How does flutamide affect early hepatocarcinogenesis in high-fat diet-fed non-obese steatotic rats?
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Flutamide (FL) is a non-steroidal antiandrogenic and anticancer drug known for its mitochondrial toxicity and potential to induce hepatocarcinogenesis. A study investigates its effects on early hepatocarcinogenesis in rats fed a high-fat diet (HFD), which is known to induce non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
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Flutamide exacerbates HFD-induced steatosis and marginally increases preneoplastic lesions in rats. It counteracts HFD-mediated mitophagy inhibition, as indicated by increased LC3 and decreased AMBRA1 levels in background hepatocytes. This suggests that FL-induced mitophagy induction relies on Parkin expression and may potentially exacerbate NAFLD-associated hepatocarcinogenesis by affecting mitophagy.
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