Acetic acid alleviates the inflammatory response and liver injury in septic mice by increasing the expression of TRIM40

  • Authors:
    • Hongguang Yang
    • Lan Meng
    • Dengbin Ai
    • Nianguo Hou
    • Hui Li
    • Xunjun Shuai
    • Xiaoyan Peng
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  • Published online on: February 13, 2019     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7274
  • Pages: 2789-2798
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Abstract

Sepsis remains a significant health care issue in clinical practice due to its high mortality rate and healthcare cost, despite extensive efforts to better understand the pathophysiology of sepsis. The systemic inflammatory response often leads to severe liver injury, even acute liver dysfunction and failure. Acetic acid, as a type of chemical compound, has been reported to be an emerging drug for improving metabolic syndrome and inhibiting inflammation in rats and human. To verify the effects of acetic acid in protecting the liver and reducing the inflammatory response, a septic mouse model was established by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP), and then the CLP‑model mice were treated with acetic acid or PBS. Following the treatment, it was determined that, in CLP‑model mice, acetic acid could alleviate the inflammatory response by decreasing the expression of cytokines including interleukin‑6 and tumor necrosis factor‑α. Additionally, acetic acid also alleviated the liver injury, and the levels of alanine aminotransaminase, aspartate aminotransferase, Toll‑like receptor (TLR)4 and nuclear factor‑κB (NF‑κB) were decreased. The expression of tripartite motif‑containing protein (TRIM)40 was also upregulated significantly. Therefore, the authors of the current study hypothesized that acetic acid could decrease the inflammatory response by increasing the expression of TRIM40 and TRIM40 may regulate the activity of the TLR4 signaling pathway. To further illustrate the interaction between TRIM40 and the TLR4 signaling pathway, the authors collected macrophages from the peritoneal cavity by intraperitoneally administering mice with 5 ml ice‑cold normal saline. Following the collection, peritoneal macrophages were treated with acetic acid, TRIM40 small interfering RNA or PBS. It was demonstrated that acetic acid upregulated the expression of TRIM40. When TRIM40 was silenced, the protective effect of acetic acid would be reversed as well. The results suggested that TRIM40 could act on and downregulate the activity of the TLR4 signaling pathway. TRIM40 is possibly the major target for acetic acid, which may function as a protective factor in septic mice.
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Yang H, Meng L, Ai D, Hou N, Li H, Shuai X and Peng X: Acetic acid alleviates the inflammatory response and liver injury in septic mice by increasing the expression of TRIM40. Exp Ther Med 17: 2789-2798, 2019
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Yang, H., Meng, L., Ai, D., Hou, N., Li, H., Shuai, X., & Peng, X. (2019). Acetic acid alleviates the inflammatory response and liver injury in septic mice by increasing the expression of TRIM40. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 17, 2789-2798. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7274
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Yang, H., Meng, L., Ai, D., Hou, N., Li, H., Shuai, X., Peng, X."Acetic acid alleviates the inflammatory response and liver injury in septic mice by increasing the expression of TRIM40". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 17.4 (2019): 2789-2798.
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Yang, H., Meng, L., Ai, D., Hou, N., Li, H., Shuai, X., Peng, X."Acetic acid alleviates the inflammatory response and liver injury in septic mice by increasing the expression of TRIM40". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 17, no. 4 (2019): 2789-2798. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.7274