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ER Stress in Drug-Induced Liver Injury

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Cellular Injury in Liver Diseases

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The liver is the most important organ involved in the metabolism of virtually all drugs and xenobiotics introduced into the body. Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a major health problem. The hepatotoxicity associated with some drugs can be severe and life-threatening. DILI has been identified as the most frequent single incidence leading to the withdrawal or restricted use of marketed drugs or termination of clinical trials of investigational drugs during development. The pathogenesis of DILI is very complex. In addition to genetic and environmental factors, drug-induced hepatocyte injury plays a central role in the pathogenesis of DILI. During the last several decades, extensive research has been done to identify the molecular mechanisms underlying DILI. Emerging evidence indicates that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is an important contributor to the pathogenesis of DILI by disrupting hepatic metabolism, inducing inflammation and cell apoptosis. In this chapter, we summarize the current understanding of ER stress in DILI with a focus on HIV protease inhibitor-induced hepatic injury.

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Abbreviations

3'UTR:

3′-untranslated region

ABCB1:

ATP-binding cassette sub-family B member 1

ABCC2:

ATP-binding cassette sub-family C member 2

ALT:

Alanine aminotransferase

AST:

Aspartate aminotransferase

AP:

Alkaline phosphatase

ATF:

Activating transcription factor

AIDS:

Acquired human immunodeficiency syndrome

BiP/GRP78:

Binding immunoglobulin protein/78 kDa glucose-regulated protein

CHOP:

CCAAT enhancer-binding protein homologous protein

CYP3A:

Cytochrome P450 3A4

CYP7A1:

Cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase

DILI:

Drug-induced liver injury

eIF2α:

Eukaryotic initiation factor 2 alpha

ER:

Endoplasmic reticulum

ERAD:

ER-associated degradation

FDA:

The Food and Drug Administration

HAART:

Highly active anti-retroviral therapy

HIV-1:

Human immunodeficiency virus-1

Insig:

The insulin-induced gene

IRE1α:

Inositol requiring enzyme 1α

LPS:

Lipopolysaccharide

MRP2:

Multidrug resistance-associated protein 2

PERK:

Protein kinase RNA–like endoplasmic reticulum kinase

S1P:

Serine protease site-1 protease

S2P:

Metalloprotease site-2 protease

SCAP:

SREBP cleavage-activating protein

SREBP:

Sterol regulatory element-binding proteins

TLR4:

Toll-like receptor 4

UPR:

Unfolded protein response

XBP1:

X-box-binding protein 1

XBP1s:

Spliced XBP1

XBP1u:

Unspliced XBP1

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Acknowledgment

This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China Grants (81070245 and 81270489 to HZ); National Institutes of Health Grants (R21AI068432; R01AT004148; 1R01DK104893; DK-057543), VA Merit Awards (I01BX001390); NIAAA 1F31AA024713; VCU Massey Cancer Pilot grant (A35362 to HZ). We would like to thank Elaine Studer Kennedy for English editing and proof-reading.

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Hinton, M., Li, Y., Kwong, E., Zhou, H. (2017). ER Stress in Drug-Induced Liver Injury. In: Ding, WX., Yin, XM. (eds) Cellular Injury in Liver Diseases. Cell Death in Biology and Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53774-0_2

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