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Ovarian senescence increases liver fibrosis in humans and zebrafish with steatosis
Antonio CraxìAntonio GriecoMarisa Di GiovanniElena TurolaLuca ValentiLuca MieleAnna Ludovica FracanzaniCalogero CammàFranco CotelliFabiola MilosaNazarena RaosVincenza CalvarusoElisabetta BugianesiLivia MaccioSilvia FargionSerena MercorellaRosina Maria CritelliMarcello BianchiniErica VillaSalvatore PettaEster Vannisubject
Liver CirrhosisMaleFibrosiBiopsyPhysiologylcsh:MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)Body Mass IndexCohort StudiesImmunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)FibrosisNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseRisk FactorsOdds RatioZebrafishCellular Senescencemedicine.diagnostic_testAnthropometryFatty liverMiddle AgedOvarian senescenceMenopauseLiver biopsyModels AnimalDisease ProgressionFemaleMenopauselcsh:RB1-214Research ArticleSenescenceAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyFibrosis Menopause Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease Ovarian senescence ZebrafishNeuroscience (miscellaneous)Fibrosis; Menopause; Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Ovarian senescence; Zebrafish; Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology (all); Medicine (miscellaneous); Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous); Neuroscience (miscellaneous)BiologyReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular BiologyInternal medicinemedicinelcsh:PathologyAnimalsHumansAgedBiochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)lcsh:RSettore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNAOvaryOdds ratiomedicine.diseaseFibrosisEndocrinologySteatosisBody mass indexdescription
ABSTRACT Contrasting data exist on the effect of gender and menopause on the susceptibility, development and liver damage progression in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Our aim was to assess whether menopause is associated with the severity of liver fibrosis in individuals with NAFLD and to explore the issue of ovarian senescence in experimental liver steatosis in zebrafish. In 244 females and age-matched males with biopsy-proven NAFLD, we assessed anthropometric, biochemical and metabolic features, including menopausal status (self-reported); liver biopsy was scored according to ‘The Pathology Committee of the NASH Clinical Research Network’. Young and old male and female zebrafish were fed for 24 weeks with a high-calorie diet. Weekly body mass index (BMI), histopathological examination and quantitative real-time PCR analysis on genes involved in lipid metabolism, inflammation and fibrosis were performed. In the entire cohort, at multivariate logistic regression, male gender [odds ratio (OR): 1.408, 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 0.779-2.542, P=0.25] vs women at reproductive age was not associated with F2-F4 fibrosis, whereas a trend was observed for menopause (OR: 1.752, 95% CI: 0.956-3.208, P=0.06). In women, menopause (OR: 2.717, 95% CI: 1.020-7.237, P=0.04) was independently associated with F2-F4 fibrosis. Similarly, in overfed zebrafish, old female fish with failing ovarian function [as demonstrated by extremely low circulating estradiol levels (1.4±0.1 pg/µl) and prevailing presence of atretic follicles in the ovaries] developed massive steatosis and substantial fibrosis (comparable with that occurring in males), whereas young female fish developed less steatosis and were totally protected from the development of fibrosis. Ovarian senescence significantly increases the risk of fibrosis severity both in humans with NAFLD and in zebrafish with experimental steatosis.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-01 | Disease Models & Mechanisms |