Liver knockout YAP gene improved insulin resistance-induced hepatic fibrosis

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Yujiao Dai School of Basic Medical Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China

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Peng Hao School of Basic Medical Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China

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Zhimei Sun School of Basic Medical Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China

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Zhiyi Guo School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China

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Hong Xu School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China

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Lihui Xue Department of Pharmacy, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China

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Hongyu Song Department of Pharmacy, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China

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Yida Li Department of Pharmacy, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China

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Shuang Li Department of Pharmacy, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China

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Mingming Gao School of Basic Medical Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China

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Teng Si School of Basic Medical Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China

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Yuxin Zhang School of Basic Medical Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China
Hebei Key Laboratory for Chronic Diseases, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China
Tangshan Key Laboratory of Basic Research in Medicine Development, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China

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Yajuan Qi School of Basic Medical Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China
Hebei Key Laboratory for Chronic Diseases, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China
Tangshan Key Laboratory of Basic Research in Medicine Development, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China

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Correspondence should be addressed to Y Zhang or Y Qi: zhangyuxin@ncst.edu.cn or yajuanqi@ncst.edu.cn

*(Y Dai, P Hao and Z Sun contributed equally to this work)

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Yes-associated protein (YAP), as a co-activator of transcription factors, is a downstream protein in the Hippo signaling pathway with important functions in cell proliferation, apoptosis, invasion and migration. YAP also plays a key role in the development of CCl4-induced liver fibrosis. However, the mechanism of YAP during hepatic fibrosis progression and reversion is still unclear. Mild liver fibrosis was developed after 4 months of high-fat diet (HFD) stimulation, and we found that the YAP signaling pathway was activated. Here, we aim to reveal whether specific knockout of Yap gene in the liver can improve liver fibrosis induced by insulin resistance (IR) stimulated by HFD, and further explain its specific mechanism. We found that liver-specific Yap gene knockout improved IR-induced liver fibrosis and liver dysfunction, and this mechanism is related to the inhibition of the insulin signal pathway at the FoxO1 level. These findings provide a new insight, and Yap is expected to be a new target to reverse the early stage of liver fibrosis induced by IR.

 

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