Journal of Practical Hepatology ›› 2020, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (2): 300-304.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2020.02.038

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Effect of PNPLA3 on lipid metabolism of hepatocytes and hepatocellular carcinoma cells

Ning Baoshuo, Li Yiling   

  1. Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China
  • Received:2019-07-01 Online:2020-03-10 Published:2020-04-20

Abstract: The PNPLA3 gene is expressed in both humans and mammals and is also expressed in liver cancer cells. PNPLA3 can cause accumulation of triglycerides in hepatocytes and fatty degeneration in hepatocytes after its mutation in humans and mice. Overexpression of mutant PNPLA3 in human and rat liver cancer cells also results in lipid accumulation in liver cancer cells compared to overexpression of its wild-type. In this paper, we summarize the effects of PNPLA3 gene on lipid metabolism in hepatocytes and hepatoma cells, and try to explain the effects of PNPLA3 on human hepatocytes and liver cancer cells, rat, mouse hepatocytes and liver cancer cells.

Key words: PNPLA3, Triglyceride, Hepatocytes, Hepatoma cells