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Effect of zinc intake on hepatic autophagy during acute alcohol intoxication

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Effect of zinc intake on hepatic autophagy during acute alcohol intoxication
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BioMetals, February 2018
DOI 10.1007/s10534-018-0077-7
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Juan P. Liuzzi, Vijaya Narayanan, Huong Doan, Changwon Yoo

Abstract

Autophagy is a conserved mechanism that plays a housekeeping role by eliminating protein aggregates and damaged organelles. Recent studies have demonstrated that acute ethanol intoxication induces hepatic autophagy in mice. The effect of dietary zinc intake on hepatic autophagic flux during ethanol intoxication has not been evaluated using animal models. Herein, we investigated whether zinc deficiency and excess can affect autophagic flux in the liver in mice and in human hepatoma cells acutely exposed to ethanol. A mouse model of binge ethanol feeding was utilized to analyze the effect of low, adequate, and high zinc intake on hepatic autophagic flux during ethanol intoxication. Autophagic flux was inferred by analyzing LC3II/LC3I ratio, protein levels of p62/SQSTM1, Beclin1 and Atg7, and phosphorylation of 4EBP1. In addition, the degradation of the fusion protein LC3-GFP and the formation of autophagosomes and autolysosomes were evaluated in cells. Ethanol treatment stimulated autophagy in mice and cells. High zinc intake resulted in enhanced autophagy in mice exposed to ethanol. Conversely, zinc deficiency was consistently associated with impaired ethanol-induced autophagy in mice and cells. Zinc-deficient mice exhibited a high degree of ethanol-driven steatosis. Furthermore, zinc depletion increased apoptosis in cells exposed to ethanol. The results of this study suggest that adequate zinc intake is necessary for proper stimulation of autophagy by ethanol. Poor zinc status is commonly found among alcoholics and could likely contribute to faulty autophagy.

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Professor > Associate Professor 2 18%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 18%
Other 1 9%
Student > Master 1 9%
Student > Bachelor 1 9%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 4 36%
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Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 18%
Medicine and Dentistry 2 18%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 9%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 9%
Physics and Astronomy 1 9%
Other 1 9%
Unknown 3 27%
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