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Dean, AE; Jungwirth, E; Panzitt, K; Wagner, M; Anakk, S.
Hepatic farnesoid X receptor is necessary to facilitate ductular reaction and expression of heme biosynthetic genes.
Hepatol Commun. 2023; 7(10): Doi: 10.1097/HC9.0000000000000213 [OPEN ACCESS]
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Jungwirth Emilian Rudolf
Panzitt Katrin
Wagner Martin
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BACKGROUND: Bile, which contains bile acids, the natural ligands for farnesoid x receptor (FXR), moves from the liver to the intestine through bile ducts. Ductular reaction often occurs during biliary obstruction. A subset of patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria, an inherited genetic mutation in heme biosynthetic enzyme ferrochelatase, accumulate porphyrin-containing bile plugs, leading to cholestasis. Here, we examined the link between FXR, bile plug formation, and how heme biosynthesis relates to this connection. METHODS: We treated female and male wild-type and global and tissue-specific Fxr knockout mice with a diet containing 3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydrocollidine, an inhibitor of ferrochelatase, and examined the expression of heme biosynthetic genes. We mined FXR mouse ChIP-Seq data, performed biochemical and histological analysis, and tested HepG2 and primary human hepatocytes after treatment with obeticholic acid, an FXR agonist. RESULTS: We observed that hepatic but not intestinal Fxr loss resulted in reduced bile plugs and ductular reaction in the liver. Then, we examined if FXR plays a regulatory role in heme biosynthesis and found significantly lower porphyrin accumulation in 3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1, 4-dihydrocollidine-fed Fxr knockout mice. Gene expression and FXR mouse ChIP-Seq atlas analysis revealed that FXR orchestrates the expression of multiple heme biosynthetic enzymes. Finally, human HepG2 cells and primary human hepatocytes treated with obeticholic acid, showed increased expression of several heme biosynthetic genes. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, our data show that hepatic Fxr is necessary to maintain ductular reaction and accumulation of bile plugs. FXR can direct the expression of multiple heme biosynthetic genes. Thus, modulating FXR activity in EPP patients may help alleviate its associated liver disease.
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