Abstract
Hepatic oxidative injury induced by free fatty acids (FFA) and metabolic disorders of bile acids (BA) increase the risk of metabolic diseases in dairy cows during perinatal period. However, the effects of FFA on BA metabolism remained poorly understood. In present study, high concentrations of FFA caused cell impairment, oxidative stress and BA overproduction. FFA treatment increased the expression of BA synthesis-related genes [cholesterol 7a-hydroxylase (CYP7A1), hydroxy-delta-5-steroid dehydrogenase, 3 beta- and steroid delta-isomerase 7, sterol 12α-hydroxylase, sterol 27-hydroxylase and oxysterol 7α-hydroxylase], whereas reduced BA exportation gene (ATP binding cassette subfamily C member 1) and inhibited farnesoid X receptor/small heterodimer partner (FXR/SHP) pathway in bovine hepatocytes. Knockdown of nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group H member 4 (NR1H4) worsened FFA-caused oxidative damage and BA production, whereas overexpression NR1H4 ameliorated FFA-induced BA production and cell oxidative damage. Besides, reducing BA synthesis through knockdown of CYP7A1 can alleviate oxidative stress and hepatocytes impairment caused by FFA. In summary, these data demonstrated that regulation of FXR/SHP-mediated BA metabolism may be a promising target in improving hepatic oxidative injury of dairy cows during high levels of FFA challenges.
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