Synergistic activation of AMPK by AdipoR1/2 agonist and inhibitor of EDPs-EBP interaction recover NAFLD through enhancing mitochondrial function in mice.
10.1016/j.apsb.2022.10.003
- Author:
Nazi SONG
1
;
Hongjiao XU
1
;
Shuohan WU
1
;
Suijia LUO
2
;
Jingyao XU
1
;
Qian ZHAO
1
;
Rui WANG
3
;
Xianxing JIANG
1
Author Information
1. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 511400, China.
2. Shenzhen Turier Biotech. Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518118, China.
3. State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
AMPK;
AdipoR1/2 agonist;
Combination therapy;
EDPs;
Liver fibrosis;
Mitochondrial biogenesis;
Mitochondrial function;
Mitophagy;
NASH
- From:
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
2023;13(2):542-558
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), especially nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), is a common hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome. However, there are no effective therapy to treat this devastating disease. Accumulating evidence suggests that the generation of elastin-derived peptides (EDPs) and the inhibition of adiponectin receptors (AdipoR)1/2 plays essential roles in hepatic lipid metabolism and liver fibrosis. We recently reported that the AdipoR1/2 dual agonist JT003 significantly degraded the extracellular matrix (ECM) and ameliorated liver fibrosis. However, the degradation of the ECM lead to the generation of EDPs, which could further alter liver homeostasis negatively. Thus, in this study, we successfully combined AdipoR1/2 agonist JT003 with V14, which acted as an inhibitor of EDPs-EBP interaction to overcome the defect of ECM degradation. We found that combination of JT003 and V14 possessed excellent synergistic benefits on ameliorating NASH and liver fibrosis than either alone since they compensate the shortage of each other. These effects are induced by the enhancement of the mitochondrial antioxidant capacity, mitophagy, and mitochondrial biogenesis via AMPK pathway. Furthermore, specific suppression of AMPK could block the effects of the combination of JT003 and V14 on reduced oxidative stress, increased mitophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis. These positive results suggested that this administration of combination of AdipoR1/2 dual agonist and inhibitor of EDPs-EBP interaction can be recommended alternatively for an effective and promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment of NAFLD and NASH related fibrosis.
