<p>Acetate is the end product of alcohol metabolism. Acyl-CoA synthetase short-chain family member 2 (ACSS2) converts acetate to acetyl-CoA, involving metabolic pathways and epigenetic regulation. However, the function of ACSS2-mediated epigenetic control in alcoholic liver disease (ALD) remains incompletely understood. We demonstrate that alcohol downregulates hepatic ACSS2, causing acetate accumulation in the liver and serum. This disrupts iron metabolism and hepatic ferroptosis, triggering liver injury and inflammation. Mechanistically, ACSS2 binds CREB binding protein (CBP) to mediate histone acetylation and regulate hepcidin antimicrobial peptide 1/2 (HAMP1/2) transcription. ACSS2 deficiency downregulates HAMP1/2, causing systemic iron dyshomeostasis and ferroptosis, which is restored by overexpression of HAMP1/2. Iron chelators or ferroptosis inhibitors attenuates alcohol-induced liver injury in ACSS2-deficient mice. Our study uncovers the epigenetic mechanisms of ACSS2-mediated ferroptosis and its role in ALD progression.</p>

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ACSS2 protects against alcohol-induced hepatocyte ferroptosis through regulation of hepcidin expression

  • Mengyao Wang,
  • Xiao Wen,
  • Zian Feng,
  • Mayank Choubey,
  • Shasha Chen,
  • Ruru Pan,
  • Ke Gong,
  • Munichandra Babu Tirumalasetty,
  • Fei Gao,
  • Chenzhong Liao,
  • Zequn Yin,
  • Shuang Zhang,
  • Yong He,
  • Houzao Chen,
  • Yang Cao,
  • Qing Robert Miao,
  • Wenquan Hu,
  • Yajun Duan

摘要

Acetate is the end product of alcohol metabolism. Acyl-CoA synthetase short-chain family member 2 (ACSS2) converts acetate to acetyl-CoA, involving metabolic pathways and epigenetic regulation. However, the function of ACSS2-mediated epigenetic control in alcoholic liver disease (ALD) remains incompletely understood. We demonstrate that alcohol downregulates hepatic ACSS2, causing acetate accumulation in the liver and serum. This disrupts iron metabolism and hepatic ferroptosis, triggering liver injury and inflammation. Mechanistically, ACSS2 binds CREB binding protein (CBP) to mediate histone acetylation and regulate hepcidin antimicrobial peptide 1/2 (HAMP1/2) transcription. ACSS2 deficiency downregulates HAMP1/2, causing systemic iron dyshomeostasis and ferroptosis, which is restored by overexpression of HAMP1/2. Iron chelators or ferroptosis inhibitors attenuates alcohol-induced liver injury in ACSS2-deficient mice. Our study uncovers the epigenetic mechanisms of ACSS2-mediated ferroptosis and its role in ALD progression.