Amelioration of hepatic steatosis is associated with modulation of gut microbiota and suppression of hepatic miR-34a in <i>Gynostemma pentaphylla</i> (Thunb.) Makino treated mice.
Dysregulation of circRNA_0046366/miR-34a/PPARα signaling may be a novel epigenetic mechanism underlying hepatocellular steatosis. circRNA_0046366 serves as a potential target for the treatment of hepatic steatosis.
Activating AMPK<i>α</i> negatively regulates Egr1 to inhibit inflammatory cytokines in high glucose. miR-34a inhibition increases phosphorylated AMPK<i>α</i> through mediating SIRT1 to suppress the development of fatty liver.
Here we show that hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α (HNF4α), a liver-enriched nuclear hormone receptor, is markedly inhibited, whereas miR-34a is highly induced in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, diabetic mice and mice fed a high-fat diet. miR-34a is essential for HNF4α expression and regulates triglyceride accumulation in human and murine hepatocytes. miR-34a inhibits very low-density lipoprotein secretion and promotes liver steatosis and hypolipidemia in an HNF4α-dependent manner.