Pivotal role of superoxide anion and beneficial effect of antioxidant molecules in murine steatohepatitis |
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Authors: | Laurent Alexis Nicco Carole Tran Van Nhieu Jeanne Borderie Didier Chéreau Christiane Conti Filomena Jaffray Patrick Soubrane Olivier Calmus Yvon Weill Bernard Batteux Frédéric |
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Institution: | Laboratoire d'Immunologie, UPRES 1833, Faculté et H?pital Cochin, Université Paris V, Paris, France. |
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Abstract: | Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, frequently associated with obesity, can lead to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and cirrhosis. The pathophysiology of NASH is poorly understood, and no effective treatment is available. In view of a potential deleterious role for reactive oxygen species (ROS), we investigated the origin of ROS overproduction in NASH. Mitochondrial production of ROS and its alterations in the presence of antioxidant molecules were studied in livers from ob/ob mice that bear a mutation of the leptin gene and develop experimental NASH. N-acetyl-cysteine and the superoxide dismutase (SOD) mimics ambroxol, manganese III] tetrakis (5,10,15,20 benzoic acid) (MnTBAP), and copper II] diisopropyl salicylate (CuDIPS) were used to target different checkpoints of the oxidative cascade to determine the pathways involved in ROS production. Liver mitochondria from ob/ob mice generated more O(2)*- than those of lean littermates (P <.01). Ex vivo, all three SOD mimics decreased O(2)*- generation (P <.001) and totally inhibited lipid peroxidation (P <.001) versus untreated ob/ob mice. Those modifications were associated with in vivo improvements: MnTBAP and CuDIPS reduced weight (P <.02) and limited the extension of histological liver steatosis by 30% and 52%, respectively, versus untreated ob/ob mice. In conclusion, these data demonstrate deleterious effects of superoxide anions in NASH and point at the potential interest of nonpeptidyl mimics of SOD in the treatment of NASH in humans. |
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