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Fasiglifam (TAK-875), a G Protein-Coupled Receptor 40 (GPR40) Agonist, May Induce Hepatotoxicity through Reactive Oxygen Species Generation in a GPR40-Dependent Manner
- Title
- Fasiglifam (TAK-875), a G Protein-Coupled Receptor 40 (GPR40) Agonist, May Induce Hepatotoxicity through Reactive Oxygen Species Generation in a GPR40-Dependent Manner
- Authors
- Kim, Minjeong; Gu, Gyo Jeong; Koh, Yun-Sook; Lee, Su-Hyun; Na, Yi Rang; Seok, Seung Hyeok; Lim, Kyung-Min
- Ewha Authors
- 임경민
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 임경민
- Issue Date
- 2018
- Journal Title
- BIOMOLECULES & THERAPEUTICS
- ISSN
- 1976-9148
2005-4483
- Citation
- BIOMOLECULES & THERAPEUTICS vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 599 - 607
- Keywords
- Fasiglifam; Hepatotoxicity; Zebrafish; Reactive oxygen species; GPR40; G-protein coupled receptor 40
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY
- Indexed
- SCIE; SCOPUS; KCI
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Fasiglifam (TAK-875) a G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) agonist, significantly improves hyperglycemia without hypoglycemia and weight gain, the major side effects of conventional anti-diabetics. Unfortunately, during multi-center Phase 3 clinical trials, unexpected liver toxicity resulted in premature termination of its development. Here, we investigated whether TAK-875 directly inflicts toxicity on hepatocytes and explored its underlying mechanism of toxicity. TAK-875 decreased viability of 2D and 3D cultures of HepG2, a human hepatocarcinoma cell line, in concentration- (>50 mu M) and time-dependent manners, both of which corresponded with ROS generation. An antioxidant, N-acetylcysteine, attenuated TAK-875-mediated hepatotoxicity, which confirmed the role of ROS generation. Of note, knockdown of GPR40 using siRNA abolished the hepatotoxicity of TAK-875 and attenuated ROS generation. In contrast, TAK-875 induced no cytotoxicity in fibroblasts up to 500 mu M. Supporting the hepatotoxic potential of TAK-875, exposure to TAK-875 resulted in increased mortality of zebrafish larvae at 25 mu M. Histopathological examination of zebrafish exposed to TAK-875 revealed severe hepatotoxicity as manifested by degenerated hypertrophic hepatocytes with cytoplasmic vacuolation and acentric nuclei, confirming that TAK-875 may induce direct hepatotoxicity and that ROS generation may be involved in a GPR40-dependent manner.
- DOI
- 10.4062/biomolther.2017.225
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- 약학대학 > 약학과 > Journal papers
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