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<p>Silybin has been used as a therapeutic agent in treating liver fibrosis worldwide with unclear mechanisms. In this study, mice were fed a CDAHFD for six weeks to induce liver steatosis and mild liver fibrosis. Metabolomic analysis of mouse liver mitochondria revealed that silybin reversed metabolic abnormalities and diminished succinate accumulation within the mitochondria. Lipidomic profiling revealed marked decreases in mitochondrial membrane phospholipids (PE, PS, PC, and PI) in CDAHFD-fed mice, along with a substantial reduction in cardiolipin (CL)—a critical component for succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) complex assembly. Silybin restored mitochondrial membrane phospholipids, enhanced CRLS1 expression, facilitated the assembly of SDHA and SDHB, and rejuvenated SDH activity. CRLS1 knockdown via siRNA significantly impaired SDH function, leading to mitochondrial succinate accumulation. Moreover, silybin inhibited succinate efflux by downregulating the expression of the MCT1 transporter. Conditioned medium from palmitic acid/silybin-treated hepatocytes, containing reduced succinate levels, effectively suppressed LX-2 activation. This research indicates that silybin alleviates MASH-induced liver fibrosis by inhibiting succinate generation and its extracellular release, thereby inactivating hepatic stellate cells. These results suggest that targeting succinate production or secretion may represent a promising therapeutic strategy against liver fibrosis progression.</p>

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Silybin inhibits succinate production and secretion in hepatocytes to reverse liver fibrosis

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  • 发表日期：

    2025年7月30日

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  • Xule Yang,
  • Yunge Lou,
  • Huan Li,
  • Yuanyuan Ma,
  • Zihan Wang,
  • Jiye Aa,
  • Guangji Wang,
  • Yuan Xie

摘要

Silybin has been used as a therapeutic agent in treating liver fibrosis worldwide with unclear mechanisms. In this study, mice were fed a CDAHFD for six weeks to induce liver steatosis and mild liver fibrosis. Metabolomic analysis of mouse liver mitochondria revealed that silybin reversed metabolic abnormalities and diminished succinate accumulation within the mitochondria. Lipidomic profiling revealed marked decreases in mitochondrial membrane phospholipids (PE, PS, PC, and PI) in CDAHFD-fed mice, along with a substantial reduction in cardiolipin (CL)—a critical component for succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) complex assembly. Silybin restored mitochondrial membrane phospholipids, enhanced CRLS1 expression, facilitated the assembly of SDHA and SDHB, and rejuvenated SDH activity. CRLS1 knockdown via siRNA significantly impaired SDH function, leading to mitochondrial succinate accumulation. Moreover, silybin inhibited succinate efflux by downregulating the expression of the MCT1 transporter. Conditioned medium from palmitic acid/silybin-treated hepatocytes, containing reduced succinate levels, effectively suppressed LX-2 activation. This research indicates that silybin alleviates MASH-induced liver fibrosis by inhibiting succinate generation and its extracellular release, thereby inactivating hepatic stellate cells. These results suggest that targeting succinate production or secretion may represent a promising therapeutic strategy against liver fibrosis progression.