Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology (한국식품과학회지)

Korean Society of Food Science and Technology (한국식품과학회)
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Hepatoprotective Functions of Sulfur Containing Amino Acids: Possibilities of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Prevention

황함유 아미노산의 간기능 보호 작용: 간세포암 예방의 가능성

  • Ko, Kwang Suk (Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, College of Health Science, Ewha Womans University)
  • 고광석 (이화여자대학교 건강과학대학 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2012.08.27
  • Accepted : 2012.10.25
  • Published : 2012.12.31
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Abstract

While it is known that sulfur containing amino acids (SCAA) are very important in regulating hepatocyte growth and preventing liver-diseases, the fundamental molecular mechanisms of how they exert their hepatoprotective functions are not well known. Since it is widely understood that the hepatic concentrations of S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) in chronic liver disease patients are severely decreased, the pathophysiological importance of SAMe and its downstream antioxidant, glutathione should be discussed in order to see a big picture of relationship between SCAA and liver diseases. Chronic SAMe deficient mice have shown spontaneous hepatocellular carcinoma development due to impaired mitochondria functions with low levels of prohibitin1 protein, and through deficiency in many genes which are known to ameliorate genetic instability, such as APEX1 and DUSP1, the functions of which are recovered by SAMe treatment. In this review, current knowledge of the basic concepts of the mechanisms through which SCAAs protect the liver will be discussed in detail. Also, a possible tumor suppressor in livers, prohibitin1, and its functional relationship with SAMe will be discussed.

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