Circadian Homeostasis of Liver Metabolism Suppresses Hepatocarcinogenesis
Chronic jet lag induces spontaneous hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in wild-type mice following a mechanism very similar to that observed in obese humans. The process initiates with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) that progresses to steatohepatitis and fibrosis before HCC detection. This pa...
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Published in: | Cancer cell Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. 909 - 924 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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United States
Elsevier Inc
12-12-2016
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Summary: | Chronic jet lag induces spontaneous hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in wild-type mice following a mechanism very similar to that observed in obese humans. The process initiates with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) that progresses to steatohepatitis and fibrosis before HCC detection. This pathophysiological pathway is driven by jet-lag-induced genome-wide gene deregulation and global liver metabolic dysfunction, with nuclear receptor-controlled cholesterol/bile acid and xenobiotic metabolism among the top deregulated pathways. Ablation of farnesoid X receptor dramatically increases enterohepatic bile acid levels and jet-lag-induced HCC, while loss of constitutive androstane receptor (CAR), a well-known liver tumor promoter that mediates toxic bile acid signaling, inhibits NAFLD-induced hepatocarcinogenesis. Circadian disruption activates CAR by promoting cholestasis, peripheral clock disruption, and sympathetic dysfunction.
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•Chronic circadian disruption induces NAFLD and spontaneous hepatocarcinogenesis•Circadian dysfunction promotes global gene deregulation and metabolic disruption•The nuclear receptor CAR drives NAFLD to NASH, fibrosis, and HCC progression•Circadian disruption activates CAR via sympathetic dysfunction and cholestasis
Kettner et al. show that experimental chronic jet lag induces persistent deregulation of liver gene expression and metabolism, culminating in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. The bile acid receptor FXR and xenobiotic receptor CAR play an important role in this process. |
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ISSN: | 1535-6108 1878-3686 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ccell.2016.10.007 |