Long Noncoding RNAs Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4A Antisense RNA 1 and Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1A Antisense RNA 1 Are Involved in Ritonavir-Induced Cytotoxicity in Hepatoma Cells
Copyright policy )Long Noncoding RNAs Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4A Antisense RNA 1 and Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1A Antisense RNA 1 Are Involved in Ritonavir-Induced Cytotoxicity in Hepatoma Cells
Ritonavir (RTV), a pharmacoenhancer used in anti-HIV regimens, can induce liver damage. RTV is primarily metabolized by cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) in the liver. HNF4A antisense RNA 1 (HNF4A-AS1) and HNF1A antisense RNA 1 (HNF1A-AS1) are long noncoding RNAs that regulate the expression of pregnane X receptor (PXR) and CYP3A4. This study investigated the role and underlying mechanisms of HNF4A-AS1 and HNF1A-AS1 in RTV-induced hepatotoxicity. HNF4A-AS1 and HNF1A-AS1 were knocked down by small hairpin RNAs in Huh7 and HepG2 cells. Lactate dehydrogenase and reactive oxygen species assays were performed to assess RTV-induced hepatotoxicity. Chromatin immunoprecipitation quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to detect PXR enrichment and histone modifications in the CYP3A4 promoter. HNF4A-AS1 knockdown increased PXR and CYP3A4 expression and exacerbated RTV-induced cytotoxicity, whereas HNF1A-AS1 knockdown generated the opposite phenotype. Mechanistically, enrichment of PXR and trimethylation of histone 3 lysine 4 (H3K4me3) in the CYP3A4 promoter was increased, and trimethylation of histone 3 lysine 27 (H3K27me3) was decreased after HNF4A-AS1 knockdown. However, PXR and H3K4me3 enrichment decreased after HNF1A-AS1 knockdown. Alterations in RTV-induced hepatotoxicity caused by decreasing HNF4A-AS1 or HNF1A-AS1 were reversed by knockdown or overexpression of PXR. Increased susceptibility to RTV-induced liver injury caused by the PXR activator rifampicin was attenuated by HNF4A-AS1 overexpression or HNF1A-AS1 knockdown. Taken together, these results revealed that HNF4A-AS1 and HNF1A-AS1 modulated RTV-induced hepatotoxicity by regulating CYP3A4 expression, primarily by affecting the binding of PXR and histone modification status in the CYP3A4 promoter. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: HNF4A-AS1 and HNF1A-AS1, transcribed separately from neighboring antisense genes of the human transcription factor genes HNF4A and HNF1A, were identified as long noncoding RNAs that can affect RTV-induced hepatotoxicity and susceptibility to RTV-induced hepatotoxicity caused by rifampicin exposure, mainly by affecting the expression of CY3A4 via alterations in PXR enrichment and histone modification status in the CYP3A4 promoter. This discovery provides directions for further research on the mechanisms of RTV-induced liver injury.
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University China (People's Republic of)
- University of Connecticut United States
- University College London United Kingdom
- Zhengzhou University China (People's Republic of)
- School of Pharmacy United Kingdom
Receptors, Steroid, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Ritonavir, Lysine, Liver Neoplasms, Histones, Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4, Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury, Chronic, Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1, Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A, Humans, RNA, Antisense, RNA, Long Noncoding, Rifampin
Receptors, Steroid, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Ritonavir, Lysine, Liver Neoplasms, Histones, Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4, Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury, Chronic, Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1, Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A, Humans, RNA, Antisense, RNA, Long Noncoding, Rifampin
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