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Abstract Title:

An unexpected role of cholesterol sulfotransferase and its regulation in sensitizing mice to acetaminophen induced liver injury.

Abstract Source:

Mol Pharmacol. 2019 Apr 3. Epub 2019 Apr 3. PMID: 30944208

Abstract Author(s):

Yunqi An, Pengcheng Wang, Pengfei Xu, Hung-Chun Tung, Yang Xie, Levent Kirisci, Meishu Xu, Songrong Ren, Xin Tian, Xiaochao Ma, Wen Xie

Article Affiliation:

Yunqi An

Abstract:

Overdose of acetaminophen (APAP) is the leading cause of acute liver failure (ALF) in the United States. The sulfotransferase-mediated sulfation of APAP is widely believed to be a protective mechanism to attenuate the hepatotoxicity of APAP. The cholesterol sulfotransferase SULT2B1b is best known for its activity in catalyzing the sulfoconjugation of cholesterol to synthesize cholesterol sulfate. SULT2B1b can be transcriptionally and positively regulated by the hepatic nuclear factor 4α (HNF4α). In this study, we uncovered an unexpected role for SULT2B1b in APAP toxicity. Hepatic overexpression of SULT2B1b sensitized mice to APAP-induced liver injury, whereas ablation of the Sult2B1b gene in mice conferred resistance to the APAP hepatotoxicity. Consistent with the notion that Sult2B1b is a transcriptional target of HNF4α, overexpression of HNF4α sensitizes mice or primary hepatocytes to APAP-induced hepatotoxicity in a Sult2B1b dependent manner. We conclude that the HNF4α-SULT2B1b axis has a unique role in APAP-induced acute liver injury, and SULT2B1b induction might be a risk factor for APAP hepatotoxicity.

Study Type : Animal Study

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