Anti-inflammatory function of apolipoprotein B-depleted plasma is impaired in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Title

Anti-inflammatory function of apolipoprotein B-depleted plasma is impaired in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Creator

Negar Sarmadi
Hossein Poustchi
Fatemeh Ali Yari
Amir Reza Radmard
Sara Karami
Abbas Pakdel
Parisa Shabani
Ali Khaleghian

Date

2022

Description

Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events. HDL exerts various protective functions on the cardiovascular system including anti-inflammatory activity by suppressing adhesion molecules expression in inflammation-induced endothelial cells. This study was designed to search if the anti-inflammatory capacity of apolipoprotein B-depleted plasma (apoB-depleted plasma) is altered in NAFLD patients.

Methods: A total of 83 subjects including 42 NAFLD and 41 control subjects were included in this cross-sectional study. Anti-inflammatory function of HDL was determined as the ability of apoB-depleted plasma to inhibit tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)-induced expression of adhesion molecules in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs).

Results: Incubation of inflammation-stimulated HUVECs with the NAFLD patients' apo-B depleted plasma led to higher levels of expression of adhesion molecules compared to the control subjects' plasma samples, reflecting an impaired anti-inflammatory capacity of apoB-depleted plasma in the NAFLD patients. Impaired anti-inflammatory capacity of apoB-depleted plasma was correlated with fatty liver and obesity indices. After adjustment with obesity indices, the association of anti-inflammatory capacity of apoB-depleted plasma with NAFLD remained significant.

Source

PLoS One
. 2022 Apr 12;17(4):e0266227. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266227. eCollection 2022.

Language

English

Citation

Negar Sarmadi et al., “Anti-inflammatory function of apolipoprotein B-depleted plasma is impaired in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease,” NEOMED Bibliography Database, accessed May 4, 2024, https://neomed.omeka.net/items/show/12093.