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  1. Article ; Online: Mitochondria and the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

    Sandra Torres / Paula Segalés / Carmen García-Ruiz / José C. Fernández-Checa

    Cells, Vol 11, Iss 1475, p

    2022  Volume 1475

    Abstract: Alcoholic (ASH) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are advanced stages of fatty liver disease and two of the most prevalent forms of chronic liver disease. ASH and NASH are associated with significant risk of further progression to cirrhosis and ... ...

    Abstract Alcoholic (ASH) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are advanced stages of fatty liver disease and two of the most prevalent forms of chronic liver disease. ASH and NASH are associated with significant risk of further progression to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, and a major cause of cancer-related mortality. Despite extensive research and progress in the last decades to elucidate the mechanisms of the development of ASH and NASH, the pathogenesis of both diseases is still poorly understood. Mitochondrial damage and activation of inflammasome complexes have a role in inducing and sustaining liver damage. Mitochondrial dysfunction produces inflammatory factors that activate the inflammasome complexes. NLRP3 inflammasome (nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3) is a multiprotein complex that activates caspase 1 and the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and interleukin-18 (IL-18), and contributes to inflammatory pyroptotic cell death. The present review, which is part of the issue “Mitochondria in Liver Pathobiology”, provides an overview of the role of mitochondrial dysfunction and NLRP3 activation in ASH and NASH.
    Keywords NLRP3 inflammasome ; mitochondria ; alcoholism ; obesity ; steatohepatitis ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article ; Online: Mitochondrial cholesterol

    Leire Goicoechea / Laura Conde de la Rosa / Sandra Torres / Carmen García-Ruiz / José C. Fernández-Checa

    Redox Biology, Vol 61, Iss , Pp 102643- (2023)

    Metabolism and impact on redox biology and disease

    2023  

    Abstract: Cholesterol is a crucial component of membrane bilayers by regulating their structural and functional properties. Cholesterol traffics to different cellular compartments including mitochondria, whose cholesterol content is low compared to other cell ... ...

    Abstract Cholesterol is a crucial component of membrane bilayers by regulating their structural and functional properties. Cholesterol traffics to different cellular compartments including mitochondria, whose cholesterol content is low compared to other cell membranes. Despite the limited availability of cholesterol in the inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM), the metabolism of cholesterol in the IMM plays important physiological roles, acting as the precursor for the synthesis of steroid hormones and neurosteroids in steroidogenic tissues and specific neurons, respectively, or the synthesis of bile acids through an alternative pathway in the liver. Accumulation of cholesterol in mitochondria above physiological levels has a negative impact on mitochondrial function through several mechanisms, including the limitation of crucial antioxidant defenses, such as the glutathione redox cycle, increased generation of reactive oxygen species and consequent oxidative modification of cardiolipin, and defective assembly of respiratory supercomplexes. These adverse consequences of increased mitochondrial cholesterol trafficking trigger the onset of oxidative stress and cell death, and, ultimately, contribute to the development of diverse diseases, including metabolic liver diseases (i.e. fatty liver disease and liver cancer), as well as lysosomal disorders (i.e. Niemann-Pick type C disease) and neurodegenerative diseases (i.e. Alzheimer's disease). In this review, we summarize the metabolism and regulation of mitochondrial cholesterol and its potential impact on liver and neurodegenerative diseases.
    Keywords Mitochondria ; Cholesterol ; ROS ; Metabolism ; Liver disease ; Neurodegeneration ; Medicine (General) ; R5-920 ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
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  3. Article ; Online: GST-Perfringolysin O production for the localization and quantification of membrane cholesterol in human and mouse brain and liver

    Leire Goicoechea / Fabian Arenas / Fernanda Castro / Susana Nuñez / Sandra Torres / Carmen Garcia-Ruiz / José C. Fernandez-Checa

    STAR Protocols, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 101068- (2022)

    2022  

    Abstract: Summary: Abnormal cholesterol metabolism is linked to many neurodegenerative disorders. Here, we present a protocol for the production of a recombinant protein consisting of a Glutathione-S-Transferase tag fused with the Perfringolysin O (PFO). The GST- ... ...

