Fatty liver induced by free radicals and lipid peroxidation |
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Authors: | Morita Mayuko Ishida Noriko Uchiyama Kazuhiko Yamaguchi Kanji Itoh Yoshito Shichiri Mototada Yoshida Yasukazu Hagihara Yoshihisa Naito Yuji Yoshikawa Toshikazu Niki Etsuo |
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Affiliation: | Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan. |
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Abstract: | An excessive accumulation of fat in the liver leads to chronic liver injury such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which is an important medical problem affecting many populations worldwide. Oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis of NAFLD, but the exact nature of active species and the underlying mechanisms have not been elucidated. It was previously found that the administration of free radical-generating azo compound to mice induced accumulation of fat droplet in the liver. The present study was performed aiming at elucidating the changes of lipid classes and fatty acid composition and also measuring the levels of lipid peroxidation products in the liver induced by azo compound administration to mouse. The effects of azo compound on the liver were compared with those induced by high fat diet, a well-established cause of NAFLD. Azo compounds given to mice either by intraperitoneal administration or by dissolving to drinking water induced triacylglycerol (TG) increase and concomitant phospholipid decrease in the liver, whose pattern was quite similar to that induced by high fat diet. Lipid peroxidation products such as hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid and hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid were increased in the liver in association with the increase in TG. These results show that free radicals as well as high fat diet induce fatty liver by similar mechanisms, in which lipid peroxidation may be involved. |
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