scholarly journals Study of Changes in Cholesterol 7 Alpha Hydroxylase in Patients with Gall Stone in Babylon Province

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 198-203
Author(s):  
Samah Sajad Kadim ◽  
Mohammad O. Al-Mohammadi ◽  
Ali K. Shaaeli
Keyword(s):  
Bile Acid ◽  
Gallstone Disease ◽  
Gall Stone ◽  
Acid Synthesis ◽  
Bile Acid Synthesis ◽  
Gallbladder Motility ◽  
Major Health Problem ◽  
Major Health ◽  
Rate Limiting Step ◽  
Rate Limiting

The gallbladder (GB) is an assistant organ of the digestive system, It is  located under the liver and attached to the biliary system, And it is responsible for controlling release of bile and the storage. Gallstone disease a major health problem worldwide. In 10–15% of adults contain gallstone disease. This study (case control) consists of  one hundred sixty (160) patients are included in this study randomly selected  and consisted of 130 females and 30 males. All patients are examined 24 hr. Before operation, Intra operatively and 24hr post operatively. Decreased gallbladder motility and the decrease of cholesterol 7 –alpha hydroxylase activity, which regulate the novo bile salt synthesis. The rate-limiting step of bile acid synthesis is acting between the liver-specific CYP 7A1 (CYP450). Thus, Alteration in CYP gene control also has an impact on bile acid synthesis and lipid metabolism.

scholarly journals Regulation of bile-acid synthesis. Role of sterol carrier protein2 in the biosynthesis of 7α-hydroxycholesterol

1985 ◽  
Vol 230 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Seltman ◽  
W Diven ◽  
M Rizk ◽  
B J Noland ◽  
R Chanderbhan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bile Acid ◽  
Rat Liver ◽  
Liver Microsomes ◽  
Acid Synthesis ◽  
Bile Acid Synthesis ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Rat Liver Microsomes ◽  
Rate Limiting Step ◽  
Rate Limiting

Sterol carrier protein2 (SCP2) is known to stimulate utilization of cholesterol in enzymic reactions in which cholesterol is the substrate. Substantial recent experimental evidence indicates that SCP2: activates enzymic conversion of intermediates between lanosterol and cholesterol; stimulates the microsomal conversion of cholesterol into cholesterol ester in rat liver; and enhances mitochondrial utilization of cholesterol for pregnenolone formation in the adrenals. The conversion of cholesterol into 7 α-hydroxycholesterol is the rate-limiting step in bile-acid synthesis. We therefore investigated the effect of SCP2 on this physiologically critical reaction by using a gas-chromatography-mass-spectrometry procedure that measures the mass of 7 α-hydroxycholesterol formed. The results show that SCP2 enhances 7 α-hydroxycholesterol formation by rat liver microsomes (microsomal fractions), utilizing either endogenous membrane cholesterol, cholesterol supplied exogenously in serum or in the form of cholesterol/phospholipid liposomes. Microsomes immunotitrated with anti-SCP2 antibody exhibited considerably less capacity to synthesize 7 α-hydroxycholesterol, which was restored to control levels on addition of purified SCP2. These data are consistent with the suggestion that SCP2 may be of physiological significance in the overall metabolism of cholesterol.

Increased activity of hepatic microsomal triglyceride transfer protein and bile acid synthesis in gallstone disease

Hepatology ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 1261-1266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Castro ◽  
Ludwig Amigo ◽  
Juan Francisco Miquel ◽  
Cecilia Gälman ◽  
Fernando Crovari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bile Acid ◽  
Gallstone Disease ◽  
Microsomal Triglyceride Transfer Protein ◽  
Acid Synthesis ◽  
Bile Acid Synthesis ◽  
Transfer Protein ◽  
Increased Activity

scholarly journals Transport of Cholesterol into Mitochondria Is Rate-limiting for Bile Acid Synthesis via the Alternative Pathway in Primary Rat Hepatocytes

2002 ◽  
Vol 277 (50) ◽  
pp. 48158-48164 ◽  
Author(s):  
William M. Pandak ◽  
Shunlin Ren ◽  
Dalila Marques ◽  
Elizabeth Hall ◽  
Kaye Redford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bile Acid ◽  
Alternative Pathway ◽  
Rat Hepatocytes ◽  
Acid Synthesis ◽  
Bile Acid Synthesis ◽  
Primary Rat Hepatocytes ◽  
Rate Limiting

scholarly journals Serum Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase Activity Predicts Prognosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 436-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuzo Suzuki ◽  
Takafumi Suda ◽  
Kazuhiro Asada ◽  
Seiichi Miwa ◽  
Masako Suzuki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Poor Prognosis ◽  
Roc Analysis ◽  
Operating Characteristic ◽  
Area Under The Curve ◽  
Major Health Problem ◽  
Major Health ◽  
Indoleamine 2,3 Dioxygenase ◽  
Rate Limiting Step ◽  
Limiting Step ◽  
Rate Limiting

ABSTRACTTuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major health problem, and there are few biomarkers for predicting prognosis. Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), a potent immunoregulatory molecule, catalyzes the rate-limiting step of tryptophan (Trp) degradation in the kynurenine (Kyn) pathway. An increase in IDO activity determined by the serum Trp/Kyn ratio has been shown to be associated with poor prognosis in cancers and bacteremia. In TB, however, there are no studies measuring serum IDO activity to determine its clinical significance. We evaluated serum IDO activity with 174 pulmonary TB (PTB) patients and 85 controls, using liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. IDO activity was estimated by calculating the serum Kyn-to-Trp ratio. PTB patients had significantly higher Kyn concentrations and IDO activity and significantly lower Trp concentrations (P< 0.0001,P< 0.0001, andP< 0.0001, respectively) than the controls. Of 174 PTB patients, 39 (22.4%) died. The patients who died had significantly higher concentrations of Kyn and significantly lower Trp concentrations, resulting in significantly higher IDO activity (P< 0.0001,P< 0.0001, andP< 0.0001, respectively). In a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis, serum IDO activity had the highest area under the curve (0.850), and this activity was an independent prognostic factor in multivariate analysis. These results suggest that serum IDO activity can be used as a novel prognostic marker in PTB.

