Oleylethanolamide (Synonyms: Oleic Acid Ethanolamide, OEA)

Cell experiment:

CFSC, HSC cell lines are first obtained from cirrhotic rat liver, and have a similar phenotype to that of early passage primary HSCs. CFSC cells are cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) and 1% penicillin/streptomycin. All cells are cultured in 6-well culture plates under 37°C and 5% CO2 in an incubator. The medium is replaced every two days, and the cells are harvested and diluted at a ratio of 1:3 twice a week. In experiments, HSCs are pretreated with the experimental concentration of Oleoylethanolamide (30 μM, 10 μM, 3 μM) before stimulation with 5 ng/mL TGF-β1. mRNA expression levels of α-SMA (A) and Col1a (B) are analyzed by real-time PCR[1].

Animal experiment:

Mice[1]The Sv/129 mice and PPAR-α knockout mice are maintained in a room with controlled temperature (21-23°C), humidity (55-60%) and lighting (12 h light/dark cycles) and given water ad libitum. Mice are randomly divided for methionine choline-deficient (MCD) and thioacetamide (TAA) experiments. In the MCD-diet feeding experiment, wild-type Sv/129 mice and PPAR-α knockout mice are each divided into three groups (n=8 /group): (i) control group receive normal diet; (ii) fed with MCD diet and injected with the vehicle (5% Tween-80+5% PEG400+90% saline, 5 mL/kg/day, 8 weeks, intraperitoneal injection, i.p.); (iii) fed with MCD diet along with Oleoylethanolamide administration (5 mg/kg/day; 8 weeks, i.p.). In another set of experiment, all the wild-type mice and PPAR-α knockout mice are given standard chow diet, and are randomly separated into three groups: the control group is not administrated TAA or Oleoylethanolamide but is injected with the saline; the TAA group is injected with TAA (160 mg/kg, three times per week, 6 weeks, dissolved in saline, i.p.) plus the corresponding vehicle; the Oleoylethanolamide group is both injected with TAA and Oleoylethanolamide (5 mg/kg/day; 6 weeks, i.p.)[1].

References:

[1]. Chen L, et al. Oleoylethanolamide, an endogenous PPAR-α ligand, attenuates liver fibrosis targeting hepatic stellate cells. Oncotarget. 2015 Dec 15;6(40):42530-40