Chinese Journal of Clinical Anatomy ›› 2020, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (5): 562-567.doi: 10.13418/j.issn.1001-165x.2020.05.014

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COX-2/sEH dual inhibitor PTUPB alleviates non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in mice by inhibiting endoplasmic reticulum stress

ZHANG Jun1, ZHANG Chen-yu2, SUN Chen-chen2, TIAN Qing1, YANG Hui-hui2, LIU Yu-biao2, YANG Jin-tong2, ZHOU Yong2, LIU Shao-kun3   

  1. 1.Department of Physiology, Medical School, Hunan University of Medicine, Huaihua 418000, Hunan Province, China; 2. Department of Physiology, Basic Medical School, Central South University, Changsha 410078, Hunan Province, China; 3. Department of Respiratory Medicine, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province , China
  • Received:2020-06-16 Online:2020-09-25 Published:2020-10-21

Abstract: Objective To investigate the protective role and mechanism of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) dual inhibitor PTUPB in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFD) in mice.     Methods    Thirty-two male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into the following groups: a control group, a PTUPB group, a HFD group, and a HFD + PTUPB group. Mice in the PTUPB group and the HFD + PTUPB group were subcutaneously injected with COX-2/sEH dual inhibitor PTUPB (5 mg/kg/d). Mice in the control group and the HFD group were subcutaneously injected with PEG400. After 12 weeks, the weight change of mice was observed. HE, Oil red O, and Masson staining were used to observe liver tissue pathology morphologic changes, lipid accumulation, and collagen deposition, respectively. The protein expression of IRE-1α and XBP-1s in the liver of NAFLD mice was detected by Western blot. The expression of genes related to endoplasmic reticulum stress (Perk,Ire-1α,Xbp-1s  and Aft-6) in AML-12 treated with palmitic acid (PA) was detected by Real-time PCR.    Results    Compared with the HFD group, the body weight and weight change rate of mice in the HFD + PTUPB group significantly reduced. The liver pathological damage, lipid accumulation, and collagen deposition significantly ameliorated, and the protein expressions of IRE-1α and XBP-1s significantly down-regulated in the HFD + PTUPB group. In vitro, PTUPB pretreatment could reduce the expression levels of genes related to endoplasmic reticulum stress in AML-12 cells PA-induced.    Conclusions   Dual inhibition of COX-2 and sEH attenuates HFD-induced NALFD by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress in mice.

Key words: PTUPB; ,  , Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; ,  , Endoplasmic reticulum stress

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