Melatonin ameliorates ER stress-mediated hepatic steatosis through miR-23a in the liver
- Authors
- Kim, Seung-Jae; Kang, Hye Suk; Lee, Jae-Ho; Park, Jae-Hyung; Jung, Chang Hwa; Bae, Jae-Hoon; Oh, Byung-Chul; Song, Dae-Kyu; Baek, Won-Ki; Im, Seung-Soon
- Issue Date
- 13-Mar-2015
- Publisher
- ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
- Keywords
- Melatonin; miR-23a; ER stress; Hepatic steatosis; Calcium
- Citation
- BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, v.458, no.3, pp.462 - 469
- Journal Title
- BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
- Volume
- 458
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 462
- End Page
- 469
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/10703
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.01.117
- ISSN
- 0006-291X
- Abstract
- The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress induces hepatic steatosis and inflammation in the liver. Although melatonin ameliorates ER stress-target genes, it remains unknown whether melatonin protects against hepatic steatosis as well as inflammation through regulation of miRNA. MicroRNAs have been identified as pivotal regulators in the field of gene regulation and their dysfunctions are a common feature in a variety of metabolic diseases. Especially, among miRNAs, miR-23a has been shown to regulate ER stress. Herein, we investigated the crucial roles of melatonin in hepatic steatosis and inflammation in vivo. Tunicamycin challenge caused increase of hepatic triglyceride and intracellular calcium levels through activation of ER stress, whereas these phenomena were partially disrupted by melatonin. We also demonstrated that expression of miR-23a stimulated with tunicamycin was rescued by melatonin treatment, resulting in reduced ER stress in primary hepatocytes. Overall, these results suggest a new function of melatonin that is involved in ameliorating ER stress-induced hepatic steatosis and inflammation by attenuating miR-23a. Melatonin may be useful as a pharmacological agent to protect against hepatic metabolic diseases due to its ability to regulate expression of miR-23a. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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