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ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
卷 33, 期 8, 页码 1391-1400出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2009.00969.x
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Iron Regulation; Hemochromatosis; Cofactors; Liver Disease; HIF-1 alpha; STAT3; CEBP alpha; Ferroportin
Background/Aims: Expression of Hamp1, the gene encoding the iron regulatory peptide hepcidin, is inappropriately low in HFE-associated hereditary hemochromatosis and Hfe knockout mice (Hfe(-/-)). Since chronic alcohol consumption is also associated with disturbances in iron metabolism, we investigated the effects of alcohol consumption on hepcidin mRNA expression in Hfe(-/-) mice. Methods: Hfe(-/-) and C57BL/6 (wild-type) mice were pair-fed either an alcohol liquid diet or control diet for up to 8 weeks. The mRNA levels of hepcidin and ferroportin were measured at the mRNA level by RT-PCR and protein expression of hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1 alpha) was measured by western blot. Results: Hamp1 mRNA expression was significantly decreased and duodenal ferroportin expression was increased in alcohol-fed wild-type mice at 8 weeks. Time course experiments showed that the decrease in hepcidin mRNA was not immediate, but was significant by 4 weeks. Consistent with the genetic defect, Hamp1 mRNA was decreased and duodenal ferroportin mRNA expression was increased in Hfe(-/-) mice fed on the control diet compared with wild-type animals and alcohol further exacerbated these effects. HIF-1 alpha protein levels were elevated in alcohol-fed wild-type animals compared with controls. Conclusion: Alcohol may decrease Hamp1 gene expression independently of the HFE pathway possibly via alcohol-induced hypoxia.
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