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Environ Health Perspect ; 125(8): 087005, 2017 08 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28796629

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Exposure to chemicals during critical windows of development may re-program liver for increased risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Bisphenol A (BPA), a plastics component, has been described to impart adverse effects during gestational and lactational exposure. Our work has pointed to nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) being a modulator of hepatic lipid accumulation in models of NAFLD. OBJECTIVES: To determine if chemical exposure can prime liver for steatosis via modulation of NRF2 and epigenetic mechanisms. METHODS: Utilizing BPA as a model exposure, pregnant CD-1 mice were administered 25µg/kg/day BPA via osmotic minipumps from gestational day 8 through postnatal day (PND)16. The offspring were weaned on PND21 and exposed to same dose of BPA via their drinking water through PND35. Tissues were collected from pups at week 5 (W5), and their littermates at week 39 (W39). RESULTS: BPA increased hepatic lipid content concomitant with increased Nrf2 and pro-lipogenic enzyme expression at W5 and W39 in female offspring. BPA exposure increased Nrf2 binding to a putative antioxidant response element consensus sequence in the sterol regulatory-element binding protein-1c (Srebp-1c) promoter. Known Nrf2 activators increased SREBP-1C promoter reporter activity in HepG2 cells. Methylated DNA immunoprecipitation-PCR and pyrosequencing revealed that developmental BPA exposure induced hypomethylation of the Nrf2 and Srebp-1c promoters in livers of W5 mice, which was more prominent in W39 mice than in others. CONCLUSION: Exposure to a xenobiotic during early development induced persistent fat accumulation via hypomethylation of lipogenic genes. Moreover, increased Nrf2 recruitment to the Srebp-1c promoter in livers of BPA-exposed mice was observed. Overall, the underlying mechanisms described a broader impact beyond BPA exposure and can be applied to understand other models of NAFLD. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP664.


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Benzhydryl Compounds/toxicity , Environmental Pollutants/toxicity , Epigenesis, Genetic/drug effects , NF-E2-Related Factor 2/genetics , Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/chemically induced , Phenols/toxicity , Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects/metabolism , Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1/genetics , Animals , DNA Methylation/drug effects , Disease Models, Animal , Female , Humans , Lipid Metabolism/drug effects , Liver/drug effects , Male , Mice , NF-E2-Related Factor 2/metabolism , Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/metabolism , Pregnancy , Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects/chemically induced , Puberty/drug effects , Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1/metabolism
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Free Radic Biol Med ; 61: 85-94, 2013 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23507082

ABSTRACT

The nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)-Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1) pathway upregulates antioxidant and biotransformation enzyme expression to counter cellular oxidative stress. The contributions of Nrf2 to other cellular functions, such as lipid homeostasis, are emerging. This study was conducted to determine how enhanced Nrf2 activity influences the progression of metabolic syndrome with long-term high-fat diet (HFD) feeding. C57BL/6 and Keap1-knockdown (Keap1-KD) mice, which exhibit enhanced Nrf2 activity, were fed a HFD for 24 weeks. Keap1-KD mice had higher body weight and white adipose tissue mass compared to C57BL/6 mice on HFD, along with increased inflammation and lipogenic gene expression. HFD feeding increased hepatic steatosis and inflammation to a greater extent in Keap1-KD mice compared to C57BL/6 mice, which was associated with increased liver Cd36, fatty acid-binding protein 4, and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 mRNA expression, as well as increased acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 and stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 protein expression. The HFD altered short-term glucose homeostasis to a greater degree in Keap-KD mice compared to C57BL/6 mice, which was accompanied by downregulation of insulin receptor substrate 1 mRNA expression in skeletal muscle. Together, the results indicate that Keap1 knockdown, on treatment with HFD, increases certain markers of metabolic syndrome.


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Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/physiology , Cytoskeletal Proteins/physiology , Diet, High-Fat , Metabolic Syndrome/etiology , Adipose Tissue/metabolism , Animals , Biomarkers , Fatty Liver/etiology , Glucose/metabolism , Inflammation/etiology , Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1 , Lipogenesis , Liver/metabolism , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , NF-E2-Related Factor 2/physiology
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