Kengo Hamamura, Naoya Matsunaga, Eriko Ikeda, Hideaki Kondo, Hisako Ikeyama, Kazutaka Tokushige, Kazufumi Itcho, Yoko Furuichi, Yuya Yoshida, Masaki Matsuda, Kaori Yasuda, Atsushi Doi, Yoshifumi Yokota, Toshiaki Amamoto, Hironori Aramaki, Yasuhiro Irino, Satoru Koyanagi, Shigehiro Ohdo
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with an increase in serum retinol; however, the underlying mechanisms of this disorder are poorly characterized. Here, we found that the alteration of hepatic metabolism induced the accumulation of serum retinol in 5/6 nephrectomy (5/6Nx) mice. The liver is the major organ responsible for retinol metabolism; accordingly, microarray analysis revealed that the hepatic expression of most CYP genes was changed in 5/6Nx mice. In addition, D-box-binding protein (DBP), which controls the expression of several CYP genes, was significantly decreased in these mice...
March 4, 2016: Journal of Biological Chemistry