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Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
Manuscript Type |
Basic Study |
Article Title |
Arachidyl amido cholanoic acid improves liver glucose and lipid homeostasis in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis via AMPK and mTOR regulation
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Manuscript Source |
Unsolicited Manuscript |
All Author List |
David Fernández-Ramos, Fernando Lopitz-Otsoa, Laura Delacruz-Villar, Jon Bilbao, Martina Pagano, Laura Mosca, Maider Bizkarguenaga, Marina Serrano-Macia, Mikel Azkargorta, Marta Iruarrizaga-Lejarreta, Jesús Sot, Darya Tsvirkun, Sebastiaan Martijn van Liempd, Felix M Goni, Cristina Alonso, María Luz Martínez-Chantar, Felix Elortza, Liat Hayardeny, Shelly C Lu and José M Mato |
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Funding Agency and Grant Number |
Funding Agency |
Grant Number |
National Institutes of Health Grant |
R01CA172086 |
Plan Nacional of I+D |
SAF2017-87301-R |
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad de España |
SAF2017-87301-R |
Asociación Española contra el Cáncer |
AECC17/302 |
Ayudas Fundación BBVA a equipos de Investigación Científica 2018 |
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Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional, Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad de España, |
PGC2018-099857-B-I00 |
Basque Government Grants |
IT1264-19 |
Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad de España for the Severo Ochoa Excellence Accreditation |
SEV-2016-0644 |
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Corresponding Author |
José M Mato, PhD, Director, Director, Professor, Precision Medicine and Metabolism Laboratory, Centro de Investigación Cooperativa en Biociencias, Parque Tecnológico de Bizkaia, Derio 48160, Bizkaia, Spain. director@cicbiogune.es |
Key Words |
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Steatohepatitis; Methionine and choline deficient diet; Tricarboxylic acid cycle; Hemoglobin A1c; Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 |
Core Tip |
Arachidyl amido cholanoic acid (Aramchol), a phase III investigational drug for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), has demonstrated reduction of liver steatosis, inflammation and fibrosis in various animal models of steatohepatitis. In a phase IIb clinical trial, it reduced blood levels of glycated hemoglobin A1c, an indicator of glycemic control. In this study, we show that Aramchol-treated hepatocytes activate AMPK and inhibit mTORC1, which in turn activate fatty acid β-oxidation and oxidative phosphorylation inhibiting de novo lipogenesis, gluconeogenesis and cataplerosis. These results explain the mechanism by which Aramchol exerts its effect on glucose and lipid metabolism in NASH. |
Publish Date |
2020-09-09 11:11 |
Citation |
Fernández-Ramos D, Lopitz-Otsoa F, Delacruz-Villar L, Bilbao J, Pagano M, Mosca L, Bizkarguenaga M, Serrano-Macia M, Azkargorta M, Iruarrizaga-Lejarreta M, Sot J, Tsvirkun D, van Liempd SM, Goni FM, Alonso C, Martínez-Chantar ML, Elortza F, Hayardeny L, Lu SC, Mato JM. Arachidyl amido cholanoic acid improves liver glucose and lipid homeostasis in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis via AMPK and mTOR regulation. World J Gastroenterol 2020; 26(34): 5101-5117 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v26/i34/5101.htm |
DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v26.i34.5101 |