    Abstract Summary: Abnormal cholesterol metabolism is linked to many neurodegenerative disorders. Here, we present a protocol for the production of a recombinant protein consisting of a Glutathione-S-Transferase tag fused with the Perfringolysin O (PFO). The GST-PFO tag enables analysis of the localization of cholesterol in subcellular membranes of human and mice brain and liver tissues. We have used this approach for samples from Niemann-Pick type C disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis models. The construct may also have applications for the diagnosis of cholesterol-accumulating disorders.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Kwiatkowska et al. (2014).
    Keywords Cell Biology ; Cell Membrane ; Health Sciences ; Metabolism ; Microscopy ; Model Organisms ; Science (General) ; Q1-390
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
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  4. Article ; Online: Acid ceramidase improves mitochondrial function and oxidative stress in Niemann-Pick type C disease by repressing STARD1 expression and mitochondrial cholesterol accumulation

    Sandra Torres / Estel Solsona-Vilarrasa / Susana Nuñez / Nuria Matías / Naroa Insausti-Urkia / Fernanda Castro / Mireia Casasempere / Gemma Fabriás / Josefina Casas / Carlos Enrich / José C. Fernández-Checa / Carmen Garcia-Ruiz

    Redox Biology, Vol 45, Iss , Pp 102052- (2021)

    2021  

    Abstract: Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) disease, a lysosomal storage disorder caused by defective NPC1/NPC2 function, results in the accumulation of cholesterol and glycosphingolipids in lysosomes of affected organs, such as liver and brain. Moreover, increase of ... ...

    Abstract Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) disease, a lysosomal storage disorder caused by defective NPC1/NPC2 function, results in the accumulation of cholesterol and glycosphingolipids in lysosomes of affected organs, such as liver and brain. Moreover, increase of mitochondrial cholesterol (mchol) content and impaired mitochondrial function and GSH depletion contribute to NPC disease. However, the underlying mechanism of mchol accumulation in NPC disease remains unknown. As STARD1 is crucial in intramitochondrial cholesterol trafficking and acid ceramidase (ACDase) has been shown to regulate STARD1, we explored the functional relationship between ACDase and STARD1 in NPC disease. Liver and brain of Npc1−/− mice presented a significant increase in mchol levels and STARD1 expression. U18666A, an amphiphilic sterol that inhibits lysosomal cholesterol efflux, increased mchol levels in hepatocytes from Stard1f/f mice but not Stard1ΔHep mice. We dissociate the induction of STARD1 expression from endoplasmic reticulum stress, and establish an inverse relationship between ACDase and STARD1 expression and LRH-1 levels. Hepatocytes from Npc1+/+ mice treated with U18666A exhibited increased mchol accumulation, STARD1 upregulation and decreased ACDase expression, effects that were reversed by cholesterol extraction with 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin. Moreover, transfection of fibroblasts from NPC patients with ACDase, decreased STARD1 expression and mchol accumulation, resulting in increased mitochondrial GSH levels, improved mitochondrial functional performance, decreased oxidative stress and protected NPC fibroblasts against oxidative stress-mediated cell death. Our results demonstrate a cholesterol-dependent inverse relationship between ACDase and STARD1 and provide a novel approach to target the accumulation of cholesterol in mitochondria in NPC disease.
    Keywords Cholesterol ; Acid ceramiase ; Mitochondrial function ; Oxidative stress ; NPC disease ; Medicine (General) ; R5-920 ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
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  5. Article ; Online: Mitochondrial cholesterol accumulation in alcoholic liver disease

    Montserrat Marí / Albert Morales / Anna Colell / Carmen García-Ruiz / Jose C. Fernández-Checa

    Redox Biology, Vol 3, Iss C, Pp 100-

    Role of ASMase and endoplasmic reticulum stress

    2014  Volume 108

    Abstract: Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of chronic liver disease and a growing health concern in theworld. While the pathogenesis of ALD is poorly characterized key players identified in experimental models and patients, such as perturbations in ... ...

