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The lncRNA Gm15622 stimulates SREBP-1c expression and hepatic lipid accumulation by sponging the miR-742-3p in mice

Minjuan Ma, Rui Duan, Lulu Shen, Mengting Liu, Yaya Ji, Hao Zhou, Changxian Li, Tingming Liang, Xiangcheng Li, Li Guo

2020Journal of Lipid Research60 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Excessive lipid deposition is a hallmark of NAFLD. Although much has been learned about the enzymes and metabolites involved in NAFLD, few studies have focused on the role of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in hepatic lipid accumulation. Here, using in vitro and in vivo models of NAFLD, we found that the lncRNA Gm15622 is highly expressed in the liver of obese mice fed a HFD and in murine liver (AML-12) cells treated with free fatty acids. Investigating the molecular mechanism in the liver-enriched expression of Gm15622 and its effects on lipid accumulation in hepatocytes and on NAFLD pathogenesis, we found that Gm15622 acts as a sponge for the microRNA miR-742-3p. This sponging activity increased the expression of the transcriptional regulator SREBP-1c and promoted lipid accumulation in the liver of the HFD mice and AML-12 cells. Moreover, further results indicated that metformin suppresses Gm15622 and alleviates NAFLD-associated lipid deposition in mice. In conclusion, we have identified an lncRNA Gm15622/miR-742-3p/SREBP-1c regulatory circuit associated with NAFLD in mice, a finding that significantly advances our insight into how lipid metabolism and accumulation are altered in this metabolic disorder. Our results also suggest that Gm15622 may be a potential therapeutic target for managing NAFLD. Excessive lipid deposition is a hallmark of NAFLD. Although much has been learned about the enzymes and metabolites involved in NAFLD, few studies have focused on the role of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in hepatic lipid accumulation. Here, using in vitro and in vivo models of NAFLD, we found that the lncRNA Gm15622 is highly expressed in the liver of obese mice fed a HFD and in murine liver (AML-12) cells treated with free fatty acids. Investigating the molecular mechanism in the liver-enriched expression of Gm15622 and its effects on lipid accumulation in hepatocytes and on NAFLD pathogenesis, we found that Gm15622 acts as a sponge for the microRNA miR-742-3p. This sponging activity increased the expression of the transcriptional regulator SREBP-1c and promoted lipid accumulation in the liver of the HFD mice and AML-12 cells. Moreover, further results indicated that metformin suppresses Gm15622 and alleviates NAFLD-associated lipid deposition in mice. In conclusion, we have identified an lncRNA Gm15622/miR-742-3p/SREBP-1c regulatory circuit associated with NAFLD in mice, a finding that significantly advances our insight into how lipid metabolism and accumulation are altered in this metabolic disorder. Our results also suggest that Gm15622 may be a potential therapeutic target for managing NAFLD. alanine aminotransferase aspartate aminotransferase Cell Counting Kit-8 long noncoding RNA normal diet total cholesterol NAFLD is a metabolic syndrome with a widespread histological distribution, from simple hepatic steatosis to NASH with or without fibrosis. NASH may eventually develop into cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (1Bessone F. Razori M.V. Roma M.G. Molecular pathways of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease development and progression.Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 2019; 76: 99-128Crossref PubMed Scopus (241) Google Scholar). A World Health Organization survey found that the number of obese people in the world has nearly tripled since 1975 (https://www.who.int/health-topics/obesity#tab=tab_1). With the rising rate of obesity and type 2 diabetes, NAFLD has become one of the most prominent liver diseases in the world, with an incidence rate of 25% (2Dai W. Ye L. Liu A. Wen S.W. Deng J. Wu X. Lai Z. Prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis.Medicine (Baltimore). 2017; 96: e8179Crossref PubMed Scopus (149) Google Scholar). The highest incidence rate is in the Middle East and South America at between 30% and 35%, followed by Asia, where the incidence is between 25% and 30% (3Younossi Z. Anstee Q.M. Marietti M. Hardy T. Henry L. Eslam M. George J. Bugianesi E. Global burden of NAFLD and NASH: trends, predictions, risk factors and prevention.Nat. Rev. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 2018; 15: 11-20Crossref PubMed Scopus (2385) Google Scholar). The major causes of NAFLD include the metabolic diseases associated with type 2 diabetes, genetic predisposition, environmental factors, and gender (3Younossi Z. Anstee Q.M. Marietti M. Hardy T. Henry L. Eslam M. George J. Bugianesi E. Global burden of NAFLD and NASH: trends, predictions, risk factors and prevention.Nat. Rev. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 2018; 15: 11-20Crossref PubMed Scopus (2385) Google Scholar). Therefore, timely intervention of NAFLD is of critical importance for alleviating the public health burden. Lipids obtained from the diet or synthesized by the liver and stored in adipose tissue are in an equilibrium state in terms of synthesis and energy utilization (4Nguyen P. Leray V. Diez M. Serisier S. Le Bloc'h J. Siliart B. Dumon H. Liver lipid metabolism.J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. (Berl.). 2008; 92: 272-283Crossref PubMed Scopus (520) Google Scholar). Chylomicrons transport food lipids to the liver either via the low density lipoprotein receptor or in the form of FFAs that enter liver cells via CD36 (5Kennedy D.J. Kuchibhotla S.D. Guy E. Park Y.M. Nimako G. Vanegas D. Morton R.E. Febbraio M. Dietary cholesterol plays a role in CD36-mediated atherogenesis in LDLR-knockout mice.Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. 2009; 29: 1481-1487Crossref PubMed Scopus (45) Google Scholar). The de novo synthesis of lipids is mainly regulated by transcription factors, such as carbohydrate reactive element-binding protein and SREBP, which control the transcription levels of the rate-limiting enzyme, acetyl-CoA carboxylase, and FASN (6Dentin R. Pegorier J.P. Benhamed F. Foufelle F. Ferre P. Fauveau V. Magnuson M.A. Girard J. Postic C. Hepatic glucokinase is required for the synergistic action of ChREBP and SREBP-1c on glycolytic and lipogenic gene expression.J. Biol. Chem. 2004; 279: 20314-20326Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (346) Google Scholar). Excessive lipids in the liver are transported out of the liver by ATP-binding cassette transporters. If this delicate balance is disrupted, lipid metabolism in the liver can be perturbed, leading to disease (7Wlcek K. Stieger B. ATP-binding cassette transporters in liver.Biofactors. 2014; 40: 188-198Crossref PubMed Scopus (28) Google Scholar, 8Liu Q. Bengmark S. Qu S. The role of hepatic fat accumulation in pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).Lipids Health Dis. 2010; 9: 42Crossref PubMed Scopus (141) Google Scholar). Therefore, the regulation of lipid homeostasis is crucial. Recently, noncoding RNAs have been shown to be involved in the regulation of lipid homeostasis. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) and microRNAs (miRNAs) are potential diagnostic markers and targets for the treatment of NAFLD (9Chen Y. Huang H. Xu C. Yu C. Li Y. Long non-coding RNA profiling in a non-alcoholic fatty liver disease rodent model: new insight into pathogenesis.Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017; 18: E21Crossref PubMed Scopus (52) Google Scholar, 10Szabo G. Csak T. Role of microRNAs in NAFLD/NASH.Dig. Dis. Sci. 2016; 61: 1314-1324Crossref PubMed Scopus (65) Google Scholar). For example, lncRNA-ak012226 is related to lipid accumulation in NAFLD (11Chen X. Xu Y. Zhao D. Chen T. Gu C. Yu G. Chen K. Zhong Y. He J. Liu S. et al.LncRNA-AK012226 is involved in fat accumulation in db/db mice fatty liver and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease cell model.Front. Pharmacol. 2018; 9: 888Crossref PubMed Scopus (21) Google Scholar), while miR-150 deficiency can ameliorate hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance in NAFLD (12Zhuge B. Li G. MiR-150 deficiency ameliorated hepatosteatosis and insulin resistance in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease via targeting CASP8 and FADD-like apoptosis regulator.Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 2017; 494: 687-692Crossref PubMed Scopus (13) Google Scholar). Furthermore, the lncRNA NEAT1/miR-140 axis exacerbates NAFLD by interrupting AMPK/SREBP-1 signaling (13Sun Y. Song Y. Liu C. Geng J. LncRNA NEAT1-MicroRNA-140 axis exacerbates nonalcoholic fatty liver through interrupting AMPK/SREBP-1 signaling.Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 2019; 516: 584-590Crossref PubMed Scopus (27) Google Scholar). Thus, targeting functional lncRNAs and/or miRNAs is an effective strategy to treat NAFLD. Metformin is a first-line drug in the treatment of type 2 diabetes (14Sanchez-Rangel E. Inzucchi S.E. Metformin: clinical use in type 2 diabetes.Diabetologia. 2017; 60: 1586-1593Crossref PubMed Scopus (233) Google Scholar). In recent years, various studies have demonstrated that in addition to treating type 2 diabetes, it also has anti-cancer properties (15Coyle C. Cafferty F.H. Vale C. Langley R.E. Metformin as an adjuvant treatment for cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Ann. Oncol. 2016; 27: 2184-2195Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (244) Google Scholar), can reverse pulmonary fibrosis, and can ameliorate NAFLD (16Gamad N. Malik S. Suchal K. Vasisht S. Tomar A. Arava S. Arya D.S. Bhatia J. Metformin alleviates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rats: pharmacological effects and molecular mechanisms.Biomed. Pharmacother. 2018; 97: 1544-1553Crossref PubMed Scopus (40) Google Scholar, 17Rouabhia S. Milic N. Abenavoli L. Metformin in the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: safety, efficacy and mechanism.Expert Rev. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 2014; 8: 343-349Crossref PubMed Scopus (35) Google Scholar). Although several studies have explored the molecular mechanism of metformin, its role in the pathological process of NAFLD needs to be further elucidated. In this study, we found that Gm15622 was significantly upregulated in the liver of HFD-induced obese mice. Upregulated Gm15622 significantly increased lipid accumulation, whereas silencing Gm15622 significantly reduced lipid accumulation in AML-12 cells. Mechanistically, Gm15622 positively modulated the expression of SREBP-1c by acting as a miRNA sponge for miRNA-742-3p. We also found that metformin could target Gm15622 to regulate lipid accumulation in HFD mice. Therefore, our study provides new insights into the molecular function of the Gm15622/miR-742-3p/SREBP-1c signaling pathway in the pathogenesis of NAFLD and highlights the potential of Gm15622 as a new therapeutic target for NAFLD. All animal procedures conformed to the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH publication 85-23, revised in 1996) and the approved regulations set by the Laboratory Animal Care Committee at Nanjing Normal University (permit 2090658, issued 20 April 2008). Twenty-four male C57BL/6J mice (6–8 weeks old) were purchased from the Model Animal Research Center of Nanjing University (Nanjing, Jiangsu, China). 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