Mitochondrion-localized retinol dehydrogenase 13 (Rdh13) is a short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase involved in vitamin A metabolism in both humans and mice. We previously generated Rdh13 knockout mice and showed that R...Mitochondrion-localized retinol dehydrogenase 13 (Rdh13) is a short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase involved in vitamin A metabolism in both humans and mice. We previously generated Rdh13 knockout mice and showed that Rdh13 deficiency causes severe acute retinal light damage. In this study, considering that Rdh13 is highly expressed in mouse liver, we further evaluated the potential effect of Rdh13 on liver injury induced by carbon tetrachloride (CC14). Although Rdh13 deficiency showed no significant effect on liver histology and physiological functions under regular culture, the Rdh13^-/- mice displayed an attenuated response to CCl4-induced liver injury. Their livers also exhibited less histological changes and contained lower levels of liver-related metabolism enzymes compared with the livers of wild-type (WT) mice. Furthermore, the Rdhl3 1 mice had Rdh13 deficiency and thus their liver cells were protected from apoptosis, and the quantity of their proliferative cells became lower than that in WT after CC14 exposure. The ablation of Rdhl3 gene decreased the expression levels of thyroid hormone-inducible nuclear protein 14 (Spot14) and cytochrome P450 (Cyp2el) in the liver, especially after CC14 treatment for 48 h. These data suggested that the alleviated liver damage induced by CC14 in Rdh13^-/- mice was caused by Cyp2el enzymes, which promoted reductive CC14 metabolism by altering the status of thyroxine metabolism. This result further implicated Rdhl3 as a potential drug target in preventing chemically induced liver injury.展开更多
基金We are grateful to X. D. Xi, T. Wu, H. Hu, and Z. Z. Kang for helpful discussions, and P. Liu for technical help with western blot analysis. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Nos. 20873122, 21222307, and 21003106）, Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation （No. 131015）, the Science ＆ Technology Department of Zhejiang Province （Nos. 2008C11125 and R12B030002）, and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities （No. 2014XZZX003-02）.
基金grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.81430028)the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (No.2011BAI15B02)+1 种基金the grants from the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (Nos.13DZ2280600 and 15DZ2290800)the grant from Shanghai First People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University (No.81300776).
文摘Mitochondrion-localized retinol dehydrogenase 13 (Rdh13) is a short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase involved in vitamin A metabolism in both humans and mice. We previously generated Rdh13 knockout mice and showed that Rdh13 deficiency causes severe acute retinal light damage. In this study, considering that Rdh13 is highly expressed in mouse liver, we further evaluated the potential effect of Rdh13 on liver injury induced by carbon tetrachloride (CC14). Although Rdh13 deficiency showed no significant effect on liver histology and physiological functions under regular culture, the Rdh13^-/- mice displayed an attenuated response to CCl4-induced liver injury. Their livers also exhibited less histological changes and contained lower levels of liver-related metabolism enzymes compared with the livers of wild-type (WT) mice. Furthermore, the Rdhl3 1 mice had Rdh13 deficiency and thus their liver cells were protected from apoptosis, and the quantity of their proliferative cells became lower than that in WT after CC14 exposure. The ablation of Rdhl3 gene decreased the expression levels of thyroid hormone-inducible nuclear protein 14 (Spot14) and cytochrome P450 (Cyp2el) in the liver, especially after CC14 treatment for 48 h. These data suggested that the alleviated liver damage induced by CC14 in Rdh13^-/- mice was caused by Cyp2el enzymes, which promoted reductive CC14 metabolism by altering the status of thyroxine metabolism. This result further implicated Rdhl3 as a potential drug target in preventing chemically induced liver injury.
