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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2021; 27(14): 1419-1434
Published online Apr 14, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i14.1419
Published online Apr 14, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i14.1419
Lipotoxic hepatocyte-derived exosomal miR-1297 promotes hepatic stellate cell activation through the PTEN signaling pathway in metabolic-associated fatty liver disease
Xin Luo, Sheng-Zheng Luo, Zi-Xin Xu, Cui Zhou, Zheng-Hong Li, Xiao-Yan Zhou, Ming-Yi Xu, Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai 200080, China
Author contributions: Xu MY designed the research; Luo X and Luo SZ performed the research; Xu ZX and Li ZH analyzed the data; Luo X wrote the paper; Zhou C and Zhou XY developed software necessary for performing the study.
Supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program) , No. 81770597 ; and the Development Program of China during the 13th Five-year Plan Period , No. 2017ZX10203202003005 .
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board at Shanghai General Hospital.
Institutional animal care and use committee statement: All animal experiments conformed to the internationally accepted principles for the care and use of laboratory animals and approved by the Ethical Committee of the Shanghai General Hospital.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors hereby declare that no conflict of interest exists.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Ming-Yi Xu, MD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai General Hospital, No. 100 Haining Road, Shanghai 200080, China. xumingyi2014@163.com
Received: October 10, 2020
Peer-review started: October 10, 2020
First decision: January 23, 2021
Revised: February 5, 2021
Accepted: March 7, 2021
Article in press: March 7, 2021
Published online: April 14, 2021
Peer-review started: October 10, 2020
First decision: January 23, 2021
Revised: February 5, 2021
Accepted: March 7, 2021
Article in press: March 7, 2021
Published online: April 14, 2021
Core Tip
Core Tip: In this study, the expression of miR-1297 was increased in exosomes derived from primary hepatocytes. Exosomal miR-1297 from lipotoxic LO2 (a hepatocyte cell line) could promote LX2 (a hepatic stellate cell line) activation and proliferation by regulating the PTEN/PI3K/ATK pathway. Currently, the study between exosomes and metabolic-associated fatty liver disease is very limited. This is the first time that exosomal miR-1297 from lipotoxic hepatocytes was confirmed to accelerate liver fibrosis, and the new mechanism may become a promising treatment target for metabolic-associated fatty liver disease.