    Abstract Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of chronic liver disease and a growing health concern in theworld. While the pathogenesis of ALD is poorly characterized key players identified in experimental models and patients, such as perturbations in mitochondrial structure and function, selective loss of antioxidant defense and susceptibility to inflammatory cytokines, contribute to ALD progression. Both oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction compromise essential cellular functions and energy generation and hence are important pathogenic mechanisms of ALD. An important process mediating the mitochondrial disruption induced by alcohol intake is the trafficking of cholesterol to mitochondria, mediated by acid sphingomyelinase-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress, which contributes to increased cholesterol synthesis and StARD1upregulation. Mitochondrial cholesterol accumulation not only sensitizes to oxidative stress but it can contribute to the metabolic reprogramming in ALD, manifested by activation of the hypoxia inducible transcription factor 1 and stimulation of glycolysis and lactate secretion. Thus, a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying alcohol-mediated mitochondrial impairment and oxidative stress may lead to the identification of novel treatments for ALD. The present review briefly summarizes current knowledge on the cellular and molecular mechanisms contributing to alcohol-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and cholesterol accumulation and provides insights for potential therapeutic targets in ALD.
    Keywords Mitochondrial respiratory chain ; Mitochondrial cholesterol ; Lipotoxicity ; ER stress ; Mitochondrial GSH ; Acid sphingomyelinase ; Medicine (General) ; R5-920 ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
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  6. Article ; Online: Cholesterol enrichment in liver mitochondria impairs oxidative phosphorylation and disrupts the assembly of respiratory supercomplexes

    Estel Solsona-Vilarrasa / Raquel Fucho / Sandra Torres / Susana Nuñez / Natalia Nuño-Lámbarri / Carlos Enrich / Carmen García-Ruiz / José C. Fernández-Checa

    Redox Biology, Vol 24, Iss , Pp - (2019)

    2019  

    Abstract: Mitochondrial cholesterol accumulation is a hallmark of alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases and impairs the function of specific solute carriers through changes in membrane physical properties. However, its impact on mitochondrial ... ...

    Abstract Mitochondrial cholesterol accumulation is a hallmark of alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases and impairs the function of specific solute carriers through changes in membrane physical properties. However, its impact on mitochondrial respiration and organization of respiratory supercomplexes has not been determined so far. Here we fed mice a cholesterol-enriched diet (HC) supplemented with sodium cholate to examine the effect of cholesterol in mitochondrial function. HC feeding increased liver cholesterol content, which downregulated Srebp2 and Hmgcr expression, while sodium cholate administration decreased Cyp7a1 and Cyp8b1 mRNA levels, suggesting the downregulation of bile acid synthesis through the classical pathway. HC-fed mice exhibited increased expression of Stard1 and Mln64 and enhanced mitochondrial free cholesterol levels (2–3 fold), leading to decreased membrane fluidity. Mitochondria from HC-fed mice displayed increased cholesterol loading in both outer and inner mitochondrial membranes. Cholesterol loading decreased complex I and complex II-driven state 3 respiration and mitochondrial membrane potential. Decreased respiratory and uncoupling control ratio from complex I was also observed after in situ enrichment of mouse liver mitochondria with cholesterol or enantiomer cholesterol, the mirror image of natural cholesterol. Moreover, in vivo cholesterol loading decreased the level of complex III2 and the assembly of respiratory supercomplexes I1+III2+IV and I1+III2. Moreover, HC feeding caused oxidative stress and mitochondrial GSH (mGSH) depletion, which translated in hepatic steatosis and liver injury, effects that were rescued by replenishing mGSH with GSH ethyl ester. Overall, mitochondrial cholesterol accumulation disrupts mitochondrial functional performance and the organization of respiratory supercomplexes assembly, which can contribute to oxidative stress and liver injury. Keywords: Mitochondria, Cholesterol, Liver, Hepatic diseases, Respiration, Oxidative stress
    Keywords Medicine (General) ; R5-920 ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
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  7. Article ; Online: Consumption of decaffeinated coffee protects against the development of early non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