Human Hepatocyte Nuclear Factors (HNF1 and LXRb) Regulates CYP7A1 in HIV-Infected Black South African Women with Gallstone Disease: A Preliminary Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suman Mewa Kinoo ◽  
Savania Nagiah ◽  
Pragalathan Naidoo ◽  
Bhugwan Singh ◽  
Anil A. Chuturgoon
Keyword(s):  
Bile Acid ◽  
South African ◽  
Gallstone Disease ◽  
Acid Synthesis ◽  
Bile Acid Synthesis ◽  
African Women ◽  
Black South African ◽  
Nuclear Factors ◽  
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factors ◽  
South African Women

Abstract Background: Female sex, high estrogen levels, aging, obesity and dyslipidemia are some of the risk factors associated with gallstone formation. HIV infected patients on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) are more prone to hypercholesterolemia. Bile acid synthesis is initiated by cholesterol 7-alpha hydroxylase (CYP7A1) and regulated by hepatocyte nuclear factors (HNF1α, HNF4α and LXRb).Aim/ Objective: To evaluate the expression of HNF1α, HNF4α, LXRb and miRNAs (HNF4α specific: miR-194-5p and miR-122*_1) that regulate CYP7A1 transcription in HIV-infected Black South African women on cART and presenting with gallstones relative to HIV negative patients with gallstone disease. Methods: Females (n = 96) presenting with gallstone disease were stratified based on HIV status. The gene expression of CYP7A1, HNF1α, HNF4α, LXRb, miR-194-5p and miR-122*_1 was determined using RT-qPCR. Messenger RNA and miRNA levels were reported as fold change expressed as 2-ΔΔCt (RQ min; RQ max). Fold changes >2 and <0.5 were considered significant. Results: HIV-infected females were older in age (p = 0.0267) and displayed higher low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) (p = 0.0419), CYP7A1 [2.078-fold (RQ min: 1.278; RQ max: 3.381)], LXRb [2.595-fold (RQ min: 2.001; RQ max: 3.000)] and HNF1α [3.428 (RQ min: 1.806; RQ max: 6.507] levels. HNF4α [0.642-fold (RQ min: 0.266; RQ max: 1.55)], miR-194-5p [0.527-fold (RQ min: 0.37; RQ max: 0.752)] and miR-122*_1 [0.595-fold (RQ min: 0.332; RQ max: 1.066)] levels were lower in HIV-infected females. Conclusions: HIV-infected women with gallstone disease displayed higher LDL-c levels and increased bile acid synthesis which was evident by the elevated expression of CYP7A1, HNF1α and LXRb. This could have been further influenced by cART and aging.

Changes in bile acid synthesis in gallstone disease: Cause, consequence, or neither?

Hepatology ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 1664-1664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Bertolotti ◽  
Chiara Gabbi ◽  
Claudia Anzivino ◽  
Lucia Carulli ◽  
Nicola Carulli
Keyword(s):  
Bile Acid ◽  
Gallstone Disease ◽  
Acid Synthesis ◽  
Bile Acid Synthesis

scholarly journals Prospero-Related Homeobox (Prox1) Is a Corepressor of Human Liver Receptor Homolog-1 and Suppresses the Transcription of the Cholesterol 7-α-Hydroxylase Gene

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 2424-2439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Qin ◽  
Da-ming Gao ◽  
Quan-Feng Jiang ◽  
Qing Zhou ◽  
Yu-Ying Kong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Receptors ◽  
Transcriptional Activation ◽  
Acid Synthesis ◽  
Bile Acid Synthesis ◽  
Binding Domain ◽  
Rate Limiting Step ◽  
Its Gene ◽  
Homeobox Transcription Factor ◽  
Rate Limiting ◽  
Hybrid Screening

Abstract Cholesterol 7-α-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) catalyzes a rate-limiting step in bile acid synthesis in liver, and its gene transcription is under complex regulation by multiple nuclear receptors in response to bile acids, cholesterol derivatives, and hormones. The liver receptor homolog-1 (LRH-1), a member of the fushi tarazu factor 1 subfamily of nuclear receptors, has emerged as an essential regulator for the expression of cyp7a1. In this report, we demonstrate Prox1, a prospero-related homeobox transcription factor, identified through a yeast two-hybrid screening, can directly interact with human LRH-1 (hLRH-1) and suppresses hLRH-1-mediated transcriptional activation of human cyp7a1 gene. Biochemical analysis demonstrates that Prox1 interacts with both the ligand binding domain (LBD) and the DNA binding domain (DBD) of hLRH-1. An LRKLL motif in Prox1 is important for the interaction with the LBD but not the DBD of hLRH-1. In hLRH-1 LBD, helices 2 and 10 are essential for Prox1 recruitment. The suppression by Prox1 on the transcriptional activity of hLRH-1 can be mediated through its interaction with the LBD or the DBD of hLRH-1. Gel shift assays reveal that Prox1 impairs the binding of hLRH-1 to the promoter of human cyp7a1 gene.

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