PMID- 36432494 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221129 LR - 20221213 IS - 2072-6643 (Electronic) IS - 2072-6643 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 22 DP - 2022 Nov 13 TI - Avicularin Attenuates Lead-Induced Impairment of Hepatic Glucose Metabolism by Inhibiting the ER Stress-Mediated Inflammatory Pathway. LID - 10.3390/nu14224806 [doi] LID - 4806 AB - Lead (Pb), an environmental hazard, causes several human diseases. Avicularin (Avi), a main dietary flavonoid found in several plants and fruits, exhibits potential protective properties on organs. However, the molecular mechanisms of Avi's protective effects against Pb-induced damage are not clear. In our study, the effects of Avi on Pb-induced hepatotoxicity were evaluated using ICR mice. We have revealed for the first time that treatment with Avi significantly reduced hepatic inflammation, endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) and glucose metabolism disorder induced by Pb. Avi decreased the serum biochemical indicators of glucose metabolism. Avi increased the activities of glycogenolysis rate-limiting enzyme hexokinase (HK), pyruvate kinase (PK), glucokinase (GK) and glycogen phosphorylase (PYG) and inhibited the activities of gluconeogenesis rate-limiting enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate carboxy kinase (PEPCK) and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD). Avi decreased the protein expression levels of glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78), phosphorylated inositol requiring enzyme 1 (p-IRE1), phosphorylated RNA-dependent protein kinase-like ER kinase (p-PERK) and phosphorylated eukaryotic initiation factor 2alpha (p-eIF2alpha). The levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were decreased in the liver as a result of Avi suppression Pb-induced inflammation. These results indicated that Avi attenuated Pb-induced impairment of hepatic glucose metabolism by the ERS and inflammation pathway. FAU - Qiu, Ting AU - Qiu T AD - School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, No. 101, Shanghai Road, Tongshan New Area, Xuzhou 221116, China. FAU - Shi, Jia-Xue AU - Shi JX AD - School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, No. 101, Shanghai Road, Tongshan New Area, Xuzhou 221116, China. FAU - Cheng, Chao AU - Cheng C AD - School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, No. 101, Shanghai Road, Tongshan New Area, Xuzhou 221116, China. FAU - Jiang, Hong AU - Jiang H AD - School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, No. 101, Shanghai Road, Tongshan New Area, Xuzhou 221116, China. FAU - Ruan, Hai-Nan AU - Ruan HN AD - School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, No. 101, Shanghai Road, Tongshan New Area, Xuzhou 221116, China. FAU - Li, Jun AU - Li J AD - School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, No. 101, Shanghai Road, Tongshan New Area, Xuzhou 221116, China. FAU - Liu, Chan-Min AU - Liu CM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7343-3884 AD - School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, No. 101, Shanghai Road, Tongshan New Area, Xuzhou 221116, China. LA - eng GR - 31972942/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20221113 PL - Switzerland TA - Nutrients JT - Nutrients JID - 101521595 RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) RN - 572-30-5 (avicularin) RN - 2P299V784P (Lead) RN - 0 (Flavonoids) RN - 0 (Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2) SB - IM MH - Mice MH - Animals MH - Humans MH - *Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress MH - *Glucose/metabolism MH - Lead/metabolism MH - Mice, Inbred ICR MH - Liver/metabolism MH - Flavonoids/pharmacology MH - Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2/metabolism MH - Inflammation/metabolism PMC - PMC9697143 OTO - NOTNLM OT - avicularin OT - endoplasmic reticulum stress OT - glucose metabolism OT - inflammation OT - lead OT - liver damage COIS- The authors declare no competing financial interest. EDAT- 2022/11/27 06:00 MHDA- 2022/11/30 06:00 PMCR- 2022/11/13 CRDT- 2022/11/26 01:30 PHST- 2022/10/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/11/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/11/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/11/26 01:30 [entrez] PHST- 2022/11/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/11/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/11/13 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - nu14224806 [pii] AID - nutrients-14-04806 [pii] AID - 10.3390/nu14224806 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nutrients. 2022 Nov 13;14(22):4806. doi: 10.3390/nu14224806.