporters. METHODS: The role of tanshinone IIA (TAN IIA) in preventing RFP-induced liver injury was evaluated in vitro and in vivo, based on the regulatory mechanism of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2)-BSEP/NTCP signalling. The epigenetic induction of NRF2 by TAN IIA was investigated as well as the influence on BSEP and NTCP transcriptional activation and NRF2 DNA-binding ability. RESULTS: TAN IIA strongly induced BSEP and NTCP expression in hepatocytes. NRF2 knockdown abrogated the induction. We found two NRF2 binding sites on the human BSEP promoter, called musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma recognition elements (MAREs), and one MARE on the NTCP promoter. Human BSEP and NTCP promoter luciferase reporter gene plasmids were stimulated by NRF2. Mutations of the predicted MAREs abolished NRF2 transcriptional activation. TAN IIA induced the expression of ten-eleven translocation 2 (TET2) to mediate the demethylation of NRF2, which promoted NRF2 DNA-binding on the BSEP and NTCP promoters and their transcriptional activation. Finally, in vivo, Nrf2 played an important role in RFP-induced liver injury (more serious liver injury in Nrf2-/- mice), and TAN IIA prevented it. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that NRF2 regulates the target transporters BSEP and NTCP, depending on the DNA demethylation by TET2. Pharmacological activation of NRF2 by TAN IIA may be beneficial for RFP-induced liver injury. CI - (c) 2019 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Yang, Yujie AU - Yang Y AD - Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. AD - Department of Pharmacy, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China. FAU - Liu, Lei AU - Liu L AD - Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. FAU - Zhang, Xiqian AU - Zhang X AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4486-8042 AD - Department of Pharmacy, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China. FAU - Jiang, Xuehua AU - Jiang X AD - Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. FAU - Wang, Ling AU - Wang L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3220-6065 AD - Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20191007 PL - United States TA - Liver Int JT - Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver JID - 101160857 RN - 0 (ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 11) RN - 0 (Abcb11 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Abietanes) RN - 0 (Bile Acids and Salts) RN - 0 (NF-E2-Related Factor 2) RN - 0 (Nfe2l2 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Organic Anion Transporters, Sodium-Dependent) RN - 0 (Symporters) RN - 03UUH3J385 (tanshinone) RN - 145420-23-1 (sodium-bile acid cotransporter) RN - VJT6J7R4TR (Rifampin) SB - IM MH - ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 11/metabolism MH - Abietanes/*pharmacology MH - Animals MH - Bile Acids and Salts/metabolism MH - Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury, Chronic/*genetics/pathology MH - *Epigenesis, Genetic MH - Female MH - HEK293 Cells MH - Hepatocytes/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Liver/drug effects/pathology MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - NF-E2-Related Factor 2/*genetics/metabolism MH - Organic Anion Transporters, Sodium-Dependent/*metabolism MH - Rifampin/*toxicity MH - Symporters/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - BSEP OT - NRF2 OT - NTCP OT - TET2 OT - rifampicin OT - tanshinone IIA EDAT- 2019/10/02 06:00 MHDA- 2021/03/24 06:00 CRDT- 2019/10/02 06:00 PHST- 2019/07/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/08/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/09/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/10/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/03/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/10/02 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1111/liv.14262 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Liver Int. 2020 Jan;40(1):141-154. doi: 10.1111/liv.14262. Epub 2019 Oct 7.