PMID- 36306612 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221122 LR - 20221122 IS - 1090-2414 (Electronic) IS - 0147-6513 (Linking) VI - 247 DP - 2022 Dec 1 TI - Intratracheal exposure to polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate disrupts coordinate regulation of FXR-SHP-mediated cholesterol and bile acid homeostasis in mouse liver. PG - 114213 LID - S0147-6513(22)01053-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.114213 [doi] AB - A public health crisis in the form of a significant incidence of fatal pulmonary disease caused by repeated use of humidifier disinfectants containing polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate (PHMG) recently arose in Korea. Although the mechanisms of pulmonary fibrosis following respiratory exposure to PHMG are well described, distant-organ effect has not been reported. In this study, we investigated whether intratracheal administration of PHMG affects liver pathophysiology and metabolism. Our PHMG mouse model showed a significant decrease in liver cholesterol level. An mRNA-seq analysis of liver samples revealed an alteration in the gene expression associated with cholesterol biosynthesis and metabolism to bile acids. The expression of genes involved in cholesterol synthesis was decreased in a real-time PCR analysis. To our surprise, we found that the coordinate regulation of cholesterol and bile acid homeostasis was completely disrupted. Despite the decreased cholesterol synthesis and low bile acid levels, the farnesoid X receptor/small heterodimer partner pathway, which controls negative feedback of bile acid synthesis, was activated in PHMG mice. As a consequence, gene expression of Cyp7a1 and Cyp7b1, the rate-limiting enzymes of the classical and alternative pathways of bile acid synthesis, was significantly downregulated. Notably, the changes in gene expression were corroborated by the hepatic concentrations of the bile acids. These results suggest that respiratory exposure to PHMG could cause cholestatic liver injury by disrupting the physiological regulation of hepatic cholesterol and bile acid homeostasis. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Choi, You-Jin AU - Choi YJ AD - College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Yang, Hyo-Seon AU - Yang HS AD - Inhalation Toxicology Center for Airborne Risk Factors, Korea Institute of Toxicology, Jeongeup, Republic of Korea; College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk University, Iksan, Republic of Korea. FAU - Zhang, Yunfan AU - Zhang Y AD - College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Lee, Wonseok AU - Lee W AD - College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Yun, Sung Ho AU - Yun SH AD - College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Nam, Yoon Ah AU - Nam YA AD - College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Lee, Gakyung AU - Lee G AD - Department of Integrative Biological Sciences and Industry, Sejong University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Center for Advanced Biomolecular Recognition, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Jung, Byung Hwa AU - Jung BH AD - Center for Advanced Biomolecular Recognition, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Republic of Korea; Division of Bio-Medical Science and Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Chang, Tong-Shin AU - Chang TS AD - College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Lee, Kyuhong AU - Lee K AD - Inhalation Toxicology Center for Airborne Risk Factors, Korea Institute of Toxicology, Jeongeup, Republic of Korea; Human and Environmental Toxicology, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: khleekit@gmail.com. FAU - Lee, Byung-Hoon AU - Lee BH AD - College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: lee@snu.ac.kr. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20221025 PL - Netherlands TA - Ecotoxicol Environ Saf JT - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety JID - 7805381 RN - 0 (Bile Acids and Salts) RN - 31961-54-3 (polyhexamethyleneguanidine) RN - 97C5T2UQ7J (Cholesterol) SB - IM MH - Mice MH - Animals MH - *Bile Acids and Salts/metabolism MH - *Cholesterol/metabolism MH - Liver/metabolism MH - Homeostasis OTO - NOTNLM OT - Bile acid homeostasis OT - Cholesterol synthesis OT - Distant-organ effect OT - Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) OT - Polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate (PHMG) OT - Small heterodimer partner (SHP) COIS- Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. EDAT- 2022/10/29 06:00 MHDA- 2022/11/23 06:00 CRDT- 2022/10/28 18:19 PHST- 2022/07/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/10/14 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/10/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/10/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/11/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/10/28 18:19 [entrez] AID - S0147-6513(22)01053-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.114213 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2022 Dec 1;247:114213. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.114213. Epub 2022 Oct 25.