    Annette Brandt / Anika Nier / Cheng Jun Jin / Anja Baumann / Finn Jung / Vicent Ribas / Carmen García-Ruiz / Jose C. Fernández-Checa / Ina Bergheim

    Redox Biology, Vol 21, Iss , Pp - (2019)

    Role of intestinal barrier function

    2019  

    Abstract: Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common liver diseases worldwide lacking universally accepted therapies. Studies suggest that coffee consumption is associated with a reduced risk of NAFLD; however, molecular ... ...

    Abstract Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common liver diseases worldwide lacking universally accepted therapies. Studies suggest that coffee consumption is associated with a reduced risk of NAFLD; however, molecular mechanisms and ingredients involved remain to be fully understood. Here, we determined the effects of regular intake of decaffeinated coffee on the development of NAFLD in mice, and molecular mechanisms involved. Methods: Female C57BL/6J mice (n = 6–7/ group) were pair-fed either a liquid control diet (C) or fat-, fructose- and cholesterol-rich diet (FFC) +/- decaffeinated coffee (DeCaf, 6 g/kg BW) for 4 days or 6 weeks. Indices of liver damage, hepatic inflammation and parameters of insulin resistance and intestinal permeability as well as nitric oxide system were determined. Results: Early signs of insulin resistance and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) found after 6 weeks of FFC feeding were significantly lower in FFC+DeCaf-fed mice when compared to FFC-fed animals. Moreover, elevation of portal endotoxin levels and loss of tight junction proteins in proximal small intestine found in FFC-fed mice were significantly attenuated in FFC+DeCaf-fed animals. These beneficial effects of DeCaf were associated with a protection against the significant induction of inducible NO-synthase protein levels and 3-nitrotyrosine protein adducts found in proximal small intestine of FFC-fed mice. Similar protective effects of DeCaf were also found in mice fed the FFC diet short-term. Conclusion: Our results suggest that protective effects of DeCaf on the development of NAFLD are at least in part related to maintaining intestinal barrier function. Keywords: Fatty liver, Inflammation, iNOS, Coffee, Intestinal permeability
    Keywords Medicine (General) ; R5-920 ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
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  8. Article ; Online: The loss of DHX15 impairs endothelial energy metabolism, lymphatic drainage and tumor metastasis in mice

    Jordi Ribera / Irene Portolés / Bernat Córdoba-Jover / Juan Rodríguez-Vita / Gregori Casals / Bernardino González-de la Presa / Mariona Graupera / Estel Solsona-Vilarrasa / Carmen Garcia-Ruiz / José C. Fernández-Checa / Guadalupe Soria / Raúl Tudela / Anna Esteve-Codina / Guadalupe Espadas / Eduard Sabidó / Wladimiro Jiménez / William C. Sessa / Manuel Morales-Ruiz

    Communications Biology, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2021  Volume 15

    Abstract: Jordi Ribera et al. use zebrafish and mouse models to examine the role of the ATP-dependent RNA helicase, DHX15, in vascular health. Their results suggest that DHX15 depletion can cause vascular defects in vertebrates, potentially by impacting ... ...

    Abstract Jordi Ribera et al. use zebrafish and mouse models to examine the role of the ATP-dependent RNA helicase, DHX15, in vascular health. Their results suggest that DHX15 depletion can cause vascular defects in vertebrates, potentially by impacting endothelial ATP production.
    Keywords Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
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  9. Article ; Online: MLN64 induces mitochondrial dysfunction associated with increased mitochondrial cholesterol content

    Elisa Balboa / Juan Castro / María-José Pinochet / Gonzalo I. Cancino / Nuria Matías / Pablo José Sáez / Alexis Martínez / Alejandra R. Álvarez / Carmen Garcia-Ruiz / José C. Fernandez-Checa / Silvana Zanlungo

    Redox Biology, Vol 12, Iss , Pp 274-

    2017  Volume 284

    Abstract: MLN64 is a late endosomal cholesterol-binding membrane protein that has been implicated in cholesterol transport from endosomal membranes to the plasma membrane and/or mitochondria, in toxin-induced resistance, and in mitochondrial dysfunction. Down- ... ...

