PMID- 34026223 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220423 IS - 2052-0034 (Print) IS - 2052-0034 (Electronic) VI - 9 IP - 2 DP - 2021 Apr TI - Sodium butyrate protects against lipopolysaccharide-induced liver injury partially via the GPR43/ beta-arrestin-2/NF-kappaB network. PG - 154-165 LID - 10.1093/gastro/goaa085 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Butyrate acts as a regulator in multiple inflammatory organ injuries. However, the role of butyrate in acute liver injury has not yet been fully explored. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the association between butyrate and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute liver injury and the signaling pathways involved. METHODS: LPS-induced acute liver injury was induced by intraperitoneal injection of LPS (5 mg/kg) in G-protein-coupled receptor 43 (GPR43)-knockout (KO) and wild-type female C57BL/6 mice. Sodium butyrate (500mg/kg) was administered intraperitoneally 30 min prior to LPS exposure. Liver injury was detected by serum markers, tissue morphology, and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL). Pro-inflammatory-factor levels were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Cell models were first treated with sodium butyrate (4 mumol/mL), followed by LPS (1 mug/mL) half an hour later in GPR43 small interfering RNA (siRNA)-transfected or control RAW264.7 cells. Cell-inflammation status was evaluated through detecting pro-inflammatory-factor expression by RT-PCR and also through checking toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor-kappaB (TLR4/NF-kappaB)-element levels including TLR4, TRAF6, IKKbeta, Ismall ka, CyrillicBalpha, phospho-Ismall ka, CyrillicBalpha, p65, and phospho-p65 by Western blot. The interaction between GPR43 and beta-arrestin-2 was tested by co-immunoprecipitation. RESULTS: Sodium butyrate reversed the LPS-induced tissue-morphology changes and high levels of serum alanine aminotransferase, aspartate transaminase, myeloperoxidase, TUNEL, and pro-inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6. The ameliorating effect of sodium butyrate was weakened in GPR43-KO mice and GPR43 siRNA RAW264.7 cells, compared with those of GPR43-positive controls. Sodium butyrate downregulated some elements of the TLR4/NF-kappaB pathway, including phospho-IkappaBalpha and phospho-p65, in RAW264.7 cells. Increased interactions between GPR43 and beta-arrestin-2, and between beta-arrestin-2 and Ismall ka, CyrillicBalpha were observed. CONCLUSION: Sodium butyrate significantly attenuated LPS-induced liver injury by reducing the inflammatory response partially via the GPR43/beta-arrestin-2/NF-kappaB signaling pathway. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press and Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. FAU - Luo, Qian-Jiang AU - Luo QJ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1660-3864 AD - Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China. AD - Department of Gastroenterology, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (Shenzhen Futian Hospital), Shenzhen, Guangdong, P. R. China. FAU - Sun, Mei-Xing AU - Sun MX AD - Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China. FAU - Guo, Yun-Wei AU - Guo YW AD - Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China. FAU - Tan, Si-Wei AU - Tan SW AD - Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China. FAU - Wu, Xiao-Ying AU - Wu XY AD - Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China. FAU - Abassa, Kodjo-Kunale AU - Abassa KK AD - Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China. FAU - Lin, Li AU - Lin L AD - Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China. FAU - Liu, Hui-Ling AU - Liu HL AD - Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China. FAU - Jiang, Jie AU - Jiang J AD - Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China. FAU - Wei, Xiu-Qing AU - Wei XQ AD - Department of Gastroenterology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20201122 PL - England TA - Gastroenterol Rep (Oxf) JT - Gastroenterology report JID - 101620508 PMC - PMC8128024 OTO - NOTNLM OT - G-protein-coupled receptor 43 OT - NF-kappaB OT - lipopolysaccharide-induced liver injury OT - short-chain fatty acids OT - sodium butyrate OT - beta-arrestin-2 EDAT- 2021/05/25 06:00 MHDA- 2021/05/25 06:01 PMCR- 2020/11/22 CRDT- 2021/05/24 08:09 PHST- 2020/04/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/10/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/10/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/05/24 08:09 [entrez] PHST- 2021/05/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/05/25 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/11/22 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - goaa085 [pii] AID - 10.1093/gastro/goaa085 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Gastroenterol Rep (Oxf). 2020 Nov 22;9(2):154-165. doi: 10.1093/gastro/goaa085. eCollection 2021 Apr.