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. 2023 Dec;39(6):2685-2707.
doi: 10.1007/s10565-023-09795-9. Epub 2023 Feb 21.

EGR1 is crucial for the chlorogenic acid-provided promotion on liver regeneration and repair after APAP-induced liver injury

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EGR1 is crucial for the chlorogenic acid-provided promotion on liver regeneration and repair after APAP-induced liver injury

Mengjuan Wei et al. Cell Biol Toxicol. 2023 Dec.

Abstract

Improper use of acetaminophen (APAP) will induce acute liver failure. This study is designed to investigate whether early growth response-1 (EGR1) participated in the promotion on liver repair and regeneration after APAP-induced hepatotoxicity provided by natural compound chlorogenic acid (CGA). APAP induced the nuclear accumulation of EGR1 in hepatocytes regulated by extracellular-regulated protein kinase (ERK)1/2. In Egr1 knockout (KO) mice, the liver damage caused by APAP (300 mg/kg) was more severe than in wild-type (WT) mice. Results of chromatin immunoprecipitation and sequencing (ChIP-Seq) manifested that EGR1 could bind to the promoter region in Becn1, Ccnd1, and Sqstm1 (p62) or the catalytic/modify subunit of glutamate-cysteine ligase (Gclc/Gclm). Autophagy formation and APAP-cysteine adduct (APAP-CYS) clearance were decreased in Egr1 KO mice administered with APAP. The EGR1 deletion reduced hepatic cyclin D1 expression at 6, 12, or 18 h post APAP administration. Meanwhile, the EGR1 deletion also decreased hepatic p62, Gclc and Gclm expression, GCL enzymatic activity, and glutathione (GSH) content and decreased nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) activation and thus aggravated oxidative liver injury induced by APAP. CGA increased EGR1 nuclear accumulation; enhanced hepatic Ccnd1, p62, Gclc, and Gclm expression; and accelerated the liver regeneration and repair in APAP-intoxicated mice. In conclusion, EGR1 deficiency aggravated liver injury and obviously delayed liver regeneration post APAP-induced hepatotoxicity through inhibiting autophagy, enhancing liver oxidative injury, and retarding cell cycle progression, but CGA promoted the liver regeneration and repair in APAP-intoxicated mice via inducing EGR1 transcriptional activation.

Keywords: APAP; CGA; EGR1; Liver injury; Liver regeneration.

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