    Abstract MLN64 is a late endosomal cholesterol-binding membrane protein that has been implicated in cholesterol transport from endosomal membranes to the plasma membrane and/or mitochondria, in toxin-induced resistance, and in mitochondrial dysfunction. Down-regulation of MLN64 in Niemann-Pick C1 deficient cells decreased mitochondrial cholesterol content, suggesting that MLN64 functions independently of NPC1. However, the role of MLN64 in the maintenance of endosomal cholesterol flow and intracellular cholesterol homeostasis remains unclear. We have previously described that hepatic MLN64 overexpression increases liver cholesterol content and induces liver damage. Here, we studied the function of MLN64 in normal and NPC1-deficient cells and we evaluated whether MLN64 overexpressing cells exhibit alterations in mitochondrial function. We used recombinant-adenovirus-mediated MLN64 gene transfer to overexpress MLN64 in mouse liver and hepatic cells; and RNA interference to down-regulate MLN64 in NPC1-deficient cells. In MLN64-overexpressing cells, we found increased mitochondrial cholesterol content and decreased glutathione (GSH) levels and ATPase activity. Furthermore, we found decreased mitochondrial membrane potential and mitochondrial fragmentation and increased mitochondrial superoxide levels in MLN64-overexpressing cells and in NPC1-deficient cells. Consequently, MLN64 expression was increased in NPC1-deficient cells and reduction of its expression restore mitochondrial membrane potential and mitochondrial superoxide levels. Our findings suggest that MLN64 overexpression induces an increase in mitochondrial cholesterol content and consequently a decrease in mitochondrial GSH content leading to mitochondrial dysfunction. In addition, we demonstrate that MLN64 expression is increased in NPC cells and plays a key role in cholesterol transport into the mitochondria.
    Keywords Medicine (General) ; R5-920 ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
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  10. Article ; Online: Alcohol-induced liver disease

    José C. Fernández-Checa, MD, PhD

    Annals of Hepatology, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 69-

    when fat and oxidative stress meet

    2003  Volume 75

    Abstract: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) act as signaling intermediates regulting multiple cellular processes. The fate and disposal of the signaling species are determined by the actions of antioxidants, particularly glutathione (GSH). The mitochondrial pool of ... ...

    Abstract Reactive oxygen species (ROS) act as signaling intermediates regulting multiple cellular processes. The fate and disposal of the signaling species are determined by the actions of antioxidants, particularly glutathione (GSH). The mitochondrial pool of GSH (mGSH) arises from the transport of cytosol GSH by a specific mitochondrial carrier and is responsible for the maintenance of a healthy competent organelle. The depletion of mGSH upon impairment of the mitochondrial transport activity leaves mitochondria unprotected from damaging effects of ROS overgeneration within the mitochondrial electron transport chain. Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) has emerged as a key player in the progression of the alcohol-induced liver disease (ALD), and is known to target mitochondria. Key components of TNF signaling include sphingolipids, particularly ceramide generated from acidic sphingomyelinase activation serving as a source for gangliosides. In experimental models alcohol consumption enhances cholesterol levels and subsequent deposition into mitochondria resulting in selective decrease in the mGSH stores which is sufficient by itself to sensitize hepatocytes to TNF-α-mediated cell death. Thus, the combination of TNF-α overproduction, enhanced glycosphingolipid generation and selective mGSH depletion by alcohol intake cooperate making the liver sensitive to alcohol.
    Keywords Alcohol ; Liver damage ; Mitochondria ; Reactive oxigen species ; Specialties of internal medicine ; RC581-951
    Subject code 580
    Language English
    Publishing date 2003-04-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
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