Glutaredoxin-1 Deficiency Causes Fatty Liver and Dyslipidemia by Inhibiting Sirtuin-1
Author(s) -
Di Shao,
Jingyan Han,
Xiuyun Hou,
Jessica Fry,
Jessica B. Behring,
Francesca Seta,
Michelle T. Long,
Hemant K. Roy,
Richard A. Cohen,
Reiko Matsui,
Markus Bachschmid
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
antioxidants and redox signaling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.277
H-Index - 190
eISSN - 1557-7716
pISSN - 1523-0864
DOI - 10.1089/ars.2016.6716
Subject(s) - glutaredoxin , steatosis , steatohepatitis , lipid metabolism , fatty liver , sirtuin , biochemistry , biology , glutathione , medicine , endocrinology , nad+ kinase , enzyme , disease
Nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) is a common liver disease associated with metabolic syndrome, obesity, and diabetes that is rising in prevalence worldwide. Various molecular perturbations of key regulators and enzymes in hepatic lipid metabolism cause NAFL. However, redox regulation through glutathione (GSH) adducts in NAFL remains largely elusive. Glutaredoxin-1 (Glrx) is a small thioltransferase that removes protein GSH adducts without having direct antioxidant properties. The liver contains abundant Glrx but its metabolic function is unknown.
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