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Single Cell RNAseq analysis of mouse NASH liver cells

ABSTRACT: The liver is undergoing major rearrangements during the development of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), from steatosis to severe lipid accumulation, inflammation and fibrosis. The mechanisms for this transition and the molecular changes preceding NASH are not fully understood. Here, we perform a single-cell RNA sequencing survey of 13,240 mouse liver cells during the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. By measuring the entire transcriptome on a single-cell level from mice in the early stages of NASH development, we recognize known hepatocyte cell populations, Kupffer cells and stellate cells, as well as distinct gene expression changes in hepatocytes. We also reveal high hepatocyte heterogeneity in steatosis markers which projects a lipogenic trajectory of known and novel steatosis-associated genes. Importantly, we uncover distinct clusters of hepatocytes characterized by high or low Srebp1c expression with unique molecular signatures of lipogenesis. These results identify a novel regulatory pathway for lipogenesis in the liver that contributes to NASH progression.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE210501 | GEO | 2022/08/06

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:The mechanisms underlying the progression of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are not completely elucidated. In this study we have integrated gene expression profiling of liver biopsies of NASH patients with translational studies in a mouse model of steatohepatitis and with pharmacological interventions in isolated hepatocytes to identify a novel mechanism implicated in the pathogenesis of NASH. By using high-density oligonucleotide microarray analysis we identified a significant enrichment of known genes involved in the multi-step catalysis of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, including delta-5 and 6 desaturases. A combined inhibitor of delta-5 and delta-6 desaturases significantly reduced intracellular lipid accumulation and inflammatory gene expression in isolated hepatocytes. Gas chromatography analysis revealed impaired delta-5 desaturase activity toward the omega-3 pathway in livers from mice with high-fat diet (HFD)-induced NASH. Consistently, restoration of omega-3 index in transgenic fat-1 mice expressing an omega-3 desaturase, which allows the endogenous conversion of omega-6 into omega-3 fatty acids, produced a significant reduction in hepatic insulin resistance, hepatic steatosis, macrophage infiltration and necroinflammatory liver injury, accompanied by attenuated expression of genes involved in inflammation, fatty acid uptake and lipogenesis. These results were comparable to those obtained in a group of mice receiving a HFD supplemented with EPA/DHA. Of interest, hepatocytes from fat-1 mice or supplemented with EPA exhibited synergistic anti-steatotic and anti-inflammatory actions with the delta-5/ delta-6 inhibitor. Conclusion: These findings indicate that both endogenous and exogenous restoration of the hepatic balance between omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids and/or modulation of desaturase activities exert preventive actions in NASH. The complete database comprised the expression measurements of 18185 genes for liver sample groups: 8 non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH ) and 7 control samples. This dataset is part of the TransQST collection.

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Single Cell RNAseq analysis of mouse NASH liver cells

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